Events
FIRST ENTERTAINMENT STREAMS PGA?S COMPAQ CLASSIC
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.
BEER FIRM APPOINTS NEW SPONSORSHIP MANAGER
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 UNVEILS NEW-LOOK NEWS SERVICE
Sky Sports has launched its new look sports news and information service to subscribers to its UK digital service ? Skysports.comTV.
NZRFU HIRES MEDIA CONTENT
The New Zealand Rugby Football Union has appointed Media Content, the UK-based agency, to advise on exploiting its media and broadcasting rights.
PREMIER CLUBS TO CONSIDER CREDIT INSURANCE
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.
DIRECTV SIGNS UFC DEAL
Galaxy Latin America has signed a deal to broadcast the Ultimate Fighting Championship to Latin America and the Caribbean on its satellite service DirecTV
BIG SCREEN BAN FOR EURO CITIES
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.
LONDON LICENSING SHOW JOINS FORCES WITH NEW YORK
Single Market Events, organisers of Brand Licensing London, have formed a strategic alliance with Avanstar Communications, organisers of the New York International Licensing Show.
FREESERVE PLANS ONLINE SOCCER BID
Britain?s biggest Internet service provider, Freeserve, is considering plans to bid for the online broadcast rights for live soccer.
ANSETT & SOCOG SING FROM THE SAME SONG SHEET
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.
BBC WIN EUROPEAN RUGBY RIGHTS
The BBC has secured the UK television rights for the European Cup and the European Shield in a four-year deal worth #24m ($45m).
GOLF ROW BREWS OVER SKY RYDER CUP COVERAGE
UK broadcaster BSkyB is set to run into legal hot water over an on-going dispute over the broadcast of this year's Ryder Cup tournament.
FORMER NFL PROPERTIES EXEC TO RUN SYDNEY 2000 WEB SALES
John Trimble, former senior director of corporate sponsorships for the National Football League Properties, Inc., has been named vice president, world-wide sales, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games/Special Events.
BROADCOM AND GOTCHA LAUNCH INTERACTIVE GROUP
Broadcom Corporation, an enabler of broadband communications to homes and businesses, and Gotcha International, the surfwear and media company, have launched Broadband Interactive Group Inc. (BIG) to create interactive content aimed at the 10-24 year-old age group.
FIFA DELEGATION FINISHES ENGLAND VISIT
Movie star Hugh Grant and former England star Gary Lineker were among the star names at a special send-off to the FIFA team inspecting England's chances of hosting the 2006 World Cup.
SA BID ? TO LEARN FROM OLYMPIC MISTAKE
South Africa's 2006 World Cup bid committee will concentrate on the "nuts and bolts" of staging the event in its campaign rather than an emotional appeal for Africa.
HONG KONG BID TO HOST 2006 ASIAN GAMES
The Hong Kong governing has announced it is to mount a bid to host the 2006 Asian Games.
INTEL AGREES DEAL WITH STADIUM TECHNOLOGY CO
Intel Corporation and CSI, Inc., the makers of facility-based entertainment networks, have signed a development agreement to advance CSI's ChoiceSeat technology, which provides an interactive experience to sports fans.