Events

A survey of UK viewing habits has revealed an increase in the amount of sport watched by the British television audience last year.

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed it will grant internet organisations accreditation at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.

Staples Center owners, the L.A. Arena Co, are to sell the Great Western Forum - the Los Angeles Lakers' former home ? to a church group in a $22.5million deal.

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 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 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.

Commercial UK broadcast network ITV says it intends to dramatically increase viewing figures for Premier League soccer highlights.

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.

Insurance group, The St. Paul Companies will sponsor the PGA Tour?s 2001 West Coast Swing events.

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.

A new website that matches potential sponsors with rights holders has recorded more than 15,000 hits in its first two weeks of trading.

The US has announced it is to bid to stage FIFA?s Club World Championships in 2003.

Greece will build four press villages to accommodate journalists covering the Athens 2004 Olympics, organisers said on Tuesday.

Two online golf companies are coming together in a strategic e-commerce alliance.

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.

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.