Events

ChoiceSeat, the company that provides the only fully interactive in-seat video and audio service at sporting events, has filed for bankruptcy. Under Chapter 11 of US bankruptcy law, the company is allowed 30 days to reorganise its business.

Nike?s chief executive Phil Knight has praised the US Supreme Court?s ruling earlier this week that the PGA Tour cannot ban disabled golfer Casey Martin from using a cart for tour events.

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.

A mystery bombing campaign means Colombia could lose South America's biggest soccer tournament and deal a blow to President Andres Pastrana's attempts to show progress in his quest for peace.

Advertising for some major sporting events such as Formula One could go up in smoke after the European Union (EU) unveiled new draft legislation for a Europe-wide ban on tobacco advertising.

Global Spectrum, the Philadelphia-based facility management firm, has been selected by the University of South Carolina to manage its soon-to-be-built 18,000-seat multipurpose arena.

Viewing figures for the NBA play-offs are continuing to slide with the four games broadcast over the Memorial Day weekend averaging only a 6.3 television rating, down 16 per cent on the previous year.

Thai soccer fans are concerned about the possible failure of talks over rights to broadcast the English Premier League's 2001-2002 season after free-to-air TV broadcasters and cable TV operator United Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) all rejected an expensive license fee.

The Australian Open tennis championship has confirmed sports marketing giants IMG as its exclusive major sponsorship sales agent.

US broadcaster ABC?s TV audience for last Sunday?s instalment of the Indianapolis 500 was up 18 per cent on the previous year?s rain-delayed race, scoring a 5.3 rating with a 14 per cent market share.

Sports network ESPN is to sell advertising packages covering a variety of media platforms for eight of its major sports events broadcast next season.

Cablevision and Multicanal have been ordered to transmit Sunday?s soccer international between Argentina and Columbia live on open television or lose their licenses.

Former Marquee Group chief Robert Gutkowski?s Nasdaq-listed marketing agency, Magnum Sports & Entertainment, Inc has formed a strategic joint venture with sports industry veteran Frank Vuono?s 16W Marketing LLC, to create marketing strategies focused on fashion and modelling opportunities to the world's top athletes.

FIFA says it will confirm within the coming weeks if it will recruit a new marketing agency to help sell sponsorship for the 2002 World Cup, following the collapse of the ISMM Group.

Television scheduling for coverage of Brazil?s domestic soccer leagues has been thrown into chaos following the national government?s announcement that no matches in certain regions of the country could be played after 6pm due to an electricity shortage crisis.

Major international sporting events, including Formula One, could be severely hit by a proposed European Commission ban on most cigarette advertising.