Netherlands
Media

This weekend’s World Group first round ties in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas are set for worldwide television exposure.
Media

FIFA and UEFA have joined forces to organise a “Football for Hope” match in aid of the victims of the tsunami.

Samsung will sponsor the 26th edition of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament to be held at Lahore, Pakistan from December 4.
Business

Prices paid by shirt sponsors within European soccer’s key markets have grown according to a recent report.

The Women’s Rugby World Cup (WRWC) 2006 will take place in Edmonton, Canada.

London appears well-placed to be handed the opening stage of the Tour de France in 2007.
Events

UEFA has launched the public invitation to tender for European TV rights to the UEFA European Championship 2008, being held in Austria and Switzerland.
Business

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.
Sponsorship & Marketing

UEFA says the public invitation to tender for TV rights to soccer’s European Championship 2008 will begin from October 18.
Events

The Extreme Group is rumoured to be in exploratory talks over the sale of its stake in its TV operation, the Extreme Sports Channel.
Business

Top Netherlands football club Feyenoord has welcomed a move from selling tickets over the counter to selling them on-line.
Media

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

The financial and marketing boom delivered to nations and commercial programmes courtesy of a good run in a major soccer tournament will be deprived to at least two of the world’s biggest markets, after another shock exit during Euro 2004.

International TV data bank service Eurodata TV is to launch a service during this summer’s Euro 2004 to provide its clients with overnight TV audiences of all the tournament’s matches.
Media

Three NFL Europe franchises celebrate their tenth anniversary this year – and are wearing the achievement with pride.
Business

Organisers of the official Gay Games in 2006 have hit back at suggestions there is little European support for its event in Chicago.
Media

Archive sports network ESPN Classic Sport is branching out even further by rolling out a new English-language channel in over 50 European countries.
Business

NFL Europe has awarded a new franchise to German city Cologne – just a week after it confirmed the Barcelona Dragons had been ditched.