Events
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.
OCTAGON SIGNS E-PHOTOMAIL SPORTS SPONSOR DEAL
E-photomail has signed a deal with sports group, Octagon Marketing, in order to extend its presence at major sporting events.
GERMANY AIMING TO MAKE 2006 WORLD CUP THE BEST EVER.
German soccer chief Horst R. Schmidt has said that no money would be spared in his country's efforts to make the 2006 World Cup the best of all time.
ANSETT CUP TELECASTS HALVED
The Australian Football League will cut coverage of the 2001 pre-season Ansett Cup by half to avoid over-exposure. The Seven Network Limited will televise only 14 out of 27 games.
CHOICESEAT ADDS TO EXECUTIVE ROSTER
ChoiceSeat, the provider of in-stadia interactive entertainment networks, has named three additions to their executive roster.
MICHAEL PAGE TO SPONSOR AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL CUP
Michael Page International, the global executive recruitment company, is to become headline sponsor of this year?s Australian Football Cup at the Foster?s Oval on October 7th.
WORLD CUP ORGANISING COMMITTEE CHIEF QUITS
The head of South Korea's 2002 World Cup organising committee has resigned for personal reasons, a committee spokesman has confirmed.
TICKETMASTER SIGNS WITH NBA’S CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Ticketmaster has signed a multi-year ticketing agreement with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers and Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
MANAGER BLAST AT PAY-PER-VIEW DEAL
The manager of the England national soccer side has hit out over a deal to sell domestic TV rights of an upcoming World Cup qualifier to a pay-per-view channel.
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.
TOOL SUPPLIER EXTENDS NASCAR SPONSORSHIP
The Sears, Roebuck and Co-owned Craftsmen tool brand has extended its status as the ?Official Tools of NASCAR ? until 2005.