Latin America
VOLVO RACE SET FOR RECORD AUDIENCE
The Volvo Ocean Race, which starts from Galicia in Spain next month, looks set to achieve record numbers of television viewers.
PRODUCER SIGNS UP TO OCEAN RACE
Independent sports producer Sunset+Vine has signed a deal with UK commercial station ITV to provide coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race.
SAN JUAN TO HOST WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
San Juan, Puerto Rico has been awarded first and second round games of the inaugural World Baseball Classic.
MOTOROLA BEHIND BRITISH YACHT RACING TEAM
Conrad Humphreys Racing will enter a British team in the Volvo Extreme 40 (VX40) grand prix circuit during 2005-06, backed by sponsors Motorola.
NFL’S MEXICO FIRST BREAKS RECORD
The NFL's first visit to Mexico for a regular-season game has paid dividends with an all-time attendance record.
MOBILE SEMINAR A SELL-OUT
SportBusiness' latest seminar, 'Mobile and Broadband: Opportunities for Sport', is now sold out.
SPINOLA TAKES ON GLOBO ROLE
Brazil's Globo TV International has appointed Marcelo Spinola as director of Globo TV Sports, its new sport events distributor for the international market.
UEFA WEBSITE SCORES NEW HIGH
The official UEFA website, uefa.com, registered a record number of page views and visits following last night's Champions League games.
BIG HITTERS REV UP FOR F1 SPONSORSHIP FORUM
Big names have signed up to the only conference and meeting forum for the business of Formula One and motorsport, to be held in Monaco on November 16-17, 2005.
BRAZILIAN WORLD CUP DEALS FINALISED
Brazilian broadcast deals have been agreed with the pay-TV channels Bandsports and ESPN Brasil for next year's FIFA World Cup.
PEUGEOT IN GEAR FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP
Peugeot has become the second global partner of IRB Rugby World Cup 2007.
A1 GRAND PRIX’S OPENING CALENDAR
A1 Grand Prix has confirmed its inaugural season race calendar, featuring 24 races over 12 weekends.
KOREA WINS PREMIER LEAGUE MOBILE DEAL
Sportev has reached agreement with the Korean media company, Media 2.0, to provide video coverage of Premier League matches on mobile phones in Korea for the next two seasons.
AUSTRIA AND SOUTH KOREA HEAD RACE FOR 2014
Bids from PyeongChang, South Korea, and Salzburg, Austria, are said to hold big leads over five other rivals in the race for the 2014 Olympics.
AUSTRIA AND SOUTH KOREA HEAD RACE FOR 2014
Bids from PyeongChang, South Korea, and Salzburg, Austria, are said to hold big leads over five other rivals in the race for the 2014 Olympics.
LEGENDS SET TO RACE INTO ACTION
The world's first Grand Prix Masters Series revs up next year featuring some of motorsport's most famous names from yesteryear.
X GAMES IN LIVE FIRST
ESPN will deliver live coverage of the 'X Games 11' to 77 countries and territories and it will be the first time that live coverage has extended beyond the US.
REILLY LANDS BROADCAST ROLE AT CHAMP CAR
Champ Car World Series has named Mark Reilly as its vice president of broadcast sales & distribution.