Events
EXTENSION TO INDY 500 BROADCAST CONTRACT
ABC Sports have signed a five year extension to their broadcast deal with Indy 500.
SA TO PUT WC BID BEFORE CAF
South Africa will present its bid to stage the 2006 World Cup to the African Soccer Confederation (CAF) executive in Cairo on Sunday, a South African diplomat said.
BARCELONA SCORE RECORD TV DEAL
Barcelona have agreed a #254m five-year deal with Spanish digital pay-TV company, Via Digital, for pay-per-view rights starting in 2003.
NO NAME SALE FOR STADIUM
Australian cricket's MCG has vowed not to follow in the footsteps of other major stadia across the world and sell its naming rights.
UEFA REGULATE TO PROTECT DOMESTIC SOCCER ON TV
Soccer may be the global game but UEFA have updated regulations that prevent "foreign" matches being broadcast at peak times during domestic programmes.
AUSTRALIAN TICKET SALES FOR OLYMPICS TO CLOSE NEAR $200M
The offer for Australian citizens to order tickets for the Sydney Olympics closes tonight.
SPONSORS BACK TOUR DE FRANCE
French bank Credit Lyonnais, whose 20-year sponsorship of the Tour de France was threatened by last year's doping scandal, has decided it will continue to back the race.
FIRST CHARGES IN US OVER SALT LAKE BRIBE SCANDAL
The US Justice Department has brought the first charges from its investigation into the Salt Lake City Olympics bidding scandal as a Utah businessman agreed to plead guilty and cooperate in the probe.
BRUNEI GAMES ORGANISERS BLASTED FOR MISHAPS
There have been yet more problems at the troubled Southeast Asian Games in Brunei after the roof of the main press centre collapsed, just a week after the tiles on a nearby convention centre fell down and injured a policeman and damaged two parked cars underneath.
CSI ACQUIRES NEW TELEVISION RIGHTS
International television rights company CSI Ltd has recently acquired the exclusive television rights for home matches of the English football clubs in the UEFA Cup and the European Pro Beach Soccer League.
IRL EXTENDS TV DEALS
The Indy Racing League (IRL) has extended its deals with ESPN and ABC Sports with new three-year contracts.
BIRMINGHAM MAKES #324M NATIONAL STADIUM BID
While the UK awaits the government review of the beleaguered Wembley Stadium, Birmingham City Council has unveiled a #324million ($470m/?517m) bid to take over as the official home of the national football stadium.
MARKETING FIRM AND ALCOHOL COMPANY TO BACK NON-STATIC SPORTS ADVERTISING
Sports marketing firm 720 Degrees has secured a worldwide agreement to market SpeedTime including exclusive rights in the UK. SpeedTime is a new form of non-static perimeter advertising which has been developed by the International Sports Organisation (ISO).
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SPORTSHOWS TELEVISION APPOINTS NEW SALES MANAGER
Sportshows Television, the UK-based independent producer specialising in water sports and adventure sports, said that Andrew Thornley, previously of the now defunct ISL Worldwide, would join the company as a sales and marketing manager.
SINGAPORE & INDONESIA TO HOST TIGER CUP
The ASEAN Football Federation has announced that Singapore and Indonesia will share the hosting rights for next year's Tiger Cup.
COM.HEM TO OFFER INTERACTIVE SOCCER SERVICES
Com.hem, the cable television division of Swedish firm Telia, is increasing its interactive services to include soccer-related initiatives.
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BRONCOS PUT THEORY TO THE TEST
NFL club the Denver Broncos has signed a two-year outsourced managed hosting contract with internet managers AppliedTheory.
ECHOSTAR GO PUBLIC WITH DIRECTV BID
US satellite TV operator EchoStar Communications has gone public with a $32billion (?36.36) all-stock offer to merge with rival DirecTV after previously withdrawing from the bidding after failing to make progress in private negotiations between the two firms.