Media
IOC GRANTS INTERNET ACCESS TO WINTER GAMES
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed it will grant internet organisations accreditation at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
ATHENS OLYMPIC ORGANISERS AGREE BROADCASTING DEAL
Athens 2004 Olympics organisers (ATHOC) formalised an agreement on Wednesday with International Sports Broadcasting (ISB).
ATHENS ORGANISERS FORECAST $800 MILLION TV REVENUES
Athens Olympics organisers (ATHOC) are forecasting revenues from TV rights for the 2004 Games will rise 16.5 percent from the Sydney figure to $800 million.
PROSIEBEN SAT1 TARGETS FORMULA ONE
The German media giant Kirch group's newly merged ProSieben Sat1 Media AG is looking to win the broadcasting rights to Formula One motor racing post 2003.
EU UNLIKELY TO PROBE KIRCH BUY INTO EM.TV
German media giant Kirch's acquisition of a stake in EM.TV is unlikely to fall under a European Commission merger review, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
IOC NEW MEDIA CONFERENCE: SESSION TWO – PATROLLING THE RIGHTS ISSUES
How can rightsholders control the power of new media to distribute valuable content free on the Internet? This was the question that dominated the second session of the IOC new media conference in Lausanne.
KIRCH CLOSES IN ON EM.TV TAKE-OVER
German private media giant Kirch Group is near agreeing to take over EM.TV & Merchandising, throwing a financial lifeline to the struggling firm, industry sources said on Thursday.
WIGE NAME GEHRKE AS NEW MEDIA EDITOR
Stefan Gehrke has been named head of the new media department of WIGE MEDIA AG in Germany.
CANAL PLUS/IMG TARGET ENGLISH SOCCER RIGHTS
A consortium comprising French broadcaster Canal Plus and sports management group IMG is favourite to win the English football Premier League's international TV rights, the Independent on Sunday said.
MEADOWLANDS ATTENDANCE TAKES A DIVE
The Meadowlands Racetrack, owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, experienced a decrease in attendance and betting during the thoroughbred season
RIVALS.NET TEAMS UP WITH BETTING SITE
UK sport web site network Rivals.net has teamed up with SportingOdds.com to provide its sites with a range of exclusive fixed-odds betting services branded "Rivals Bet".
BLATTER CONFIDENT OF SOLUTION TO WORLD CUP TICKET ROW
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said he was confident the Japanese government and organisers of the 2002 World Cup will find a solution to tax problems that may have delayed the start of ticket sales.
IKANO GETS SALT LAKE DATA DEAL
Management service provider IKANO Communications has been named the `official data networking services supplier? for the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
SURFINGSPORTS.COM ADDS VIDEO TO SPORTS CHANNEL
eSynch Corporation, a supplier of technological services for the streaming media and video-on-demand markets, has partnered SurfingSports.com to broadcast extreme sports videos to broadband internet users.
SQUASH SIGNS $10m SPONSORSHIP DEAL
The Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA) has entered into an eight-year deal with Fablon Investments which is worth more than $10m to the women's game.
CATHY FREEMAN BEING SUED BY EX-FIANCE
Australian Olympic champion Cathy Freeman is being sued by her ex-fiance for breach of contract after sacking him as her manager before the Sydney Olympics, the Australian media has reported.
SPORTS THE MAIN INTERNET ATTRACTION FOR 18-34 DEMOGRAPHIC
Internet-wired young men in the US now spend as much time online as they do watching television, while accessing sports information is the most popular reason young men use the internet, according to a new study.
LADBROKES LAUNCHES ONLINE CASINO
Ladbrokes, the betting and gaming division of Hilton Group plc, today launched an online casino, at the same time calling for an extension of UK gaming laws to protect internet customers.