Media
TWI AND APTN LAUNCH INTERNET NEWS SERVICE
SNTV, the sports video news service jointly-owned by TWI and APTN, the television arm of the Associated Press, has launched SNTVi aimed exclusively at internet -based operators.
HYUNDAI IN GOLF SPONSORSHIP FIRST
Hyundai Motor America has made its first foray into professional golf sponsorship by signing as title sponsors of Hyundai Team Matches, formerly known as the Diners Club Matches.
AEVC SIGNS JOCKEY CLUB DEAL
American Environmental Corporation (AEVC) has completed a contract with the Jockey Club de Pernambuco RS in Brazil for the exclusive operation of simulcast transmission of international sports/racing events.
YAHOO! SPORTS KICKS OFF FANTASY FOOTBALL
Yahoo! Sports is to kick off its third season of Free Full Fantasy Football in the lead up to the 2000 pro American football season.
RANGERS, CELTIC SET FOR EURO LEAGUE.
Glasgow Rangers chairman David Murray has revealed that the Ibrox club, along with rivals Celtic, have agreed in principle to join a new pan-European football league.
CHOICESEAT ADDS TO EXECUTIVE ROSTER
ChoiceSeat, the provider of in-stadia interactive entertainment networks, has named three additions to their executive roster.
NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY XFL TEAM TO PLAY AT GIANTS STADIUM
A New York/New Jersey-based team will be one of eight scheduled teams to kick off the inaugural season-of the XFL, the new professional football league jointly owned by World Wrestling Federation Entertainment and NBC.
OLYMPIC PLANS HIT BY AIRPORT HICCUPS
Australian media have demanded urgent action to solve air traffic control and baggage handling problems at Sydney Airport before hundreds of thousands of people flood through there for the Sydney Olympics.
NEW 24 HOUR CHANNEL AWAITS ASIAN DEBUT
A new 24-hour soccer channel will be launched this year for the Asian market with the content initially available to audiences in Greater China, Hong Kong and Bejing.
LIVERPOOL SIGNS WEB BROADCAST DEAL
English Premier League soccer club Liverpool is to broadcast games on the internet in a $20m deal with Granada Media.
NTL IN TALKS WITH BBC OVER TV PACKAGE
Cable firm NTL is negotiating with the BBC to use its Match of the Day format for its range of pay-per-view English Premier League soccer games.
SPORTSLINE.COM TO LAUNCH SERVICE IN KOREA.
Sportsline.com, the world's largest sports online media will enter the Korean market when it open Sports.com Korea (www.korea.sports.com) today.
ECCLESTONE SETS UP 100-YEAR COMMERCIAL RIGHTS DEAL.
Bernie Ecclestone?s Formula One Management group has extended its control of grand prix racing's commercial rights by purchasing them for a further 100 years beyond the current expiry date of 2011, according to UK press reports.
ROCKETS FINALLY SET TO LAUNCH TO NEW ARENA?
The Houston Rockets and the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority have finally reached an agreement on a $175m downtown arena, according to local media reports.
FIFA TO EXAMINE WORLD CUP SELECTION PROCESS
FIFA's executive committee will discuss an overhaul of the system for selecting hosts for future World Cups at its meeting next month..
SFX SERVES UP $85m TENNIS DEAL
SFX Sports has signed a $85m deal to market the international television rights to the US Open tennis championship.
JOHN TAYLOR INTERNATIONAL NAMES NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Barry Snellgrove has joined John Taylor International, the sports sponsorship consultancy, as business development director to head up the agency's new business drive.
BROADCASTERS FLOCK TO CELEBRATE EBU ANNIVERSARY
Top broadcasters from Europe and around the world will travel to Switzerland this week for events in Lucerne marking the 50th birthday of the European Broadcasting Union, whose members include every public service broadcaster in Europe.