Sweden
KAMERA GETS THE FULL PICTURE OF GAMES
Internet TV company Kamera Interactive is to deliver broadband broadcasts from the Olympic Games for Swedish communication company Bredbandsbolaget (B2).
SWEDEN GETS EURO 2000 SMS SERVICE
Mobile phone crazy Swedes will be able to follow the fortunes of their national team in the European soccer championships through their handsets, Swedish wireless services innovator Goyada said on Friday.
UEFA PRESIDENT SIGNS FOR AIK
Swedish league champions AIK Stockholm have recruited UEFA president Lennart Johansson to lead the club in the run-up to a possible stock market listing, AIK chairman Sune Hellstromer has revealed.
MTG TAKES STAKE IN STOCKHOLM SOCCER CLUB
MTG, the Scandinavian media company, has bought 17% of the share capital of Stockholm-based soccer club Djurgaarden, worth SKr7m ($781,000), according to news sources.
MAYOR SIGNS DEAL FOR F1 TRACK IN MOSCOW
An agreement to build a multifunctional motor sport complex in Moscow, part of which will be a Formula 1 track, has been approved by Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov and president of the British company TWR Group Tom Walkinshaw.
ATP TOUR UNVEILS "NEW BALLS PLEASE" II
The ATP Tour will unveil the latest ad in its "New Balls Please" campaign in tomorrow's edition of USA Today.
SPORTAL SIGNS STEPSTONE SPONSOR DEAL
Sportal has signed a major sponsorship deal with European online and recruitment portal StepStone.
EURO TEAMS `MAY BOYCOTT BIENNIAL WORLD CUP? – UEFA CHIEF
European nations might not participate in a biennial World Cup due to pressure from clubs, says UEFA president Lennart Johansson.
SWEDEN?S MEDIA MOGUL BUYS STAKE IN SOCCER CLUB
Sweden?s answer to Rupert Murdoch, Jan Stenbeck, has bought a 17 per cent stake in soccer team Djurgarden. Stenbeck's company, Modern Times Group (MTG), owns several media companies, including the free commuter newspaper Metro which was introduced in the UK two years ago.
BREAKAWAY LEAGUE HOPES STILL ALIVE
Eleven soccer clubs from five of Europe's smaller nations are to keep alive the prospect of a breakaway "Euroleague" in the face of UEFA's failure to address their concerns.
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.
UPC SWEDEN LAUNCHES EXTREME SPORTS CHANNEL
Extreme Sports Channel, the adventure and adrenaline sports service, has become available on the UPC Sweden network from May 1st. UPCtv has signed an agreement with UPC Sverige to distribute Extreme Sports Channel in the city of Stockholm.
CAPE TOWN MAYOR URGES OLYMPIC BID PROCESS REVAMP
The bidding process by cities hoping to host the Olympic games has been open to abuse for years and needs a radical revamp, the mayor of Cape Town, which failed to win the 2004 Games, has said.
UEFA UNVEIL STRICT NEW FINANCIAL GUIDELINES
Only clubs which can prove they are financially stable and soundly managed will be allowed to compete in fixtures organised by UEFA from the 2003-04 season, European soccer's governing body has announced.
UEFA LISTENS TO ARGUMENTS FOR NEW EURO LEAGUE
Twelve major clubs from six of Europe's smaller nations have met with UEFA, to voice their concerns about the growing gap between soccer's rich and poor and discuss proposals for a new "Euro League".
SPORTAL AND YAHOO SIGN PAN EUROPEAN DEAL
Sportal, the global provider of interactive sports content, has signed an extensive multi language sports content distribution deal with Yahoo! Europe.
NHL FINALS TO REACH 170 COUNTRIES
NHL International, in conjunction with ESPN International, will distribute the 2000 NHL
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.