Events

The subscription-for-services model could be the surprise leader in growing internet revenues across digital media over the next five years, according to Alexander Brown, president/COO of Virtual Spectator.

Quokka Sports , which set out to revolutionise sports media by carrying events across the internet, shut off its last featured coverage on Wednesday, a series of mountain climbing dispatches from Tibet.

UK commercial television company ITV is still interested in securing television rights for the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup despite claims that the broadcaster has pulled out of the bidding according to the International Rugby Board.

FIFA has set up its own marketing company as fears grow for the future of the ISMM Group ? and said it will give the Kirch Group first refusal on TV rights for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups if ISL?s parent company fails to prevent bankruptcy.

The BBC has warned sporting bodies that they threaten the future of their respective sports by increasingly favouring pay-TV companies over free-to-air broadcasters when securing television rights deals.

IOC presidential candidate Dr Jacques Rogge has opened this years? sport industry conference SportBusiness 2001 - The Main Event.

Atlanta will host the 2003 NBA All-Star game at Philips Arena, adding to the city's portfolio of major events.

Go Racing, a consortium bidding for the multimedia rights to UK horseracing, has effectively set a May 11 deadline for racecourses to accept its #400m ($573m) recommended bid. For the full story see the FEATURES section of sportbusiness.com.

Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) has forecast total revenues of approximately $75 - $78 million for the year 2001 and a pre-tax profit for the year expected to be approximately 32 per cent of total revenues.

Broadcast technology innovator InMotion Technologies decided to change its name to Dartfish.

F2 Broadcast Network has signed an endorsement deal with PGA Tour member Brian Gay.

Olympic boss Juan Antonio Samaranch said on Tuesday he did not support Kim Un-yong's plan to allow IOC members to visit cities bidding for the Games if the South Korean is elected IOC president in July.

Tickets to this year?s Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

ATP Tour chief Mark Miles has said the German city of Hamburg could not host one of the top events for men and women which are to be introduced next year.

FIFA is preparing to take control of the handling of its World Cup 2002 and 2006 marketing rights after ISL failed in a Swiss court to postpone bankruptcy proceedings.

AmeriSuites has signed a new three-year sponsorship of American Spirit Racing's (ASR) team in the BF Goodrich Trans-Am Series.