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ADDED POLITICAL PRESSURE ON BEIJING BID AS IOC URGED TO STEP IN
Some 28 Chinese democracy activists have urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to press Beijing, which is bidding to host the 2008 Olympic Games, to free jailed dissidents.
CBS SIGNS HI-DEF DEAL FOR OPEN GOLF
CBS Television and Sony have entered into an agreement for CBS to produce the 2001 Sony Open golf tournament live in high-definition on the CBS Television Network.
BEIJING AIMS TO BE CLEAN FOR 2008 OLYMPIC BID
Beijing plans to spend 100 billion yuan ($12.08 billion) cleaning up its heavily polluted air to improve its bid to host the 2008 Olympics, a government minister said on Friday.
ITV PLANS PREMIER LEAGUE VIEWER PUSH
Commercial UK broadcast network ITV says it intends to dramatically increase viewing figures for Premier League soccer highlights.
PRISMA AGREES TO BBC-ITV WORLD CUP RIGHTS MEETING
International sports agency Prisma will meet with UK free-to-air broadcasters ITV and the BBC next month in an effort to break the deadlock over negotiations for the UK rights to the 2002 World Cup.
PGA SIGNS TOUR SPONSOR
Insurance group, The St. Paul Companies will sponsor the PGA Tour?s 2001 West Coast Swing events.
U>DIRECT JOINS FOOTBALL BIDDING WAR
Pay-per-view television company U>direct, which earlier this year covered England?s World Cup qualifying match away against Finland, is understood to be bidding for the re-structured pay-per-view rights to England?s Premier League.
SPONSORSHIPBRASSERIE.COM RELEASES FIRST WEBSITE FIGURES
A new website that matches potential sponsors with rights holders has recorded more than 15,000 hits in its first two weeks of trading.
US BIDS FOR WORLD CLUB TOURNAMENT
The US has announced it is to bid to stage FIFA?s Club World Championships in 2003.
ATHENS TO BUILD FOUR OLYMPIC PRESS VILLAGES
Greece will build four press villages to accommodate journalists covering the Athens 2004 Olympics, organisers said on Tuesday.
GOLF.COM AND THE GOLF WAREHOUSE FORGE E-COMMERCE PARTNERSHIP
Two online golf companies are coming together in a strategic e-commerce alliance.
KPMG SIGN UP MICKELSON
KPMG Consulting, provider of Internet integration services, have announced that golfer Phil Mickelson has reached a multi-year agreement with the company to wear the KPMG Consulting brand on the front of his headwear during tournament play and other promotions.
DIRECTV WINS LATIN AMERICAN RIGHTS TO WORLD CUP
Digital satellite television service provider DirecTV Inc. said on Tuesday it bought the Latin American broadcast rights to the World Cup soccer competition in 2002 and 2006 in a deal valued at $400 million.
AFL SIGN NEW BROADCAST DEAL WITH CONSORTIUM
The Australian Football League (AFL) has confirmed that the proposal by a consortium consisting of News Limited, Channels 9 and 10 and Foxtel for the broadcast rights for AFL football from 2002 had been accepted.
EUROSPORT.COM LAUNCHES UK SITE
Eurosport.com has launched six new country-specific sports sites, including eurosport.co.uk in the UK.
ACTION IMAGES SPORT ASSIGNMENTS ROCKET
UK photo agency Action Images has reported a 47 per cent increase in sports assignments for 2000.
TOBACCO BAN TO HIT HUNGARIAN F1
A proposed ban on cigarette advertisements in Hungary has shocked tobacco producers and could jeopardise Formula One races in the country.
JAPAN SAYS NO PLAN TO REOPEN NAGANO BRIBERY PROBE
Japan has no plans to launch a new investigation into allegations the central Japanese city of Nagano bribed International Olympic Committee (IOC) executives to host the 1998 Winter Games.