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GLOBAL RETURNS FOR WORLD CUP SPONSORS
Sports research company, TNSSport, has launched a multi-market service to measure the impact the World Cup has on sponsor brand sales.
ITALIAN CLUBS THREATEN BOYCOTT IN TV RIGHTS ROW
Italian soccer clubs are threatening to boycott matches against the country’s three biggest clubs in a bid to force a return to collective bargaining on TV rights sales.
SPORTFIVE EXTENDS 6 NATIONS DEAL
Sportfive and the 6 Nations Rugby Committee have extended their agreement for exclusive worldwide marketing of TV and media rights (internet and mobile) outside the participating countries.
BILLIONAIRE BACKER FOR POMPEY
Premier League club Portsmouth are set to install Alexandre Gaydamak as an equal partner to chairman Milan Mandaric.
WORLD SUPERBIKE 2006 SCHEDULE
Silverstone and Brands Hatch will host rounds five and eight of the 2006 World Superbike Championship in May and August respectively.
SUPERBIKE DATES FOR UK TRACKS
Silverstone and Brands Hatch will host rounds five and eight of the 2006 World Superbike Championship in May and August respectively.
HAWK-EYE LOOKS TO SPORT AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
Hawk-Eye inventor, Dr Paul Hawkins, is to speak at Sport and Technology: The Conference 2006.
SPORTBUSINESS CAMPUS CAUSING A STIR
MeesPierson Intertrust, a leading provider of wealth management, trust and corporate services, has joined the growing list of SportBusiness Campus sponsors.
SOUTH AFRICAN SUPER 14 FRANCHISE LIFTED BY ISC DEAL
South Africa's new Southern Spears Super 14 rugby franchise has agreed a huge R15million sponsorship with Australian manufacturer, International Sports Clothing (ISC).
NBA STEPS UP EUROPEAN DRIVE
NBA Europe Live presented by EA Sports will feature four NBA sides competing against top European basketball clubs in seven European cities across five countries.
IAAF MAKES GOLDEN LEAGUE CHANGES
Next year's Golden League athletics meetings will start in Oslo on June 2, the sport's ruling body (the IAAF) said.
TELECOMS COMPANY PARTNERS US OLYMPIC TEAM
The newly merged AT&T Inc. has become an Official Partner of the US Olympic Team.
EUROPEAN SPONSORSHIP SPEND TO DOUBLE BY 2010
The sponsorship industry can expect a significant boost with expenditure expected to double by the end of the decade, according to the European Sponsorship Association (ESA).
JAPAN TO STAGE FIVB EVENT
The FC)dC)ration Internationale de Volleyball has confirmed Japan will stage the Women’s Volleyball World Championship in 2010.
F1 REVERSE RATINGS FALLS
Following Schumacher's domination of Formula One, television ratings have generally fallen but they've since picked up with the emergence of new world champion, Fernando Alonso.
DISNEY VENUE TO HOST WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC GAMES
Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, Florida has been awarded first round games in the inaugural World Baseball Classic.
NBA INCREASES REACH
The NBA’s 2005-06 season will reach an all-time high 215 countries and territories through 164 international broadcasters in 43 languages.
ENGLAND GEAR UP FOR WORLD CUP BID
The UK Government and the Football Association are in talks about a bid for the 2018 World Cup, the Treasury has said.