Events
COMPAQ SEEKS SAN JOSE NAMING RIGHTS
Compaq Computer Corp is looking to put its name on the San Jose Arena, home to the San Jose Sharks.
EAST TIMOR GETS OLYMPICS COVERAGE
The people of East Timor will get to see the Olympics after all thanks to the help of an Australian broadcaster.
PANAMSAT SET FOR SYDNEY SHOWCASE
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.
IEC SIGNS TENNIS TOURNAMENT
IEC in Sports has acquired all international television rights to the JVC Ladies Open in Vienna next month.
ATHENS OLYMPICS – `A MARATHON IN SPRINT MODE?
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.
KUALA LUMPAR 2006 BID TEAM VISITS IRAN.
A delegation of the Kuala Lumpur 2006 Asian Games bidding committee has arrived in Iran for a three-day campaigning visit.
MICROCAST TO PROVIDE LIVE STREAMING OF GOLF EVENT
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.
GERMANY AIMING TO MAKE 2006 WORLD CUP THE BEST EVER.
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.
JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA URGED TO HOST CONFEDERATIONS’ CUP
FIFA will urge South Korea and Japan to co-host the 2001 Confederations' Cup as a test run for the 2002 World Cup.
ACTORS UNION SETS HEARING FOR TIGER WOODS OVER CAR AD
Golf champion Tiger Woods has been summoned to appear before a Screen Actors Guild trial board to explain why he shot a car commercial during the union's strike against the advertising industry.
SYDNEY CONFIDENT ? BUT NOT COMPLACENT ? OVER TRANSPORT FOR GAMES
The Sydney Olympics minister has said he felt the city's transport system could cope with an expected crush of passengers during the Games, but added he was not completely sure.
HONG KONG OPEN TENNIS IN TOBACCO CONTROVERSY.
One of Hong Kong?s biggest sports events of the year has become the subject of a controversy based on the possible breach of new laws on tobacco sponsorship.
US OFFICIALS LIFTS BAN ON BODYSUITS
USA Swimming's Board of Directors have voted 15-6 to lift a ban on full bodysuits for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Swimming.
ESPN STAR SPORTS RECORDS RATINGS HITS
ESPN Star Sports (ESS), Asia?s largest sports broadcaster, is celebrating a ratings hit double-header.
ISC FINANCIAL RESULTS RELEASED
US motorsports promoter, the International Speedway Corporation (ISC), has reported financial results for the second quarter ended May 31, 2000.
MILLENNIUM STADIUM SEEKS NAMING RIGHTS DEAL SAYS REPORT
Cardiff?s Millennium Stadium is reported to be seeking a naming rights deal to help alleviate its debts.
DFB PRESIDENT IN HOSPITAL
German Football Federation (DFB) president Egidius Braun has been taken to hospital over the weekend, a DFB spokesman said.
BROADCASTERS FLOCK TO CELEBRATE EBU ANNIVERSARY
Top broadcasters from Europe and around the world will travel to Switzerland this week for events in Lucerne marking the 50th birthday of the European Broadcasting Union, whose members include every public service broadcaster in Europe.