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GOODWILL GAMES TO USE ORAD VIRTUAL ADVERTISING
Orad?s virtual advertising systems will be used during the 2000 Winter Goodwill Games. to be held February 17-20 in Lake Placid, NY.
BEWSEY NAMED NEW CHIEF EXEC AT CHELSEA
Chelsea Village, owner of English Premier League soccer club Chelsea, has appointed Peter Bewsey - formerly of recruitment firm the Corporate Services Group - as its new chief executive.
NBC TV NETWORK PRESIDENT JOINS NBC QUOKKA
NBC Quokka Ventures, has announced that Randy Falco, the president of NBC Television Network and chief operating officer of NBC's Olympic broadcast group, has joined its board of directors.
FOX SPORTS WORLD ACQUIRES CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP RIGHTS
FOX Sports World (English-language) and FOX Sports World Espanol (Spanish-language), have announced their acquisition of the exclusive U.S. broadcast rights to the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the premier international club competition for CONACAF members, beginning September 28.
CLUBS ATTACKED OVER SOARING TV RIGHTS
Television companies attacked sports clubs this week for demanding exorbitant fees for the rights to transmit top events and said the trend was harming viewers, broadcasters and sports themselves.
NEW WORLD, NEW PORTAL
New World Publishing Inc. has unveiled SonicSport.com an Internet portal that will have live streaming video from major sporting events, fantasy sports, betting odds, sports scores and stock quotes.
INTERNATIONAL RACE OF CHAMPIONS SIGNS TITLE SPONSORS
True Value Hardware, the world's largest retail hardware chain, has signed a multi-year agreement with The International Race of Champions (IROC), making True Value the exclusive title sponsor of the IROC series.
TOTAL SPORTS TO RAISE $57.5M IN IPO
Total Sports Inc., a provider of online coverage of sporting events, has filed with regulators to raise as much as $57.5 million in an initial public offering.
BT DENY PREMIER LEAGUE BID RUMOURS
British Telecom has rebutted a report claiming that the company is planning to bid for Premier League rights.
WEMBLEY STANDS FIRM OVER PLANS
Wembley authorities have refused to back down when they presented the British government with a formal response to criticism of their plans for a new English national stadium.
STEVE MARIUCCI TO CHAIR ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR SPORTVISION
Sportvision, Inc., the leading sports media convergence company, has formed an advisory council to be chaired by San Francisco 49ers head coach Steve Mariucci.
VANS HIRES FORMER NIKE SENIOR DESIGNER
Vans has announced that Mark Smith, a former Nike senior designer, has joined the company as vice president of design.
ENGLAND 2006 BID TURNS TO AFRICA FOR SUPPORT
Former World Cup hero, Sir Bobby Charlton, championing England's campaign to host the 2006 World Cup, has appealed to Africans to support England if two bids from their own continent are unsuccessful.
BBC AND ITV TO SHARE BIG EURO GAME COVERAGE
Both the BBC and its rival ? the commercial network ITV ? will broadcast live coverage of the England vs Germany clash at Euro 2000 this summer.
SPONSORS SAY STAY WITH CHANNEL 4 RACING
Sponsors of horse racing events at the UK's top racecourses have warned the so-called "Super 12" not to sell their broadcasting rights to BSkyB, reports The Guardian newspaper.
MALAYSIA INSIST GAMES WILL GO ON
Malaysia have rejected claims that the Commonwealth Games may be taken from Kuala Lumpur.
RUGBY UNION-DU PLESSIS READY FOR SARFU DUTY
Former Springbok captain Morne du Plessis has said he would be willing to succeed Louis Luyt as president of the South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU).
PASCOE RETURNS TO COMMERCIAL HELM OF UK ATHLETICS
Alan Pascoe, who sold his final holding in his API Group to Octagon on Monday, is back at the commercial helm of British athletics.