Events
HAVAS FORMS ONLINE SPORTS MARKETING JV
Havas Advertising and Transiciel have set up an online sports marketing agency specialising in developing web sites for sports events, clubs and sporting associations.
PSN ADDS LATIN FLAVOUR TO WIMBLEDON COVERAGE
The Pan-american Sports Network (PSN) will broadcast approximately 100 hours of live coverage of The Championships at Wimbledon which begins next week.
FOX SPORTS INTERNATIONAL SIGN UP TELE-CINE TO DOWNLINK EUROPEAN FEED
Tele-Cine, the London-based TV post production and broadcast facility, has signed a five-year downlink contract with Fox Sports International.
EURO 2000 VIOLENCE IS INEVITABLE, SAY SUPPORTERS
A UK-based football supporters? organisation claims that violence is ?inevitable? at Euro 2000 because the government has not done enough to stop known hooligans from travelling to the tournament.
LEAGUE CHIEFS CONSIDER `PAY-TV NETWORK? ? CLAIMS REPORT
The English Premier League will consider plans this week to launch its own pay-television network instead of selling soccer rights to a third party broadcaster, the UK?s Guardian newspaper has reported.
SPORTAL SIGNS STEPSTONE SPONSOR DEAL
Sportal has signed a major sponsorship deal with European online and recruitment portal StepStone.
KIRCH DECIDES ON PRICE OF BUNDESLIGA PPV TICKET
The Kirch Group has decided on the price of its pay-per-view season tickets for the Bundesliga next season, reports the soccer industry newsletter, The Soccer Investor Weekly Bulletin.
KOREAN WORLD CUP PREPARATIONS `WELL ON TRACK?
South Korea's preparations for the co-hosting of the 2002 World Cup are well on track to be completed before the December 2001 deadline set by FIFA, according to event co-ordinator Peter Velappan.
PRAISE FOR NEW GREEK OLYMPIC CHIEF
Olympic officials have expressed relief over the appointment of Yianna Angelopoulos as chief organiser of the Athens 2004 Olympics, saying they now expected fewer delays and harder work from Greece.
NFL EUROPE GAME DRAWS RECORD CROWD
European Gridiron football received a boost with the latest attendance figures from NFL Europe.
CNBCSIGNS UP SR. PGA TOUR
CNBC, the financial news network, has signed a four-year deal with the PGA Tour to televise 33 Senior PGA Tour events domestically, beginning in 2001.
MEDIA CONTENT SIGN WWFE DEAL
Media Content has signed a deal with Canal Plus to launch World Wrestling Federation Entertainment in France.
CART FORMULATES NEW EUROPEAN TV STRATEGY
Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) has decided upon a new European broadcast strategy for the 2000 FedEx Championships Series season.
BSKYB DENY WORLD CUP BID CLAIM
A spokesman for BSkyB has denied reports it has made any bid for exclusive UK television rights to the soccer World Cup in 2002.
QUOKKA UPGRADES CART.COM
CART.com, the official web-site for the CART FedEx Championship Series has been given a new design and format by Quokka Sports Inc, in conjunction with CART.
NFL INTERNATIONAL MD QUINN JOINS SPORT BUSINESS 2000 LINE-UP
NFL International managing director Doug Quinn is the latest high-profile sports sector executive to confirm his participation at Sport Business 2000, the prestige conference organised by Sport Business International and Dow Jones.
YAHOO! SPORTS SPONSORS U.S. SKI AND SNOWBOARD TEAM
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team has signed an agreement with Yahoo! Inc., designating Yahoo! Sports as the team's exclusive Internet Services sponsor.
JAPAN SPORTS CHANNEL DISSOLVED
Japan Sports Channel, Inc. (JSC) the loss-making digital sports channel, will be dissolved by its owners, Itochu Corp.