Media
OUR VILLAGE IS BEST EVER, SYDNEY OFFICIALS SAY
The athletes' village for the Sydney Olympics, with a dining area to serve 5,000 people at one sitting, has been acclaimed by Australian Games officials as the best ever.
FOX SECURES UK TV DEAL FOR ARGENTINE SOCCER
A deal between Fox Sports International and English terrestrial broadcaster, Channel 5 is bringing the Argentine Football League to British screens for the first time.
DYKE WINS SUPPORT FOR BBC FUNDING SHAKE-UP
A high-profile committee of British MPs has applauded the BBC director general Greg Dyke's determination to beef up sports coverage.
HOLYFIELD TO SPORT MBC NETWORK LOGO
Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield will be wearing the logo of a minority-owned family-orientated cable network on his shorts when he next steps into the ring on August 12th.
SKY SPORTS NAMES CHIEF FOR NEW E-COMMERCE VENTURE
UK satellite and digital broadcaster BSkyB has appointed a chief executive for its new multi-platform sports retail venture, Skysportsstore.com.
TIGER ROARS TO NEW ABC RECORD VIEWING FIGURES
There seems to be no end to the spell cast by Tiger Woods over television viewers, after his performance broke records again at the weekend.
EXTREME SIGNS BIKE DEAL WITH EUROSPORT
The Extreme Sports Channel has signed a deal with Eurosport for the broadcast of the Tissot / UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2000.
TWINS EXPLORE TEMPORARY STADIUM IDEA
The Minnesota Twins baseball team is exploring the possibility of playing a series in a temporary stadium next season.
YANKEENETS SEEK DEMOLITION SOLUTION
YankeeNets officials, keen to conclude funding negotiations with the state over the proposed Newark arena, have suggested that the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford be demolished to free up state funds for the new facility.
BASEBALL.TV USES NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR FIRST TIME
Baseball.TV has webcast the US? first graphically-enhanced play-by-play analysis of each All-Star Game pitcher's performance and batter's result online in real-time during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Atlanta.
MILLENNIUM STADIUM SEEKS NAMING RIGHTS DEAL SAYS REPORT
Cardiff?s Millennium Stadium is reported to be seeking a naming rights deal to help alleviate its debts.
REAL MADRID $247 MILLION IN DEBT
Real Madrid presidential candidate Florentino Perez was quoted as saying on Friday the Spanish club was 42,910 million pesetas ($247.2 million) in debt.
EX-COP CHIEF GETS ICC CLEAN-UP JOB
A former commissioner of London?s Metropolitan police force has been named the new anti-corruption chief of cricket?s governing body.
MLS SHOW GOES VIRTUAL
Virtual technology firm Orad will be providing its Virtual Replay system for Major League Soccer's (MLS) new weekly highlight show, ExtraTime on ESPN2.
UNION ATTACKS NFL CONTRACT CLAUSE
A clause in the contracts of Cincinnati Bengals players that would financially punish athletes who criticise team officials to the media, has been attacked by the NFL?s players?union.
TALK SPORT FORCED TO GIVE UP EURO 2000 LIVE TAG
The High Court has banned radio station talkSPORT from calling its Euro 2000 coverage 'live' after a complaint from the BBC, reports the soccer industry newsletter, The Soccer Investor Weekly Bulletin.
EURO 2000 BETTING INFORMATION ON WAP
Fans of Euro 2000 will be able to access up-to-the minute information on completed passes, possession, yellow cards, red cards, as well as statistics on teams or individual players, via a mobile phone WAP application, wap.footballone.com.
SPORTS.COM WINS NEW MEDIA AWARD
Sports.com won the prize for the sports and gaming sector at the New Media Age Effectiveness Awards, the annual event for the UK new media industry.