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SMITH STAYS AT UNITED FOR RIGHTS NEGOTIATIONS
The chairman of soccer?s richest club ? English and European champions Manchester United ? has delayed his retirement so that he can be involved in the next round of bidding for the Premier League broadcasting rights.
C4 PLANS TO SNATCH ENGLAND RIGHTS FROM BSKYB
The UK?s Channel 4 is set to join forces with cable giant NTL in a bid to win the rights to broadcast live England soccer internationals.
GERMAN MEDIA FIRM SEEKS CINEMA RELEASE FOR LIVE FOOTBALL
German media firm, Kinowelt, is seeking to broadcast football league games live in cinemas from August.
US HEAD OF OLYMPIC MARKETING RESIGNS
Dave Ogrean, the head of marketing for the U.S. Olympic Committee, has resigned.
PREMIER CLUBS TO CONSIDER CREDIT INSURANCE
When tenders for the new Premier League broadcast deals are tabled on April 3rd, UK clubs will be in an even stronger position to secure funds from finance houses against the value of those rights.
BRUNOTTI SIGNS EXTREME DEALS
Dutch sportswear firm Brunotti is to sponsor two events on the extreme sports circuit.
QUOKKA UPGRADES CART.COM
CART.com, the official web-site for the CART FedEx Championship Series has been given a new design and format by Quokka Sports Inc, in conjunction with CART.
S:COMM NETWORK EXPANDS
S:COMM, the Stockholm-based market research compnay, has agreed a partnership with Lynne Anderson Consulting Group in Sydney, Australia. The group will add S:Comm?s Spindex monitoring service to its value-added services for brand exposure evaluation during spring 2000.
ISL SIGNS ORAD VIRTUAL ADVERTISING FOR TENNIS MASTERS SERIES
ISL Worldwide has signed Orad Hi-Tec Systems to provide Orad's IMadGINE virtual advertising for the Tennis Masters Series TV coverage. This is the first time that Orad will be providing virtual advertising to an ISL premium event.
UNITED STUDIES WEB PLANS – REPORT
Soccer club Manchester United is understood to be considering hiving off its multi-media division, focused around its manutd.com website, according to a report in the UK?s Guardian newspaper.
KRIMSKY APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF YANKEENETS PROPERTIES
John Krimsky, former deputy secretary general and managing director business affairs of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), has been named president of YankeeNets Properties and chief marketing officer of YankeeNets, the completed merger between the Yankees, New Jersey Nets and the recently affiliated New Jersey Devils.
GOLD BARS WILL BE ATHLETES JACKPOT
Athletics chiefs plan to hand out gold bars to the winners of their Golden League series this year although the value of the jackpot has been halved.
TWI AND YES SIGN SPORT VOD DEAL
Broadband television portal Yes Television has signed an exclusive sports video on demand content agreement with Trans World International (TWI).
WHITEFORD NAMED CART PRESIDENT OF RACING
Hal Whiteford has been appointed to the newly created post of President of Racing at CART Inc., sanctioning body for the FedEx Championship Series.
STEPSTONE SPONSORS CHANNEL 4 SPORTS
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 has signed a one-year deal worth #4m with StepStone, the European online recruitment agency, giving StepStone broadcast sponsorship of all sport coverage on Channel 4.
SKYDOME SELECTS USHERPRO TICKET SYSTEM
Sportsco International, the new owner of the Toronto SkyDome, has signed Usherpro to provide their internet ticketing system for luxury suite and club seat holders.
ESPN EXPANDS X FACTOR
ESPN has announced its X Games franchise is to undergo a major expansion ? which include staging several events annually around the globe.
BID INVITES SOCCER GREATS FOR FINAL PUSH
South Africa has invited African soccer greats Abedi Pele of Ghana and Cameroon's Roger Milla to be ambassadors for their 2006 World Cup bid.