Czech Republic
2012 BID NEWS: REACTION TO IOC REPORT
Following release of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) evaluation commission report yesterday, candidate cities have been talking up their chances.
HC6RMANN REINFORCES EURO SPONSORSHIP
HC6rmann KG, Steinhagen (Germany), a leading European manufacturer of construction elements, has strengthened its commitment to sport sponsorship across the continent.
IAAF ALTERS REGULATIONS ON NATIONALITY CHANGES
The International Association of Athletics Federations has toughened its rules governing athletes who switch national allegiance.
UEFA TO DISCUSS BID REGULATIONS
Bid regulations for the Euro 2012 soccer tournament will be near the top of the agenda when the UEFA Executive Committee meets in Switzerland next week.
CZECH PAYS OFF
It seems that Premier League soccer supporters are eager to find out more about their imported idols, according to the latest results from specialist soccer search engine Megasoccer.com.
INFRONT SIGNS CZECH ICE HOCKEY AND HANDBALL DEALS
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.
NORDIC WORLD CUP RIGHTS DEAL
Infront Sports & Media has reached an exclusive agreement with a group of leading Nordic broadcasters for a substantial package of rights to FIFA’s top events, including the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
INFRONT SECURE CZECH WORLD CUP RIGHTS
Infront Sports & Media has reached an exclusive agreement with Czech TV for the television rights of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in the Czech Republic.
Tennis ratings boost
Internet and television ratings were up during the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati.
Big 4 markets risk Euro exit
The four biggest soccer markets in Europe could all be out of Euro 2004 this evening, after Germany joined Italy and Spain on an early flight home.
French resort wins FIS event
Val d’Isere has won the right to host the FIS 2009 Alpine Skiing World Championship.
Sparta sold
Czech Republic soccer team Sparta Prague has been sold.
NASN beams live hockey
The North American Sports Network (NASN) is to broadcast exclusive coverage of this summer’s World Cup of Hockey in the UK and Ireland.
BSI gets chemical boost
Benfield Sports International (BSI) has agreed a four-year deal with Swedish chemical products company VEIDEC to be elite sponsors of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP).
Extreme adds million more
The Extreme Sports Channel has added nearly one million extra households to its reach through a series of deals across Central Europe.
Infront skates to new deal
Swiss marketing agency Infront Sports & Media has signed an exclusive merchandising deal for the IIHF World Championship.
ESPN Classic goes English
Archive sports network ESPN Classic Sport is branching out even further by rolling out a new English-language channel in over 50 European countries.
T-Mobile signs up for Euro 2004
Communications firm T-Mobile has become the eighth firm to sign up as a major sponsor for the UEFA 2004 European Football Championship, which takes place in Portugal next summer.