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PRIZE POT REVEALED FOR GOODWILL GAMES
A total of $647,600 in prize money will be awarded at the inaugural Winter Goodwill Games in Lake Placid, New York, from February 17-20, organisers have announced.
TICKET ALLOCATION ANNOUNCED FOR UEFA FINALS
The two clubs who reach the European Cup Final next May will each receive up to 25,000 tickets for the match at the Stade de France in Paris, UEFA has announced.
EC COULD BACK COLLECTIVE RIGHTS SALES
The European Commission?s sports commissioner, Viviane Reding, has indicated that soccer leagues in Europe may be allowed to continue negotiating their broadcast rights on a collective basis.
MILAN TO LAUNCH TV CHANNEL
Italian champions AC Milan will launch their own television channel in January, the club has announced.
CUBAN AGREES $280m MAVERICKS DEAL – REPORT
The co-founder of Broadcast.com has struck a deal to buy the Dallas Mavericks, according to a report in USA Today.
BEER GIANT SIGNS BROADCAST SPONSOR DEAL
UK commercial broadcast network ITV has signed a deal with beer firm Carlsberg to sponsor its coverage of soccer?s Euro 2000 tournament this summer.
BOSTON CELTICS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NSTAR
NSTAR has entered into a two-year marketing and community relations agreement with the Boston Celtics. NSTAR is the parent company of Boston Edison, Commonwealth Electric, Cambridge Electric and Commonwealth Gas.
SEPANG F1 TRACK BOOSTS MALAYSIAN ECONOMY
THE RM286 million used to build the Sepang F1 Circuit which hosted the inaugural Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix in October has greatly benefited the Malaysian economy, according to a research study by Universiti Malaya.
WINTER GAMES TV FIGURES EQUAL LILLEHAMMER SAYS IOC
An IOC report says preliminary results indicate that the XVIII Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, were broadcast in more countries than ever before and that the global cumulative audience is likely to equal Lillehammer's record??.
TRIUMPHANT CELTIC LOOK TO MARKET
Celtic look set to build on their Scottish Premier Division triumph by moving for a main market listing, according to the UK Sunday Telegraph.
MAORI TRIBE BID FOR WARRIORS
One of New Zealand's most powerful tribes, the Tainui tribe who are worth at least $NZ157 million ($134m), have joined forces with former Kiwi coach Graham Lowe in a bid to buy the Auckland Warriors.
ENGLAND BACKING GIVES BLATTER BIG BOOST
Sepp Blatter's bid to become FIFA president was given a significant boost on Friday when England declared it would vote for him in Monday's election.
ABERDEEN PLAN NEW-LOOK HOME
Stewart Milne, chairman of Scottish soccer club Aberdeen is planning to complete a multi-million pound revamp of the team's Pittodrie stadium by 2005.
BUCS STADIUM NAME DEAL SETS RECORD
A Florida financial broker has signed the NFL?s biggest stadium naming rights deal.
VIRTUAL REALITY BROADCASTERS THREATENED WITH BAN FROM MCG
Television companies who use digital technology to superimpose studio-generated advertising on live broadcasts have been threatened with a ban from the historic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
AXA TO SPONSOR FA CUP
The Football Association has announced a new #25million four-year sponsorship deal for the FA Cup with insurance giants AXA.
SPONSORS DIVIDED ON TOUR BRAND DAMAGE
Tour de France team sponsors are divided about whether their brands would suffer from the doping scandal at the world's top cycling race.
SEVEN INTRODUCES GAMES TV PACKAGES
Australian broadcaster Seven Network is reported to be offering one and two-year advertising packages to potential Olympic telecast sponsors for A$7.5 million and A$13.5 million respectively.