Nordics
VTV SIGN FOUR YEAR BADMINTON DEAL
VTV, recently-acquired by UK-based The Television Corporation and now part of Sunset+Vine, has won a new four year contract to produce and distribute coverage of English badminton until 2005.
FOUR COUNTRIES TO FORM JOINT BID FOR EURO 2008
Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland have agreed to submit a joint application to host the European soccer championship finals in 2008.
SWEDISH SKIERS TO PAY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
From next season, the top-skiers of Sweden will be forced to pay 10% of their prize-money to the Swedish Skiing Association.
PANGOLIN BUYS SWEDISH SPORTS WEB SITE
Pangolin, the independent sports media company,has bought the the popular Scandinavian multi-sport siteSportNow (www.SportNow.se).
EC INVITES FIFA, UEFA TO TRANSFER "SUMMIT?
The European Commission has offered to meet the presidents of UEFA and FIFA for talks to break the deadlock over a new soccer transfer system.
STADIUM GETS UEFA ALL CLEAR
Moldova has been given permission by UEFA to use their main stadium for international matches this season, the country's soccer chief said.
EURO 2000 VENUE ACTS OUT `DISASTER PLAN?
Belgian authorities acted out their Euro 2000 "disaster plan" earlier this week at Brussels' King Baudouin Stadium, the ground rebuilt and renamed after the 1985 Heysel tragedy.
NORWAY FIRM DENIES STALKING MANCHESTER CITY
A Norwegian firm that controls English premier league soccer club Wimbledon denied a report that it also wanted to buy second division Manchester City.
IOC OFFICIALS ACCUSE U.S. OF DOPING COVER-UPS
International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials have accused the United States of covering up doping cases among U.S. athletes for more than a decade.
EC HIT BACK AT COLLECTIVE RIGHTS EXEMPTION TALK
The European Commission has sought to dismiss any idea the EU might give a blanket exemption to the collective selling of sports broadcasting rights, a practice seen as an illegal cartel.
TELE-CINE BUILDS FOR GOBARKINGMAD RACING CHANNEL
Tele-Cine, the builders of secure TV and internet production facilities, has signed a long-term contract to provide transmission services for the digital TV channel gobarkingmad - a live, 24-hour greyhound racing channel where punters can see a race every five to eight minutes.
ESCA Congress gears up for debate
The 11th European Sponsorship Consultants Association (ESCA) Congress will be held this year in Stockholm on November 15-16.
Envision takes on Europe
US sports marketing firm, Envision Sports and Entertainment, is expanding into Europe, appointing former ISL chiefs Chris Renner and Mark Devenport in the process.
FIFA agrees early kick-offs
FIFA, the soccer world’s governing body, has confirmed an afternoon kick-off time for England and Germany's final World Cup qualifying games on October 6.
Offer raised to buy PGA European
Denis O’Brien, the millionaire Irish businessman, has raised his offer to buy PGA European Tour Courses PLC, a golf course operator, by three million pounds to £35m ($51m/B
SportBusiness Group signs Nordic sales agent
Following the recent opening of their German office in Munich, SportBusiness Group has appointed Sponsorworld to be their official sales agent for Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.
Sportsetail wins World Cup merchandising deal
Sportsetail, the merchandising business owned as a joint venture by the UK’s Hay & Robertson and BSkyB, has reached a European product and distribution agreement with FIFA for the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.
Amer sets sail with global sponsorship
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