Events
KERR APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF BRITISH EUROSPORT
David Kerr, current Head of Sport at Channel 4, has been appointed the new Director of Brtish Eurosport.
TWI APPOINTED TO IOC TV RESEARCH ROLE
The International Olympic Committee has appointed TWI to carry out market research to help maximise television and new media opportunities for the Olympic Games around the world.
2012 BILL SET FOR DEBATE
A crucial Bill paving the way to help speed up preparations for London’s hosting of the 2012 Olympic Games will receive its second reading debate in the House of Commons in the UK tomorrow.
NEW YORK STOPOVER FOR CLIPPER RACE
New York City will be a host of the Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race during its port visit in May 2006.
WILLIAM HILL BETS ON SETANTA SPORTS AND NASN
William Hill has signed an exclusive sponsorship agreement with the UK’s second largest sports broadcaster, Setanta Sports.
MANUFACTURERS LINE UP FOR SECURITY SUMMIT
Sector leading security systems manufacturers Siemens and Bosch will be among the exhibitors when the $6billion-a-year sports security sector meets for the second International Sport Security Summit.
NFL SIGNS UP TO SPONSORSHIP SERVICE
Nielsen Sports and the National Football League have agreed a license deal for the first service to measure sponsored placed media in all televised sporting events.
A1 GRAND PRIX REVEALS TV DEALS
A1 Grand Prix has announced seven international television deals that will see races beamed live into more than 290 million households across 50 countries.
BULGARIAN DEAL AGREED FOR 2006 WORLD CUP
Infront Sports & Media Bulgarian National Television (BNT) has agreed a deal to cover all matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
RECRUITMENT COMPANY SPREADS NET
Executive search and selection company, SportExec, has launched a new website.
AUSTRALIAN A1 GRAND PRIX TEAM REVS UP
The Australian A1 Grand Prix franchise has appointed its management team and the companies that will provide marketing and promotional support.
ARQIVA BUYS INMEDIA
Arqiva has bought Inmedia Communications from The Carlyle Group for £68.5million.
AUSTRALIAN A1 GRAND PRIX TEAM REVS UP
The Australian A1 Grand Prix franchise has appointed its management team and the companies that will provide marketing and promotional support.
MOTTINI JOINS MEDIA PARTNERS GROUP
Mauro Mottini has been appointed as the new vice president of marketing & sponsorship at the Media Partners Group.
OLYMPIC HOPEFULS FACE LONG WAIT
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge says the two sports axed from the Olympics and the five new sports rejected for 2012 should look towards 2009, the next time a programme change will be considered.
A1 GRAND PRIX TEAM INDIA APPOINTS AGENCY
Nimbus Sport has been appointed by A1 Team India to manage its commercial and sponsorship rights.
DEAL EXTENDS COMMONWEALTH GAMES TV REACH
In a first for the Commonwealth Games, parts of central and south-east Asia will enjoy both television and radio coverage of the event, increasing the reach by 10 countries and some 500 million television viewers compared to Manchester.
IOC BACKING FOR LONDON AFTER BOMB ATTACKS
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that the terrorist attacks in London would not affect the decision made on Wednesday to award the city the 2012 Olympic Games.