Events

First Entertainment, a leading Multimedia Internet Entertainment Company, will stream live video of the PGA Compaq Classic of New Orleans on the company's F2 Sports Network. The live streaming will take place between May 1 - 7 from the English Tern Golf and Country Club in New Orleans.

Rob Mitchell has been appointed sponsorship manager by the Whitbread Beer Company for UK events the Stella Artois Grass Court Championship, Stella Outdoor Screen Tour and rugby?s Heineken Cup.

Sky Sports has launched its new look sports news and information service to subscribers to its UK digital service ? Skysports.comTV.

The New Zealand Rugby Football Union has appointed Media Content, the UK-based agency, to advise on exploiting its media and broadcasting rights.

When tenders for the new Premier League broadcast deals are tabled on April 3rd, UK clubs will be in an even stronger position to secure funds from finance houses against the value of those rights.

Galaxy Latin America has signed a deal to broadcast the Ultimate Fighting Championship to Latin America and the Caribbean on its satellite service DirecTV

Amsterdam and Eindhoven are to ban outdoor television screens for showing matches during the European championship finals in June because they are worried that rival fans will clash.

Single Market Events, organisers of Brand Licensing London, have formed a strategic alliance with Avanstar Communications, organisers of the New York International Licensing Show.

Britain?s biggest Internet service provider, Freeserve, is considering plans to bid for the online broadcast rights for live soccer.

Official sponsor of this summer?s Sydney Olympic Games ? the airline Ansett ? has succeded in forcing the Sydney Organising Committee to not use a well-known song associated with its rival.

An International Olympic Committee (IOC) reform group has opened the door for members to resume visits to cities bidding to host Olympic Games and recommended a set of guidelines for such trips.

Reebok has won an important trademark legal battle in South America.

CSI has extended its television rights contract with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union.

NBC Sports and Triple Crown Productions (TCP) have agreed to a multi-year contract, giving the network the exclusive American broadcast rights to thoroughbred horse racing's Visa Triple Crown - the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. The agreement goes into effect in 2001 and continues for five years through 2005.

The chief executive of the Sydney Olympic organising committee offered to quit last week to take the blame for a ticketing fiasco that has virtually excluded the Australian public from some of the most popular events at the 2000 Games, Sydney Olympic officials have revealed.

The four big television networks are in a tight bidding race to win broadcast rights for stock-car racing, and appear willing to pay as much as $400 million annually, almost four times what Nascar races have brought in each year.