ESPN RECRUITS NEW SALES DIRECTOR
Television sales and marketing executive Jorge Enrique Berthely Noguera has joined ESPN International in the new position of affiliate sales director, based in Mexico City.
BOOM IN ONLINE TICKET EXCHANGE MARKET
Online sports ticket exchanges, which set prices according to demand, will get their first full year of NFL testing this year.
BROADCASTER PULLS OUT OF IOC FUNCTION
An Australian broadcaster withdrew on Wednesday as host of a major Olympic function at Sydney Opera House because she did not want to speak in French before English.
KISSINGER TIPPED FOR IOC ROLE
Former U.S Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who last year told Olympic leaders they had to change their ways to avoid a crisis of public confidence, is set to become an International Olympic Committee member next week, Olympic sources said on Tuesday.
NETWORK SETS SAIL WITH RACE DEAL
Commercial network ITV has secured an exclusive broadcast deal for the forthcoming Volvo Ocean Race in the UK.
MAN UTD SHARES DOWNGRADED BY WARBURG
The proposed EC ban on soccer player has caused leading stockbrokers, UBS Warburg, to downgrade its rating on the world?s richest club.
ASIAN ATHLETES SET TO POCKET GOLD CASHPOT
For many Asian athletes, winning gold at the Sydney Olympics will also mean a small fortune.
RADIO AND PAPER TEAM UP FOR OLYMPIC COVERAGE
UK newspapers the Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph have teamed up with commercial radio station talkSPORT 1089/1053 for coverage of the Olympics in Sydney.
NIKE AND ESPN JOIN FORCES ONLINE
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.
TUNISIA TO HOST AFRICAN NATIONS CUP 2004
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has chosen Tunisia as host nation for the African Nations Cup finals in 2004.