Events
BRITAIN’S LORDS DEFY RUSH ON SOCCER BILL
Legislation to prevent known soccer hooligans from travelling abroad could be rejected by the UK?s House of Lords. The government is looking to save face following the disastrous events in Euro 2000, but the Lords have demanded at least one more day to debate it.
OCTAGON MOVES INTO GREECE WITH ACT ACQUISITION
Sports marketing giant Octagon has landed in Greece, after aquiring leading Greek sports agency ACT ? the company behind Athens? successful bid to host the Olympic Games in 2004.
EUROSPORT SETS UP SALES TEAM FOR YOZ BRAND
Eurosport, the European sports channel, is setting up a separate sales team to handle advertising and sponsorship sales of events and youth programming, under the YOZ (Youth Only Zone) banner.
ALL-STAR GAME HITS ALL-TIME LOW
NBC has reported the lowest TV ratings ever for this week?s baseball All-Star game.
ZIMBABWE AMONG HOST HOPEFULS FOR AFRICAN NATIONS CUP
Zimbabwe, where 13 people were killed following a stampede at the National Sports stadium last Sunday, are bidding along with six other countries to host the 2004 African Nations Cup, The African Football Confederation has said.
SEVEN ENHANCES THE OLYMPICS, VIRTUALLY
Australia?s Seven Network has unveiled a host of added-value enhancements to its coverage of this summer?s Olympic Games.
FIFA BACK-TRACKS OVER TECHNICAL REPORT
FIFA, world soccer?s governing body, appears to be back-tracking over a confidential report which ranked England's bid to stage the 2006 World Cup below that of rivals Germany and South Africa.
HAVAS FORMS ONLINE SPORTS MARKETING JV
Havas Advertising and Transiciel have set up an online sports marketing agency specialising in developing web sites for sports events, clubs and sporting associations.
PSN ADDS LATIN FLAVOUR TO WIMBLEDON COVERAGE
The Pan-american Sports Network (PSN) will broadcast approximately 100 hours of live coverage of The Championships at Wimbledon which begins next week.
FOX SPORTS INTERNATIONAL SIGN UP TELE-CINE TO DOWNLINK EUROPEAN FEED
Tele-Cine, the London-based TV post production and broadcast facility, has signed a five-year downlink contract with Fox Sports International.
EURO 2000 VIOLENCE IS INEVITABLE, SAY SUPPORTERS
A UK-based football supporters? organisation claims that violence is ?inevitable? at Euro 2000 because the government has not done enough to stop known hooligans from travelling to the tournament.
LEAGUE CHIEFS CONSIDER `PAY-TV NETWORK? ? CLAIMS REPORT
The English Premier League will consider plans this week to launch its own pay-television network instead of selling soccer rights to a third party broadcaster, the UK?s Guardian newspaper has reported.
SPORTAL SIGNS STEPSTONE SPONSOR DEAL
Sportal has signed a major sponsorship deal with European online and recruitment portal StepStone.
KIRCH DECIDES ON PRICE OF BUNDESLIGA PPV TICKET
The Kirch Group has decided on the price of its pay-per-view season tickets for the Bundesliga next season, reports the soccer industry newsletter, The Soccer Investor Weekly Bulletin.
KOREAN WORLD CUP PREPARATIONS `WELL ON TRACK?
South Korea's preparations for the co-hosting of the 2002 World Cup are well on track to be completed before the December 2001 deadline set by FIFA, according to event co-ordinator Peter Velappan.
PRAISE FOR NEW GREEK OLYMPIC CHIEF
Olympic officials have expressed relief over the appointment of Yianna Angelopoulos as chief organiser of the Athens 2004 Olympics, saying they now expected fewer delays and harder work from Greece.
NFL EUROPE GAME DRAWS RECORD CROWD
European Gridiron football received a boost with the latest attendance figures from NFL Europe.
CNBCSIGNS UP SR. PGA TOUR
CNBC, the financial news network, has signed a four-year deal with the PGA Tour to televise 33 Senior PGA Tour events domestically, beginning in 2001.