LEIPZIG CONSIDERS SUMMER GAMES BID
The eastern German city of Leipzig plans to order a feasability study on bidding for the summer Olympics in 2012 or 2016.
WAP PHONES SHORT OF CONTENT IN CHINA
China Mobile Communications, China's largest mobile communications operator, has announced that customers who use the company's WAP phones will be charged beginning December.
ATHENS 2004 STRIKES RECORD NATIONAL SPONSORSHIP DEAL
Athens 2004 organisers have signed what they say is the biggest national sponsorship deal in the history of the Olympics.
INDIQU AND AT&T LAUNCH WIRELESS ?EDGE SPORTS? CHANNEL
Indiqu, the US-based producer of alternative mobile entertainment, and AT & T have launched an action sports Channel on AT&T Wireless internet-ready phones.
ESPN.COM AND ESPN THE MAGAZINE LAUNCH "THE PULSE"
ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine have launched a new site - an online extension of The Magazine and its front-of-the-book section called ?The Pulse?.
ITALIAN SENATE APPROVES DOPING PUNISHMENTS
Italy's upper house of parliament, the Senate, has given final approval to a law making sports doping an offence punishable with up to three years in prison and fines of up to 100 million lire ($44,230).
MAZDA SIGNS TITLE SPONSORSHIP WITH McGRATH
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) has inked a title sponsorship deal with Jeremy McGrath's new independently owned Supercross team. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
REPORT SHOWS INCREASE IN SIMULTANEOUS TV/INTERNET USAGE
A Showtime Networks study on usage of TV and the internet has found that approximately 25 million US households simultaneously use online services and watch television, an increase of 39% from January 1999.
NHL ICE SIGNS WEB SITE HOST DEAL
Equinix has signed an agreement with NHL Interactive CyberEnterprises (NHL ICE) to host its NHL.com web site operations.
BLIGH VOLLER NIELD WINS MAJOR ARCHITECTURAL AWARD
Australian architectural practice Bligh Voller Nield, whose designs were integral to the 2000 Olympic Games, has received the International Award in this year?s Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) National Awards for the WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.