Events
NBC FINALLY SHOWS OLYMPIC COVERAGE LIVE
NBC finally showed some live coverage of the Olympics at the weekend ? deciding at the last moment to broadcast the men?s basketball gold medal game.
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.
UK VENUE FIRM NAMES NEW MD
Catering and hospitality venture Twickenham Experience Ltd, has appointed its first managing director.
SYDNEY GAMES TO BE WATCHED BY 3.7 BILLION PEOPLE
Almost every person on the planet with access to a television will watch the Sydney Olympics at some time in the next month.
WTA SEASON-ENDING CHAMPIONSHIP MOVING TO GERMANY
The season-ending championships of the WTA Tour, a fixture in New York for 29 years, will be moved to Munich, Germany, beginning next year.
ECCLESTONE AND MOSLEY SET TO DISCUSS GRAND PRIX FUTURE
The future of Formula One's Grand Prix weekends will be discussed at a meeting of team chiefs and the sport's leading powerbrokers today.
INMOTION GETS INTERACTIVE FOR X-GAMES
InMotion Technologies has created an interactive web page for the X-Games 2000.
SOUTH KOREA AIMS FOR WORLD CUP TOURISM
FIFA World Cup 2006 co-hosts South Korea is seeking to revise its tourism policy after a report suggested that the country?s hosting of major sport events in the past had not led to greater popularity as a tourist venue.
ORAD LAUNCHES NEW SPORTS WEBCASTING SUBSIDIARY
Orad Hi-Tec Systems Ltd. has established OradNet Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orad, dedicated to the development, marketing and commercialisation of immersive sports webcasting technologies.
ENGLAND WC QUALIFIER TO GO PPV
The Finnish Football Association has sold the UK rights for the World Cup qualifier between Finland and England to the Digital Broadcasting Company - paving the way for the first pay-per-view broadcast of an England international soccer match.
QUOKKA IN E-COMMERCE ALLIANCE DEAL
Quokka Sports and online outdoor gear firm PlanetOutdoors, have forged a strategic e-commerce alliance by which PlanetOutdoors will power the commerce functions for MountainZone.com.
INMOTION AND QUOKKA REACH OLYMPICS DEAL
InMotion Technologies has just announced a partnership with NBC Quokka Ventures to produce VideoFinish/ SimulCam broadcast images for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
FRANK WARREN CLOSE TO FOX SPORTS BOXING DEAL
UK boxing promoter Frank Warren is expected to announce a major deal with FOX Sports to telecast fights from Europe beamed to the States starting this summer.
NEW SPOKESPERSON APPOINTED FOR PREMIER LEAGUE
The Premier League has appointed Philip French to succeed Mike Lee as its new chief spokesman and media manager.
ESPN EXPAND ASIAN X GAMES
The third Asian X Games Qualifier (AXQ) will take place this year in Phuket, Thailand from 7-10 December.
SPORTBUSINESS.COM FEATURES ? EXAMINING THE `INTERNET GAMES?
This summer?s Olympic Games are being dubbed the `Internet Games? as the world logs on to get the lowdown on sport?s premier event.
EURO 2000 WEBSITE GETS ONE BILLION HITS
The Euro 2000 website received more than a billion visits during the championships, making it one of the most popular sites ever, according to the company hosting the site.
SOUTH AFRICA `CAN TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED? IN WORLD CUP RACE
As the race for the right to stage the 2006 World Cup finals entered its final hours on Wednesday, South Africa were still regarded as favourites with Germany a potent threat to their chances.