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Greek Olympic chief Gianna Angelopoulos said on Monday that the sudden resignation of her number two would not upset the Athens 2004 Games preparations.

The concluding session of the first day of the IOC Sports and New Media conference re-emphasised the key values of rights exclusivity, but according to Christopher Murray, Chairman of the Entertainment & Technology Dept of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles: "The web has so radically changed the dynamics of publishing, that with one keystroke anyone can download a CD or video and become a pirate".

CART has appointed a new president and CEO.

Broadband will replace existing broadcasters once the delivery system is all pervasive in the major markets, delegates were warned at a question and answer session this afternoon at the IOC World Conference on Sport and New Media.

Greece's deputy chief for the 2004 Olympics resigned on Monday citing personal reasons after six months in the job, the organising committee (ATHOC) said.

Dick Pound, Chairman of IOC Internet Committee confirmed today that the Internet and TV rights for the Olympics will remain linked through to the 2008 games but also expressed the expectation that the territorial rights issues that currently prevent live video and audio broadcast over the internet could be solved.

The future of the British Grand Prix has been secured after an agreement between the Brands Hatch and Silverstone circuits to hold the event at Silverstone for the next 15 years.

The future of the British Grand Prix has been secured after an agreement between the Brands Hatch and Silverstone circuits to hold the event at Silverstone for the next 15 years.

The ski jumping and Nordic combination events scheduled for Ramsau, Austria, from December 8-10 have had to be called off because of unseasonally warm weather, the Austrian ski federation has said.

Bids for the Australian Football League (AFL) television rights will not meet the December 1 deadline set by the AFL.

MTV gets to play at Super Bowl XXXV under an ambitious programming schedule announced by CBS, which gets to show television's most watched sporting event for the first time since 1992.

Quokka Sports is slashing its staff by 20 per cent ? and cannot rule out future job cuts.

Pace Micro Technology have reported findings from The Pace Report 2001, a survey of U.S. adults and their views toward digital television.

English soccer First Division side Nottingham Forest has reported losses of #4.8m ($7.3m) for the year to May 31, 2000.

Ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi has launched an online rugby game called Beat Rugby to keep the New Zealand All Blacks and the team?s sponsors adidas in the sporting spotlight during the international rugby off-season.

The award-winning WestpacTrust Stadium may be joined by an indoor sports venue.