Events
Events

UEFA has launched the public invitation to tender for European TV rights to the UEFA European Championship 2008, being held in Austria and Switzerland.
Business

George Shinn, owner of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets, has run into trouble with city politicians in his quest to get $6.5million of public money for a downtown practice facility.
Business

Infront Sports & Media has reached an exclusive agreement with a group of leading Nordic broadcasters for a substantial package of rights to FIFA’s top events, including the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Business

Bell Canada has won the top sponsorship spot with the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in a $CDN200million deal, nearly half of which is cash.
Events

TWI has appointed Carlton Content's former commercial director Martin Baker to take on a similar role at the independent production company.
Business

GEM Group, the sports marketing and entertainment agency, has been appointed by the British Show Jumping Association (BSJA) to handle its PR, marketing and sponsorship strategy.
Business

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has warned cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympics against aggressive lobbying.
Events

TEAMS (Travel, Events And Management in Sports), the world's largest gathering for the sports event industry, begins Wednesday, October 20, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.
Business

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews the issues of the past seven days.
Business

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews the issues of the past seven days.
Events

European soccer governing body UEFA has signed its first TV rights deals to the UEFA Cup finals in 2005 and 2006 – and the UEFA Super Cup match in 2005.
Events

With the NBA set to play its first ever game in China today, commissioner David Stern has hinted regular season games could be held in the country.
Business

A major conference and exhibition on how to capitalise on soccer facility revenue streams takes place in Germany next month.
Events

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed David Collier as its new chief executive officer.
Events

Television coverage of this year’s Athens Olympic Games smashed previous records, IOC president Jacques Rogge has confirmed during this week’s Sportel – with almost four billion of the world’s population tuning in to the event.
Events

Major League Baseball’s New York Mets have signed a deal to launch their own TV network.
Business

The Lawn Tennis Association has appointed sports marketing company, Navigator, to identify and secure title sponsorship of the Nottingham Open, one of only two ATP Tour events staged in the UK.
Business

Sky Sports has been awarded exclusively live rights to English international and domestic rugby union until the end of the decade.