Events
ACQUISITION DEVELOPS CHURCHILL DOWNS SIMULCAST NETWORK
Video services company Charlson Broadcast Technologies (CBT) has concluded a buyout with Spector Entertainment, allowing CBT to acquire a number of the video service contract rights and related assets, including production equipment, including those to Churchill Downs, the Louisville Sports Spectrum, Hoosier Park at Anderson, the Indiana Sports Spectrums and the off-track betting facilities managed by Kentucky Off-Track Betting Inc.
SPORTSWORLD SIGNS EXCLUSIVE MARKETING DEAL WITH THE ITU
Sportsworld Media Group plc, has been appointed exclusive marketing and media agent to the International Triathlon Union (ITU).
TRAKUS SIGNS WITH CBS SPORTSLINE
CBS SportsLine has signed a licensing deal with Medford, Ma.-based Trakus, which develops technology to measure athletic performance in real time.
INMOTION RACES FOR EMMY
InMotion Technologies? VideoFinish technology, known as SimulCam in the USA, has been nominated for a Sports Emmy Award.
COURT STRIPS LEWIS OF WBA TITLE.
A U.S. federal judge stripped heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis of his World Boxing Association (WBA) title on Wednesday for agreeing to fight Michael Grant instead of the higher-ranked John Ruiz.
SPEEDWAY REVENUE INCREASE
International Speedway Corporation has reported a revenue increase in its first quarter results ended February 29, 2000.
WORLD CUP 2006 DECISION ? 100 DAY COUNTDOWN
Countries bidding for the 2006 soccer World Cup are beginning the countdown to decision day ? exactly 100 days away.
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.
BBC RACES TO TV HORSE DEAL
The BBC has struck a deal with the US channel TrackPower Inc, giving them the rights to rebroadcast the BBC?s coverage of horseracing at Ascot, Goodwood, Newbury and Haydock racetracks throughout this year.
NFL APPOINTS NEW VP OF INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Alan Gold has been named NFL vice president of international media, following the departure from the post of long term incumbent Anne Murray.
HEARN SIGNS PERFORMANCE-BASED WEB SPONSOR DEAL
Sports promoter Barry Hearn has signed a sponsorship agreement with Internet company altodigital.com ? with the payment of the deal to be determined by the success of the site.
GOALNETWORK.COM LAUNCHES FOX SPORTS SPONSORSHIP
goalnetwork.com, the global online soccer network launched in November, has signed a deal to be the exclusive sponsor on 185 soccer matches broadcast on FOX Sports World and 175 soccer matches on FOX Sports World Espanol.
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.