Austria
Business

UEFA has awarded the broadcasting rights for soccer’s Euro 2008 finals to the SportFive media agency in a bid to maximise revenue from the event.
Business

The Italian government is throwing its weight behind the country’s bid to stage the Euro 2012 football championships.
Business

The South Korean winter sports resort of PyeongChang has been confirmed as the country’s candidate for the 2014 Winter Games.
Business

The South Korean winter sports resort of PyeongChang has been confirmed as the country’s candidate for the 2014 Winter Games.
Events

US race track owner and operator Churchill Downs (CDI) has teamed up with rivals Magna Entertainment (MEC) to unveil a simulcast distribution deal to deliver the two companies horse racing product to a European audience.

South Korea has named Pyeongchang – 100-miles east of Seoul - as its candidate for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Events

A study of 17 countries shows a cumulated TV audience of more than 1.8 billion for the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games, up on Sydney 2000.
Events

Infront Sports & Media has reached an agreement with German pay-TV company Premiere Fernsehen & Co.KG, for a package of broadcast rights that includes all 64 matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Business

The Swedish towns of Ostersund and Are will apply to host the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Red Bull Racing, which recently bought the Jaguar F1 team, has dropped plans for a Euros 700-million revamp of Austria's A1-Ring grand prix track because of environmental concerns
Business

The initial field for the 2014 Winter Olympics will be set on July 28, 2005.
Events

The Associated Press reports that Salzburg and Innsbruck Austria will make a formal bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games at a presentation in Vienna next month.
Stadia

Sydney has been selected as the venue for Australia's Davis Cup tie against Austria next year, reports Reuters.
Events

Infront Sports & Media has reached two long-term agreements with Czech TV for television rights to the IIHF World Championships in ice hockey from 2007 to 2011 and the European Handball Championships between 2004 and 2010.
Events

KBL Powerboat Management Ltd, the promoters of the U.I.M. Powerboat P1 World Championship, has appointed Laura Cotterill Associates to look after its TV programme sales.
Events

UEFA has launched the public invitation to tender for European TV rights to the UEFA European Championship 2008, being held in Austria and Switzerland.
Business

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews the issues of the past seven days.
Stadia

Scotland and Ireland are set to team up once again to present a joint bid to stage the Euro 2012 soccer tournament.