Events
ENTERTAINMENT CO ACQUIRES NASHVILLE ARENA NAMING RIGHTS
Gaylord Entertainment Company has acquired the naming rights to the Nashville Arena from the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators.
HOOLIGAN TRIAL WILL NOT UPSET 2006 BID SAYS DFB CHIEF
The trial of four Germans accused of beating a French policeman almost to death at last year's World Cup finals will not affect Germany's bid to host the tournament in 2006, German Football Federation (DFB) President Egidius Braun has said.
UFA SPORT INVEST IN SAMPDORIA
UFA Sport has made a 12-year equity investment in Italian Serie B club, Sampdoria. The deal is believed to be worth between $50m-$60m over 12 years
CORPORATE BUSINESS UP AT SEARS POINT RACEWAY
Sears Point Raceway, the San Francisco market motorsports facility owned by Speedway Motorsports, has reported an upswing in corporate business during the 2001 season.
UNILEVER SIGNS SYDNEY MARATHON NAMING RIGHTS DEAL
Unilever is extending its sports sponsorship involvement by signed a naming rights deal with the Sydney Marathon.
How to Develop Effective Sponsorship Programmes: A new report from SportBusiness Group: Click here
How to Develop Effective Sponsorship Programmes: A new report from SportBusiness Group: Click here
SPORTBUSINESS IN BRISBANE: CAN GOODWILL LAST AS CORPORATE BACKERS CLOSE IN?
Media strategists and market researchers will decide if the Goodwill Games has a future and a successful event in Brisbane will not affect their decision, writes sportbusiness.com chief reporter James Swanwick in Brisbane.
BET LOOKS INTO WRESTLING TV DEAL
US cable network, Black Entertainment Television (BET) is in talks with professional wrestling body Urban Wrestling Alliance (UWA) with regard to a series of weekly shows.
TOURISM AUTHORITY SIGNS SOCCER PARTNERSHIP
The British Tourist Authority (BTA) has signed a two-year partnership deal with soccer?s English FA Premier League and its new sponsor Barclaycard, designed to promote Britain as a top tourist destination and boost visitor numbers.
FOX ANNOUNCES SUPERBOWL AD RATES
US broadcaster Fox has unveiled its advertising rates for next year?s SuperBowl with a 30-second spot costing as much as $2.5million (?2.72m).
ESPN TO OFFER ASIAN VERSION OF SPORTS NEWS SHOW
US sports broadcaster ESPN is launching an Asian version of its flagship news show SportsCenter on its network in the region, ESPN Star Sports (ESS).
SKY SIGNS MEXICAN SOCCER DEAL
TV Azteca, Mexico?s second largest broadcaster, has signed a deal with satellite TV platform Sky Mexico to allow the latter to broadcast 22 soccer matches from the country?s top division, to which TV Azteca owns the rights, over the next year.
USOC PANEL SAYS NEW YORK CAN BE PROUD OF 2012 BID
New York's international network, many hotels and plans to build new sports arenas amounted to a strong bid to stage the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, a United States Olympic Committee (USOC) panel said.
ATP TO BROADCAST MATCHES OVER THE INTERNET
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is looking to broadcast all of its tournaments over the internet.
UK VIEWERS COULD MISS OUT ON 2002 WORLD CUP
In the wake of the recent test case ruling involving the Independent Television Commission (ITC), 2002 World Cup TV rights holders the Kirch Gruppe could decide not to part with the rights, meaning UK viewers would be unable to watch the tournament to be held in Japan and South Korea.
HAFFA RESIGNS AS CEO OF EMTV
Cash-strapped German media giant EMTV has announced that its chief executive Thomas Haffa is to resign from the company he created in 1989.
ROGGE SAYS IOC WILL NEVER WIN WAR ON DRUGS
The war on drugs in sport can never be fully won, according to newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge.
SCOTLAND PLANS BID FOR EURO 2008
The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has taken another step towards bidding to host the 2008 European soccer championships with the publication on Wednesday of a feasibility study.
ATHENS 2004 UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL FIRE
The organising committee for the Athens 2004 Olympics has defended charges of mismanagement from environmental organisations which are trying to implement a court order against construction on the proposed site for the Olympic rowing.