United Kingdom
CORPORATE HOSPITALITY GOES FULL CIRCA
Corporate hospitality packages for next summer's FIFA World Cup have been designed to reassure businesses that they are buying from a reputable source.
O2 RENEWS WITH GUNNERS
O2 is to continue its relationship with Arsenal after signing a new three-year sponsorship partnership as exclusive mobile communications partner.
LEE MOVES ON FROM LONDON 2012
London 2012 communications director Mike Lee is quitting the role at the end of November to set up a new PR agency.
SKY PROMOTES MOBILE OFFERING
Sky Mobile TV will be offering horseracing and cricket fans free coverage on 3G phones until January 31, 2006.
PRODUCER SCOOPS FURTHER AWARD
The UK's independent sports producer Sunset + Vine has won another award for its ground-breaking cricket coverage.
COE TO GIVE INSIDE TRACK
The Sport Industry Lecture on December 6 will be launched with Lord Sebastian Coe as the inaugural keynote speaker.
SPORTS SPONSORSHIP LAW CONFERENCE
The Lawyer has developed a strategic one-day event to address key concerns around maximising exclusivity and protecting intellectual property rights of sport sponsorships.
ADIDAS KITS OUT TEAM GB
Global sportswear brand adidas will be official sponsor and supplier of Great Britain's Olympic Team in Beijing in 2008.
SPORTS LAW & BUSINESS
C5’s Advanced Forum on Sports Law & Business aims to provide delegates with the necessary understanding of issues surrounding the governance, regulation and commercial exploitation of sport.
HATTON FIGHT LIVE IN STATES ON PPV
The unification clash between IBF light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton and WBA titleholder Carlos Maussa will be broadcast live in the US on pay per view.
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL RETURN COULD COST LONDON
The bill for the London Games could swell by £50million if baseball and softball are restored to the Olympic programme for 2012.
WARNING OVER LONDON 2012 COSTS
London council taxpayers have been warned there is no limit on the amount they may be expected to pay if the bill for staging the 2012 Olympics overruns.
PA SPORT BUYS UP SPORTEV
Wireless sports agency Sportev has been snapped up by news and information provider PA Sport.
BECKHAM PAY CLAIMS DENIED
Claims that England and Real Madrid soccer star had demanded a new deal worth an estimated £770,000 a week have been denied.
IEC DRINK TO STELLA
IEC in Sports have signed up to distribute the Stella Artois Championships for a further four-year period from 2006-09.
SPURS’ OLYMPIC DREAM DASHED
English Premier League club Spurs have been told they will not be able to move into the London 2012 Olympic Stadium following the Games.
JOIN THE VIDEO GAME GOLD RUSH
A conference designed to open new opportunities for sports rights holders in the world of video games takes place in London in December.
SOCCEREX DATE FOR 2012 CHIEF COE
The London 2012 leader Sebastian Coe is to deliver an exclusive presentation at this year’s Soccerex.