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ESPN has unveiled a series of initiatives to make ESPN-branded mobile content more widely available outside the United States.

Twenty travel agencies from 11 countries across the globe are the first Official Travel Agents (OTAs) approved to sell packages, inclusive of match tickets, for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.

John Shannon, who stepped down as the head of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment's digital hockey and basketball channels last month, is the NHL's new senior vice-president of broadcasting.

NASN has secured exclusive pan-European rights to televise the inaugural World Baseball Classic.

Hill & Knowlton has been appointed the official PR partner for the international sports convention, SportAccord in Seoul, on April 3-7.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a big increase in the programme of One-Day International (ODI) cricket for associate member countries, to develop the game globally.

Nimbus Sport has reached agreement with leading broadcast platforms in the USA, Canada, Carribean, UK and the Middle East for live television coverage of Indian cricket.

Some of the most influential people in sport will be speaking at SportAccord 2006, which takes place at the Grand InterContinental Hotel in Seoul, South Korea on April 3-7, 2006.

Sports broadcaster Setanta Sports and webcast solutions provider Servecast have teamed up to deliver Six Nations Rugby over broadband in the US, Australia, Canada and the Carribean.

Fernando LC3pez has been named senior news director of the Spanish-language editions of SportsCenter, televised on ESPN Deportes in the U.S. and on ESPN Dos in Latin America.

KBS America has agreed a deal for the exclusive Korean language broadcast rights to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Rugby World Cup Ltd and Rugby Travel and Hospitality ’07 Ltd has appointed Official Travel Agents (OTAs) and Official Corporate Hospitality Agents (OCHAs) for Rugby World Cup 2007.

Canada Basketball and IMG Canada have agreed a sponsorship partnership designed to help the governing body market its assets and develop new properties.

The 2006 Champ Car World Series features seven events to be broadcast on CBS Sports and NBC, with the remaining eight races to be aired the cable motorsport network, SPEED Channel.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) will make the biggest investment in high performance rugby in its 120-year history, after pledging £30million to the sport.

G2 Strategic and SRO Strategies have renewed their marketing and sales consulting relationship with Tennis Canada.