Events
OKIDATA LAUNCH GOLF SPONSORSHIP
Okidata, the Digital LED technology company, has begun its sponsorship of six PGA, SPGA and LPGA tour events including the Bell Atlantic and Cadillac NFL Golf Classics.
GOLF RESORT IN $1bn SALE TALKS
A group of investors led by golf great Arnold Palmer, film star Clint Eastwood and former baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth is close to a deal to buy the famed Pebble Beach golf resort for as much as $1 billion, according to reports.
COLE LEARNS FATE NEXT WEEK
Phil Coles will fly to Seoul on 18 June 1999 to receive the verdict on his future with the International Olympic Committee organisation.
ALLSPORT EXTENDS RELATIONSHIP WITH SPORTSLINE USA
Allsport Photography (USA), a division of Getty Images, has renewed and extended its agreement with SportsLine USA.
NEW ATP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SITES
The 2000 ATP World Championships will be staged in Lisbon, Portugal, with the following year?s event moving to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
ASIA ‘TO BOYCOTT WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS’
Asia is threatening to walk out of this week's FIFA congress and says it will boycott the qualification period for the 2002 World Cup over the continuing row over tournament berths.
FOX IN $650m BASEBALL DEAL
The Fox network has signed a major multi-million dollar deal to begin broadcasting Dominican Republic baseball games.
LEGAL VIEWS ON PREMIER LEAGUE RIGHTS VICTORY
A leading legal expert in London says the decision to rule in favour of the Premier League's en bloc sale of exclusive broadcast rights is 'out of line' with those made in Europe on the same collective selling issue.
NEW EXECUTIVES APPOINTED TO QUOKKA SPORTS TEAM
Nasdaq-listed Quokka Sports have announced the addition of four new members to its executive team.
USA BROADCASTING SIGN MULTI-YEAR ALLIANCE WITH DALLAS MAVERICKS
USA Broadcasting, the eighth largest television broadcast group in the US, has signed a broad, multi-year alliance with the Dallas Mavericks, the first local sports partnership for USAB Dallas Channel 49, set to launch this November.
TOTAL SPORTS ADD TO LIST OF NCAA CLIENTS
Total Sports, a provider of online coverage of college sports, has added
INDIAN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP JOINS ASIAN PGA TOUR
The biggest event on the domestic golf tour, the Indian PGA Championship, has now become a specially sanctioned event of the Asian PGA tour, officials said on Tuesday.
RFU FAILS TO FIND SPONSOR
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has confirmed to sportbusiness.com that it has failed to secure a title sponsor for its domestic cup competitions for the new season which starts on Sunday.
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DENVER BRONCOS UNVEIL BROADCAST INITIATIVES
National Football League (NFL) team the Denver Broncos has unveiled a raft of new broadcasting initiatives for its Invesco Field stadium, done in partnership with AT&T Broadband and ESPN.
TYSON BOUT POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER
Boxing fans will have to wait until October to see former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a boxing ring, despite a previous announcement this week stating that the renowned boxer would fight in September.
KIRCH TO OFFER CHEAPER SUBSCRIPTION FEES
Kirch, the owner of the television rights for Germany's premier soccer league, plans to offer a cheaper subscription rate to win more clients for its loss-making PremiereWorld pay-TV channel, a German magazine reported over the weekend.
AUSSIE SPORTS TO LOSE FREE-TO-AIR TV PROTECTION
Australian sports fans soon may have to pay to see Australia play cricket in countries other than Britain and a host of other events deemed too unpopular to deserve free-to-air television coverage.
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EA SPORTS IN NAMING RIGHTS DEAL WITH TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
Video game giant Electronic Arts has signed a three-year deal with Talladega Superspeedway, naming the famous NASCAR Winston Sup Series autumn race the EA SPORTS 500.
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