Events
EU COURT RULES THURSDAY ON TOBACCO ADVERTISING BAN
The European Union's highest court will rule on Thursday whether to strike down the bloc's legislation to bring in a ban on tobacco advertising.
LABOUR DISPUTE NO THREAT TO BASEBALL TV CASH
If there's a strike or lockout that causes Major League Baseball?s new broadcast partners Fox to lose games in 2002, baseball owners are still guaranteed their money from the recently signed $2.5 billion, six-year deal.
EXTREME SPORTS CHANNEL TO LAUNCH ON UK DIGITAL
Extreme Sports Channel, the first ever 24 hour extreme sports content channel, is to launch in the UK, available free of charge to digital satellite TV subscribers.
MAN UNITED APPOINTS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Manchester United Plc has appointed Alison Ryan, currently head of public policy at NTL, to the newly created post of director of communications.
OLYMPIC SOCCER TO BREAK MILLION SPECTATOR MARK
More than a million spectators are expected to watch the men's and women's soccer events at the Sydney Olympics Games, tournament director Peter Hugg has said.
YAHOO SIGNS UP COLLEGE SPORTS
Yahoo! has signed three agreements to provide live video and audio broadcasts of collegiate sporting events covering 22 colleges and universities on Yahoo! Sports.
SYDNEY TO BE BIGGEST INTERNET EVENT EVER
Huge time-zone differences and an explosion in computer use will make Sydney's Olympics the biggest event yet on the Internet with officials predicting a staggering 6.5 billion hits for the official Games site alone.
CELTIC TO WEBCAST UEFA CUP MATCH
Celtic?s UEFA Cup match against AS La Jeunesse D?Esch from Luxembourg will be webcast live on Celtic?s official site, www.celticfc.co.uk.
BE HERE CLOSES IN ON SUMMER X-GAMES
Be Here Corporation, the provider of 360-degree Internet video technology, will give Internet viewers a close up look of the Summer X-Games taking place in San Francisco.
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.
COSTA RICA HITS SPORTS BETTING JACKPOT.
Costa Rica has set itself up as the offshore gambling capital of the world with large quantities of US cash entering the country in the lead up to the start of the American football season
CLEAR CHANNEL CLOSES SFX DEAL.
Radio station and billboard operator Clear Channel has completed its $4.6 billion acquisition of events promoter SFX Entertainment Inc., establishing it as a player in the live entertainment business.
VOD COMPANY APPOINTS TOP TWO FOR ASIA OPERATION
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.
GREECE RAISES 2004 GAMES BUDGET TO $5 BILLION
The Greek government has announced that the budget for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens will come to $5 billion. Officials said the new 1.8 trillion drachmas budget was decided at a special cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Costas Simitis, and was approved by Finance Minister Yannos Papantoniou.
VICTORIA BATTLES WA FOR RALLY AUSTRALIA
The Australian states of Victoria and Western Australia are battling it out to host Rally Australia, which has been held in Western Australia for the last 12 years.
TOYOTA SIGNS X GAMES DEAL
Toyota is to continue its sponsorship of ESPN's Asia X Games Qualifier - following on from the inaugural event last year.
LAW FIRM SIGNS COMMONWEALTH GAMES DEAL
Law firm Addleshaw Booth & Co has signed a major sponsorship deal for the Commonwealth Games to be staged in England in 2002.
THE 2006 FALL-OUT ? HOW GERMANY?S ECONOMY WILL BE THE REAL WINNER
While the failed bidders in the race for the 2006 World Cup count the cost of their defeated campaigns, German economists are looking to the bright ? and profitable ? future hosting the World Cup will bring. For full details see SportBusiness.com `FEATURES?.