Events
ITV COMMISSIONS RED PEPPER SPORTS STINGS
UK commercial television network ITV has commissioned Red Pepper Film Company to produce a new package of sport "stings" to run before all of ITV Sport?s presentations.
ACTION TRACKER COMES TO NBCOLYMPICS.COM
NBC/Quokka Ventures (NQV), a joint venture of NBC and Quokka Sports have unveiled Action Tracker on NBCOlympics.com. Action Tracker delivers up-to-the-minute results, pictures and streaming commentary on some of the biggest events of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
US BROADCASTERS FINALISE NASCAR LINE-UP
NASCAR?s new television partners Fox Sports, FX, NBC Sports and TBS Superstation have announced their coverage plans for the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.
BSKYB SECURES TENNIS TV DEAL
BSkyB has added to its line-up of tennis by securing the rights to this year?s Davis Cup final.
TEXANS STRIKE $70M RADIO DEAL
The NFL?s newest franchise- the Houston Texans -have signed a 10-year radio broadcast deal with Infinity Broadcasting.
FOX LAUNCHES MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BID
Fox has offered Major League Baseball about $2.5 billion in a bid to land the sport's entire post-season package from 2001-06.
UK CO WINS WINTER OLYMPICS POWER CONTRACT.
British power hire group Aggreko Plc has been awarded a multi-million pound contract for temporary power to the 2002 Winter Olympics.
HBS EXEC TO SPEAK AT SPORTEL
Francis Tellier, CEO of Host Broadcasting Services (HBS), the company with exclusive responsibility for the host broadcast of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, will be addressing attendees on World Cup preparations at Sportel in November.
SUMMIT MEET FOR WORLD CUP 2002 BROADCASTERS
Host Broadcast Services (HBS), the host broadcaster for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan, is to hold the first World Broadcaster Meeting April 24/25 2001 for broadcasters involved in the 2002 finals.
REDGRAVE SEEKS NEW FORMULA ONE SERIES FOR ROWING.
Britain's five-times Olympic rowing champion Steve Redgrave is hoping to launch a new Formula One-styled championship for the sport.
EXTREME SPORTS CHANNEL TO LAUNCH ON UK DIGITAL
Extreme Sports Channel, the first ever 24 hour extreme sports content channel, is to launch in the UK, available free of charge to digital satellite TV subscribers.
GERMAN TV WINS WEMBLEY CAMERA POSITIONS
The English Football Association has finally given permission for a foreign broadcaster to set up its own television cameras for coverage of an international match.
OMEGA LAUNCHES VIDEO-ON-DEMAND FOR AMATEUR SPORTS
Omega Networks has launched www.ticket2sports.com a broadband, online sports resource providing fans with a virtual ticket to video-on-demand for amateur sports.
NBC HOPES TRACK & FIELD WILL TURN VIEWERS ON
As the track and field stage of the Olympics gets underway, NBC will be hoping for a reversal of its fortunes.
SA CALL FOR GAMES TO AXE CERTAIN SPORTS
South Africa has called for several team sports to be axed from the Olympic games because they were unnecessary and put the event beyond the financial reach of most developing countries.
EGYPTIAN FIRM SIGNS VIRTUAL AD DEAL
Al-Ahram, the Egyptian international media group, has signed a deal with EPSIS to introduce virtual advertising to its soccer broadcasts.
COMPAQ SEEKS SAN JOSE NAMING RIGHTS
Compaq Computer Corp is looking to put its name on the San Jose Arena, home to the San Jose Sharks.
DIRECTV AND QUOKKA SPORTS FORM INTERACTIVE STRATEGY
US satellite pay-TV company DIRECTV and digital sports content provider, Quokka Sports have formed a strategic relationship aimed at further developing interactive sports content programming to DIRECTV's next generation set-top boxes.