North America
Events

The concluding session of the first day of the IOC Sports and New Media conference re-emphasised the key values of rights exclusivity, but according to Christopher Murray, Chairman of the Entertainment & Technology Dept of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles: "The web has so radically changed the dynamics of publishing, that with one keystroke anyone can download a CD or video and become a pirate".
Business

The New York Yankees are increasing local television rights revenue to increase the gap between themselves and other major league baseball teams.
Business

CastPro.com is to provide production and live webcasting for the NCAA's Men's Water Polo Championship.
Media

Interactive-television concern OpenTV Corp has announced its first deal with an American cable outfit, USA Media Group.
Business

Media technology firm Sportvision has won the 2000 Horizon Award for "Sports Business Technology of the Year".

Colonel's International has launched an $8million expansion plan for a sports themed hotel and condominium complex at its motor speedway in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Stadia

The agreement between the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Park District on the $587million renovation of Soldier Field could include a clause that the stadium can be upgraded every decade - at the taxpayers' expense.
Events

A Florida group seeking to host the 2012 Olympics has unveiled plans for an Olympic stadium and village in downtown Tampa at the sites of two public housing projects.
Business

Boston Media Corporation, a Boston-based internet advertising, media and technology firm, has launched an online sports advertising network.
Stadia

Instill Corporation, a provider of e-business services for the $376 billion food service industry, has agreed to provide data warehousing and business intelligence services to Volume Services America?s 122 sports and entertainment food service operating units in the U.S.
Business

Boston Media Corporation, a Boston-based internet advertising, media and technology firm, has launched an online sports advertising network.
Business

The Australian National Basketball League (NBL) has decided coaches would wear television microphones next season, despite opposition from star player Andrew Gaze and leading coach Lindsay Gaze, his father.

Tickets for the latest WWF event in the US go on sale this week after promoters revealed it would be staged in Detroit.
Events

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc is hoping the success of its WWF.com site will be replicated by XFL.com.

New York-based international independent distribution company SPI International is launching LiveGoal Net-A ? a new online soccer results service.
Business

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved Greece's security strategy for the 2004 Games but asked for a detailed operations plan to be drawn up as soon as possible, officials said on Thursday.

ABC?s "Monday Night Football" drew encouraging comparative TV ratings for the match-up between The Washington Redskins and the Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams.
Business

The New York Knicks are worth more than any other NBA franchise, according to a report by Forbes magazine.