Events
RACE TO CHINA UNVEILED
The China Cup, the world's first extreme sailing race to China, has been announced.
BROADCASTERS SET TO OFFER PREMIER LEAGUE ONLINE
UK broadcasters could be forced to show Premier League matches live on the internet from the 2007-08 season.
X GAMES IN LIVE FIRST
ESPN will deliver live coverage of the 'X Games 11' to 77 countries and territories and it will be the first time that live coverage has extended beyond the US.
ABC GUIDES TRAJECTORY
ABC Regional Sports Sales, a unit of ABC National Television Sales, Inc., has been appointed exclusive national television sales representative for Trajectory Sports & Media Group, L.L.C.
XM TUNES INTO US OPEN
US broadcasters XM Satellite Radio have signed a three-year deal to broadcast for the first time the semi-finals and finals of this year’s US Open tennis tournament.
WORLD CUP RIGHTS FEES THREATEN ASIAN COVERAGE
An international sports broadcast executive claims Sri Lanka and the Maldives could miss out on seeing all of next year’s FIFA World Cup because of the sums being demanded in broadcast rights fees.
REILLY LANDS BROADCAST ROLE AT CHAMP CAR
Champ Car World Series has named Mark Reilly as its vice president of broadcast sales & distribution.
TOTAL RUGBY SPREADS TO RADIO
Weekly television magazine programme, 'Total Rugby', will be launching a radio version this month.
THE WEEK THAT WAS…..
Editorial director Kevin Roberts reflects on some of the key events of the past seven days
RECORD PROFITS FOR WRU GROUP
The Welsh Rugby Union recorded profits from the 2004 / 2005 season.
INFRONT INKS NEW DEALS FOR FIFA PROPERTIES
Commercial broadcaster Magyar RTL TelevC-ziC3 Rt of Hungary has bought the domestic rights to all 64 matches of next year’s FIFA World Cup.
LONDON 2012 LAUNCHES LOTTERY GAME
The first fund-raising lottery game for the London 2012 Olmypics will be announced today.The launch comes seven years to the day ahead of the opening of the Games and organizers hope that the National Lottery will raise £1.5 billion.
TOBACCO BAN COUNTDOWN PUTS PRESSURE ON BAR F1 TEAM
The BAR F1 team have urged the British government to clarify a new law on tobacco sponsorship before it comes into force at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.
TOBACCO BAN COUNTDOWN PUTS PRESSURE ON BAR F1 TEAM
The BAR F1 team have urged the British government to clarify a new law on tobacco sponsorship before it comes into force at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.
NBC DRIVES RYDER CUP EXTENSION
NBC Sports has extended its long-running TV deal to broadcast golf’s Ryder Cup.
FIVE BID TO STAGE EURO 2012
UEFA have received five bids to host the European soccer championship in 2012. They comprise joint bids from Croatia-Hungary and Poland-Ukraine and single bids from Greece, Italy and Turkey.
FELDMAN TAKES WWE MARKETING ROLE
WWE has appointed Toby Feldman to the newly created role of TV Affiliate Marketing Manager as it expands its international operation.
OLYMPIC GAMES RETAINS POPULARITY
The Olympic Games continue to be one of the world's most popular sporting events according to research conducted by Sponsorship Intelligence (SI) on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2004.