Events
BBC SET FOR 24-HOUR OLYMPIC COVERAGE
The BBC is planning to broadcast round-the-clock coverage of the Olympic Games across its television, radio and internet platforms.
PORTLAND BOND ISSUE TO FUND STADIUM RENOVATION.
Portland, Oregon will issue $35 million in taxable bonds to renovate its 74-year-old stadium through a private-public financing partnership that will convert the facility into a multi-sport venue.
WTA TOUR IS IN DEMAND WITH PAY-PER-VIEW
iN Demand, the US pay-per-view network, is to showcase its first-ever sports production this autumn with the debut of five Sanex WTA Tour tournaments.
MICROCAST TO PROVIDE LIVE STREAMING OF GOLF EVENT
Microcast will showcase its live streaming video technology when it powers the upcoming internet broadcast of the 1st and 18th holes from the World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational.
GOLF MAJOR GOES UP IN SMOKE
The du Maurier Classic, the last of the four annual tournaments the Ladies Professional Golf Association designates as a "major", has staged its final round of top tournament golf.
BIGFANOF.COM LAUNCHES GLOBALLY
A new web site hosting the official web sites for a string of top sports men and women has been launched.
UNIVISION SCORES EXCLUSIVE FIFA WORLD CUP RIGHTS
Univision Communications, the US-based Spanish-language media company, has acquired the exclusive U.S. Spanish-language television rights to broadcast the final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006.
KANSAS CITY HOSTS SPECIAL OLYMPICS CONFERENCE.
Nearly 500 Special Olympics professionals, leaders, volunteers and friends from the Unites States, Mexico and Canada will gather in Kansas City, August 16-19, for the Special Olympics 2000 North America Conference.
CART APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
Championship Auto Racing Teams has named the former chairman and chief executive officer of Cummins Engine Company to CART?s board of directors.
VPN BROADCAST GLOBAL AUDIO OF NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
VPN Communications Corporation broadcast audio of the NFL "Monday Night Football" game on the internet last night.
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.
EXTREME GOES FOR GOLD WITH SPONSORSHIP
The Extreme Sports Channel and Extreme.com are to be `golden? sponsors for this years Urban Beach International which takes place at the London Arena from the 11-15 August.
UNITED SPORT EXTREME WAKE UP CALL
The Extreme Sports Channel has signed a deal with United Sport to broadcast Wake Up!
TWI EXPANDS ? SPORTS PROGRAMMING KEY DRIVER
Trans World International's senior international vice president production and business development, Alastair Waddington, is taking on more responsibility as TWI continues to expand.
GERMAN BROADCASTER GOES FOR GOLD WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY
InMotion Technologies is to produce VideoFinish/SimulCam broadcast images for ZDF, the main German broadcaster for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
POOR PERFORMANCE ON THE PITCH GIVES CELTIC $8.85M LOSS.
Scottish Premiership club Celtic has unveiled a pre-tax loss for the full year of 5.9 million pounds ($8.85 million) and pointed the finger at poor performance on the pitch.
MAN JAILED IN 1ST U.S. ONLINE GAMBLING CONVICTION
The first person to be convicted on federal charges of running an illegal offshore Internet sports gambling operation has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison.
THEGOLFCHANNEL.COM MIXES BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE
The Golf Channel is to revamp its web site during the PGA Championship next week to offer visitors more than just the latest news about the day?s golf.