Events

Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport's board of directors this morning announced its decision to appoint Laurent-Eric Le Lay as its new Chairman and CEO.

Getty Images was appointed by Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC) as official photographer for the 15th Asian Games 2006.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter again dismissed fears that the next World Cup could be moved from South Africa and said the 2010 hosts were further along at this point than Germany was four years ago.

Leading proponents of legacy planning from around the world will highlight best practice case studies at Legacy Lives 2007 on 30-31 January 2007 in London.

Welsh Sports Minister Alun Pugh said there would be a cash injection of more than half a million pounds for grassroots golf projects in Wales.

Kit McConnell, Head of Rugby World Cup at the International Rugby Board, has joined the high-powered speaker line-up for next week’s International Sports Event Management Conference in London, ensuring that the majority of the world’s leading international events are represented.

Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria in Australia, is the best location in the world to hold a sports event according to an industry analysis of sports cities globally, compiled by London-based consulting and research company ArkSports Limited.

Alastair Waddington, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of IMG Media, will examine the demanding and fast developing role of host broadcaster service providers when he addresses the inaugural International Event Management Conference in London next week.

UK pay-broadcaster BSkyB acquired the exclusive live rights for next summer’s UEFA European Under-21 Championship which will be staged in the Netherlands in June.

Red Bull GmbH anticipates the arrival in the US of top European football stars that it expects will lift interest in the sport.

TSE Consulting and the Chinese Sports Industry Group (CSI) established a strategic partnership.

MotoGP finalised its 2007 calendar with the season beginning on March 10 in Qatar.

The International Cricket Council signed a new contract with the Indian Cricket Board ending fears that India would not host the 2011 World Cup.

The major issues facing the sponsorship industry were addressed at the annual ESA Conference, ‘Future Sponsorship’ held in Brussels last week. The opening keynote speech came from Havas Chief Executive Officer Fernando Rodés, who confirmed the increasingly important role sponsorship will play in the coming years, describing it as the way forward for marketing. “It is sponsorship’s ability to deliver marketing’s current needs – namely the interactivity and connection between the brand and consumers”, said Rodés.

Golf’s 2006 Thailand has been postponed because of the introduction of a new law banning the advertising of alcoholic drinks in the country.

The organisers of this year’s Sporto Conference revealed their 2006 programme.