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Figures released by UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC show record numbers accessed the Athens Olympics through it's interactive TV service and bbc.co.uk.

Bertrand DelanoC+, Jean-FranC'ois Lamour and Arnaud LagardC(re, three of Paris 2012’s foremost representatives, have issued a call to small and medium-sized companies to take an active part in the Paris bid.
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Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews the issues of the past seven days.
Media

NBC’s networks drew their biggest ever viewing audience for a summer Games.
Events

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has relaunched its official website www.paralympic.org
Business

Visa volume at the point-of-sale (POS) among vendors onsite at Olympic venues reached EUR3.5 million ($4.2 million) during the first week of the Athens Olympics.
Business

The first findings of a survey of more than 1,000 Greek and foreign spectators at the 2004 Athens Olympics show high levels of satisfaction with key areas of organisation.
Events

Olympic competitors have called for changing to judging rules after a series of disputes and hostile crowd reactions in Athens.
Events

The US Open tennis tournament, which starts on Monday, will offer a potential prize pot of more than $19 million.
Media

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has revealed details of initiatives aimed at providing additional content access to sports fans around Europe.
Media

While doping allegations dominate much Olympic Games media coverage, the International Olympic Committee says it has carried out more than 1,000 doping tests since the Olympic Village opened.
Business

Quintus Events Ltd, the London-based events company, was awarded the contract to produce and apply all ground graphics in Athens and at the Paralympics.
Events

A three-way play-off helped the PGA Championship 's final-round TV ratings increase four per cent from last year, reports golfweb.com
Business

Greece’s dash to get Athens ready for the Olympics has ramped the country's deficit and put further pressure on its membership of the European Union Stability Pact, according to reports in The Australian newspaper.
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Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews the issues of the past seven days.

Members of the Athens Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (ATHOC) claim they have nearly covered their ticket sales target already.
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Timo Lumme has been appointed marketing director of the International Olympic Committee, days ahead of the Athens Games.
Events

Organisers of the Athens Olympic Games, which get under way this weekend, say they expect to hit their target of selling 3.4 million tickets.