Events
2012 BID NEWS: PARIS BID ‘HIGH CALIBRE’
The evaluation commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) praised the "high calibre" of the Paris bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.
ESPN SECURES ATP MASTERS SERIES RIGHTS
ESPN has reached a new multi-year agreement with Tennis Properties Limited (TPL) for international telecast rights to the ATP Masters Series, the 10 most prestigious tournaments in men’s professional tennis.
YOWEL NAMED VP SPONSORSHIP SALES AT BONHAM
Rob Yowell has been named vice president of sponsorship sales for The Bonham Group, a Denver-based sponsorship consultancy.
2012 BID NEWS: PARIS TO USE TEMPORARY SITES
Paris 2012 has revealed to the visiting International Olympic Committee’s Evaluation Commission its plans to construct seven temporary pavilions for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
FIRST POLISH LEAGUE TITLE SPONSOR
The top Polish soccer league will be known as IDEA Ekstraklasa after a deal was agreed between Sportfive, marketer of the Polish Football Association, the league and its new sponsor.
ENGLAND SQUASH RETAIN HARDING
England Squash has retained Howard Harding as media director to direct the association’s PR activities.
ACTION SPORTS TOUR IN TV DEAL
Apparent Gravity Media (AGM), a leading provider of action sports and sports lifestyle programming, will partner the Dew Action Sports Tour, the first-ever season-long professional multi-sport tour in action sports.
NEW POLISH LEAGUE TITLE SPONSOR
The top Polish soccer league will be known as IDEA Ekstraklasa, after a deal was agreed between Sportfive, the league and its new sponsor.
NEW POLISH LEAGUE TITLE SPONSOR
The top Polish soccer league will be known as IDEA Ekstraklasa, after a deal was agreed between Sportfive, the league and its new sponsor.
VULPIS ROLE IN MEDIA PARTNERS
Marcel Vulpis has been taken on by Media Partners as a consultant to run its press office.
IEC SIGNS ASIAN QUINTET
IEC can now boast five Asian Championships in Olympic sports ahead of SPORTELAsia.
BEIJING EXPECTED TO DELIVER SURPLUS
Jian Xiaoyu, Beijing 2008 executive vice president, has revealed that the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games should leave a surplus of $16million.
BEIJING EXPECTED TO DELIVER SURPLUS
Jian Xiaoyu, Beijing 2008 executive vice president, has revealed that the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games should leave a surplus of $16million.
SWANS CALL FOR NAMES
The consortium behind the new stadium for League Two soccer side Swansea City, is inviting bids for naming rights to its new 20,200-capacity venue.
COMPANIES PILOT MOBILE TV
CANAL+ Group, SFR, Nokia and towerCast have been working together for several months to prepare the launch of a pilot project for mobile television using DVB-Handheld technology.
COMPANIES PILOT MOBILE TV
CANAL+ Group, SFR, Nokia and towerCast have been working together for several months to prepare the launch of a pilot project for mobile television using DVB-Handheld technology.
LPGA ON COURSE WITH GOLF CHANNEL
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and The Golf Channel have extended their agreement for The Golf Channel to televise a minimum of 10 official LPGA events each year through 2009.
SPORTEL ASIA REGISTRATION BOOST
With less than a week to go before SPORTELAsia 2005, all floor space has been sold and more than 250 companies from 41 countries worldwide have registered for the market.