Events

The NFL Network has taken control of the regional networks run by the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as a fledgling one being set up by Atlanta.

Red Stripe has become a sponsor of the eagerly awaited Ashes series by signing a one-year extension to support English cricket as ‘The Official Lager of the Test Match Grounds’.

The Champ Car World Series has reached an agreement to stage a race in Beijing, China in 2006.

IMG has hired Mitch LaGrow and Bruce Popko as vice presidents, Business Development.

Major League Baseball (MLB) and General Motors Corporation, the world’s largest vehicle manufacturer, have signed a three-year sponsorship agreement.

New York will stage the 2010 Super Bowl so long as the New York Jets’ planned West Side stadium is built. The controversial stadium plan is also central to new York’s 2012 Olympic Bid.

UK Sport has been forced to continue its search for a new CEO, with no suitable candidate having yet emerged.

American football fans in the UK can keep up to date with off-season NFL activities, as well as the latest action from the NFL Europe League, in a new weekly show being broadcast on Sky Sports.

Real Wireless Solutions (RWS), part of Real Creative Group (RCG), and Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium have expanded their pilot scheme to introduce wireless digital media displays at the venue.

IMG has purchased Live Channel to form IMG LIVE, a new division to develop experiential marketing events globally.

The (West Australian) State Government is to end its contract with the motorsport event Rally Australia in 2006, citing concerns over the economic viability of the event.

FIFA names Global Brands Group as Worldwide Exclusive Store Operator and Exclusive Licensing Representative from 2007.

The tsunami benefit match between the northern and southern hemispheres at Twickenham earlier this month raised $3.35million, reports the International Rugby Board (IRB).

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is yet to receive undertakings it is seeking concerning tax issues that are acting as a barrier to the staging of ICC events in India.

Editorial Director reviews the issues of the past seven days.

UEFA has agreed the first sale of broadcast rights for the 2006 to 2009 Champions League, which have gone to Dutch pay broadcaster UPC.