Events

InMotion Technologies has just announced a partnership with NBC Quokka Ventures to produce VideoFinish/ SimulCam broadcast images for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has awarded full broadcast rights for radio and television to the home World Cup qualifiers involving Angola, Cameroon and Libya to Indicom Sports and Events management through Winners World Wide Sports International Zambia Limited.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), in conjunction with Lisbon-based Regino Cruz Arquitectos e Consultores (RCAC) has been awarded first prize in a design competition for the new Algarve Stadium in Faro, Portugal, amongst eight short-listed proposals. The winning team also includes Sport Concepts, the UK-based specialists in stadium design.

Video-on-demand company Yes Television ? which boasts a range of sporting events ? has appointed two senior executives to lead the development of its Asian operation.

Sportasia.com, the Asian internet sports content producer, syndicator and distributor, has appointed Ikuya Tanaka of Dentsu?s Sports Marketing Division as a board director.

Greece's building sector may have to consolidate if profit margins shrink when the wealth of projects related to the Athens 2004 Olympics dries up.

Hart Ventures plc, the venture capital arm of the estate of Sir Emmanuel Kaye, has acquired a 35% stake worth #2.8million in the UK-based sports sponsorship and PR agency, Craigie Taylor International.

Daktronics has signed a letter of intent to purchase Sports Link, a large screen video rental company.

Leading horse racing company Churchill Downs Incorporated has reported second-quarter and half-year results for the period ended June 30, 2000.

The Sydney Olympics minister has said he felt the city's transport system could cope with an expected crush of passengers during the Games, but added he was not completely sure.

English Premier League soccer club Liverpool is to broadcast games on the internet in a $20m deal with Granada Media.

Legislation to prevent known soccer hooligans from travelling abroad could be rejected by the UK?s House of Lords. The government is looking to save face following the disastrous events in Euro 2000, but the Lords have demanded at least one more day to debate it.

New Zealand Cricket has extended its sponsorship agreement with Clear Channel, the Texas-based media company.

ESPN Pacific Rim and ESPN Latin America are to broadcast live coverage of two of the top games in soccer?s Scottish Premier League to open its coverage of the new season.

Korean broadcasters can expect to pay twice the current rate for broadcast rights to Major League baseball games when the present deal expires this season.

Holiday firm and co-sponsor of the West Indies cricket tour of the UK, Sandals, in conjunction with Channel 4 Television, are bringing a taste of Caribbean holiday spirit to the UK this summer.