United Kingdom
DE VOS IS NEW UK ATHLETICS CHIEF
The chief executive of English rugby union Premiership champions the Sale Sharks and former commercial director of the 2002 Commonwealth Games has been unveiled as the new chief executive of UK Athletics – the sports’ domestic governing body.
LEAGUE CONFIRMS EXPANSION TALKS
The British Basketball League has confirmed it is in talks to expand the league to 16 clubs for next season – with all ten of the current teams signed up for the expansion season.
IMG ACQUIRES MOBILE TV MARKET LEADER NUNET
The IMG agency acquired Nunet AG, a leading provider of mobile media solutions for 2.5G and 3G mobile network operators.
VIAGOGO SIGNS UP FC BAYERN MUNICH AND EVERTON FC
Viagogo, Europe’s leading secondary ticketing company, agreed two new partnership deals with FC Bayern Munich in Germany and Everton Football Club in the UK to give fans a secure and legal way of trading match tickets.
MANCHESTER UNITED PREDICTS ‘DRAMATIC GROWTH’ IN INCOME
English Premier League club Manchester United reported a pre-tax profit of £30.8 million for the year ending June 2006 and CEO David Gill said the club was now poised for "dramatic revenue growth".
SETANTA TO BID FOR FA CUP TV RIGHTS
Setanta Sports is said to be considering joining the race for the TV rights for English football’s FA Cup and England football internationals.
2012 OLYMPIC COSTS ‘NOT FULLY THOUGHT THROUGH’
The UK parliament’s culture, media and sport committee criticised the rising costs of the London 2012 Olympic Games, citing "faulty" cost estimates.
VISA UK INCREASES SUPPORT OF BRITISH OLYMPICS
Visa UK, a partner of the British Olympic Association, said it is to increase its support by providing a substantial increase in its financial backing.
PODS to sponsor PGA event
Storage company PODS signed a six-year deal to sponsor Tampa Bay's PGA Tour event.
LONDON 2012 TO BE GREENEST OLYMPICS EVER
The organisers of the 2012 London Olympic Games said the Games would be the greenest games in history.
2007 SPORT INDUSTRY AWARDS NOMINEES SHORTLIST
After a rigorous two-week long steering process, the Sport Industry Group announced the highly anticipated Sport Industry Awards Shortlist for 2007.
RFL SIGNS RECORD SPONSORSHIP DEAL
England’s Rugby Football League agreed a record six-year sponsorship deal for its Challenge Cup competition with Leeds Metropolitan University.
SECONDSOUT.COM TO SHOW KLITSCHKO WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT EXCLUSIVELY VIA INTERNET
SecondsOut.com has acquired the rights to screen the March 10 IBF world heavyweight bout between Wladimir Klitschko and Ray Austin from Mannheim, Germany, live and exclusively in the UK.
WORLD CUP SECURITY PLANNING UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT AT INTERNATIONAL SPORTS SECURITY SUMMIT
The senior police officer leading security planning for the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa is to deliver a keynote address at the influential International Sports Security Summit at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London on Thursday.
FRENCH TOP 14 CLUBS TO BOYCOTT EUROPEAN CUP
French rugby’s Top 14 clubs are to boycott next year's Heineken Cup competition in an ongoing row about the extent to which clubs should have a say in the overall running of the event.
Campus 07: 90 days 90 speakers
With 90 days to go before Campus 07, SportBusiness has signed up over 90 leading speakers to address the conference in April with new presenters confirming all the time.
SOCCEREX LONDON FORUM AT WEMBLEY
With unprecedented demand for the Soccerex London Forum 2007, a get together and conference for 1000 of the most influential leaders in world football, Soccerex and Wembley have decided to move the date of the event to 9th May 2007.
PREMIER LEAGUE MEDIA RIGHTS WORTH £2.7 BILLION
The total value of the media and TV rights packages for the English Premier League for the three years from the start of the 2007-08 season is a staggering £2.7 billion.