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Sportsworld Media Group (SMG) and the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) have agreed plans for a 5-year exclusive media and marketing partnership, intended to re-launch pro' surfing as a globally competitive sports and lifestyle property.
Business

Major League Baseball?s ?Subway Series? cost the owners of the Fox network, an incredible $70 million, far more than analysts expected.
Events

There will be no last hour reprieve for Wembley's famous Twin Towers, which will now be demolished with the rest of the stadium.
Business

Research agency, Sponsorship Research International (SRi), has reproduced figures suggesting that this summer?s Euro 2000 soccer tournament was rated only marginally less important by respondents than the Olympic Games.
Business

The Australian Rugby Union has signed a new three-year deal with Vodafone.
Business

Sky Sports and CISCO Systems have joined forced for the sponsorship and development of Sky Sports? on-screen graphics.
Events

Eurosport has launched the Turkish language version of its news service, Eurosportnews.
Business

The head of utilities, telecoms and media giant Vivendi has ruled out bidding for U.S. broadcaster DirecTV, but reiterated he would welcome a partnership with media magnate Rupert Murdoch -- seen as one of DirecTV's suitors.
Events

UK commercial television network ITV has commissioned Red Pepper Film Company to produce a new package of sport "stings" to run before all of ITV Sport?s presentations.
Business

Compaq Computer Corp is looking to put its name on the San Jose Arena, home to the San Jose Sharks.
Events

The people of East Timor will get to see the Olympics after all thanks to the help of an Australian broadcaster.
Events

Satellite firm PanAmSat will be kept busy during this month?s Olympic Games after signing a number of major deals with key broadcasters and rights holders.
Events

IEC in Sports has acquired all international television rights to the JVC Ladies Open in Vienna next month.
Business

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said that Greece must run a marathon at sprinting speed to make up for delays in organising the 2004 Games in Athens.
Events

A delegation of the Kuala Lumpur 2006 Asian Games bidding committee has arrived in Iran for a three-day campaigning visit.
Events

Microcast will showcase its live streaming video technology when it powers the upcoming internet broadcast of the 1st and 18th holes from the World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational.
Business

German soccer chief Horst R. Schmidt has said that no money would be spared in his country's efforts to make the 2006 World Cup the best of all time.
Events

FIFA will urge South Korea and Japan to co-host the 2001 Confederations' Cup as a test run for the 2002 World Cup.