Ireland
THE BROADBAND OPPORTUNITY
Broadband consumption of sports content will increase by 25 per cent over the next three years, according to a survey of delegates at the New Media Sportscasting Summit.
FEDEX GETS MESSAGE OUT
FedEx has signed up as a partner to ERC’s Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup rugby union tournaments.
NASN PITCH IN WITH EXCLUSIVE MLB DEAL
NASN and Major League Baseball (MLB) have reached a groundbreaking five-year, pan-European broadcast deal, beginning with the 2006 season.
ICC BID TO DEVELOP ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL CRICKET
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a big increase in the programme of One-Day International (ODI) cricket for associate member countries, to develop the game globally.
UK ATHLETICS BANKS FUNDING
Bank of Ireland will be official sponsor of the UK's Norwich Union Grand Prix.
IRISH MARKET TO PROSPER IN SPONSORSHIP SURGE
Overall spending by Irish companies in sports sponsorship is set to grow by more than 15 per cent to almost B
SAS LAND SIX NATIONS ROLE
The Six Nations Committee has appointed SAS as official data and competitive intelligence partner of rugby union's RBS 6 Nations Championship.
O2 DEEPENS RYDER CUP CONNECTION
O2 Ireland has become an Official Partner of this year's 36th Ryder Cup, which takes place at The K Club, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
CROKE PARK TO HOST RUGBY AND FOOTBALL
Ireland's Six Nations rugby games and the Republic of Ireland's European Football Championship qualifiers will be staged at Dublin's Croke Park next year.
RUGBY LEGEND SELLS SPONSORSHIP BUSINESS
Gavin Hastings, the former Scotland rugby captain, has sold his sports sponsorship business to Irish tycoon Fintan Drury.
DRURY QUITS AS RTE AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN
The chairman of the RTE Authority, the management body for Ireland's public service broadcaster, has resigned because of a potential conflict of interest over TV rights to the Ryder Cup.
NEW TV VENTURE FOR BRITISH RACECOURSES
Racing UK, the media rights company owned by some of the UK’s top racecourses, is joining forces with two of America’s premier horse racing companies to launch a new international television channel.
SPORTFIVE EXTENDS 6 NATIONS DEAL
Sportfive and the 6 Nations Rugby Committee have extended their agreement for exclusive worldwide marketing of TV and media rights (internet and mobile) outside the participating countries.
SETANTA AND SERVECAST IN NEW BROADBAND SERVICE
Setanta Sports and Servecast are to deliver Champions League football over the internet for the first time ever in Ireland and the US.
TRAVEL AND HOSPITALITY AGENTS ANNOUNCED FOR RWC 2007
Rugby World Cup Ltd and Rugby Travel and Hospitality ’07 Ltd has appointed Official Travel Agents (OTAs) and Official Corporate Hospitality Agents (OCHAs) for Rugby World Cup 2007.
NATIONWIDE TO DROP ENGLAND SPONSORSHIP
Nationwide Building Society will not be renewing its sponsorship arrangements with the Football Association when the current deal expires after the World Cup in 2006.
IRB DEFENDS 2011 HOST DECISION
The International Rugby Board has broken its silence to defend its decision to award the 2011 Rugby World Cup to New Zealand.
NEW ZEALAND GETS 2011 RUGBY WORLD CUP
New Zealand will host the 2011 Rugby World Cup after beating Japan and South Africa in an International Rugby Board (IRB) secret ballot in Dublin.