Sponsorship & Marketing
Business

ESPN.com and Nike.com this fall are launching an online Nike store at ESPN.com - the first anchor store of the ESPN.com Mall - as ESPN.com re-launches its shopping area.
Sponsorship & Marketing

IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch remains confident about the safety of next month's Olympics despite the security scare over a possible plot to blow up a nuclear research reactor in Sydney.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Wilson Sporting Goods and the NFL have renewed their licensing agreement.
Business

Orad Hi-Tec Systems Ltd. has established OradNet Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orad, dedicated to the development, marketing and commercialisation of immersive sports webcasting technologies.
Media

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.
Business

Strategic Research Institute NY has scheduled the "6th Annual Sports Marketing & Sponsorship Forum" at the Marriott Marquis on September 25-26, 2000.
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Copyright Promotions Licensing Group PLC (CPLG) will launch its 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan licensing programme at this summer?s ISPO sports trade fair.
Media

The Australian Olympic Committee and host broadcaster Channel 7 have created a web address, olympics.com.au, in competition with the official Games site, olympics.com, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
Events

The 2000 WNBA All-Star Game will reach viewers in 154 countries around the globe in 23 different languages via 37 telecasters, according to NBA sources.
Sponsorship & Marketing

The marketing rights for Italian Serie A soccer club AS Roma has been sold to Havas Advertising Sports.
Media

Sports management agency, Worldwide Entertainment & Sports Corp, has named Robert Gutkowski as its president and chief executive, and Charles Koppelman chairman of the board of directors.
Events

Skybusiness the UK commercial digital TV service for pub and club subscribers has added British Eurosport to its package.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Kevin Roberts in Hanover
Media

London-based sports public relations company, Vision Sports PR, has consolidated its team of sports consultants selected for their sports media and participation experience.
Business

Laurie Landgrebe, director of marketing for Pro Player Stadium, home to the Miami Dolphins, has enlisted the help of the NFL in securing a new naming rights deal.
Business

International Cricket Council president Jagmohan Dalmiya and future presidents will not be involved in financial negotiations on the ICC's behalf.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Major League Soccer and Capital One have signed a partnership that makes Capital One the exclusive credit card issuer of MLS and its 12 member teams. The card will be available to MLS fans this summer.
Events

Rights fees for the major sports properties are set to keep on rising ? according to a panel of experts at the SportBusiness 2000 conference.