Events
Lights to go out at PSN
Latin American sports broadcaster the Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) is to close within the next few days, sportbusiness.com has exclusively learned.
Chinese FA chooses official World Cup website
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has appointed Asian media and internet company SINA as its official website for this summer's World Cup and next year's Women's World Cup.
CART in new finances blow
CART has reported a $3.3million (EUR3.8m) fourth quarter loss - and reported a year-end loss of $950,000 (EUR1m) for 2001.
Eight cities want 2010 Games
Eight cities, including Sarajevo, are bidding to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed.
Big 3 get into Latin rhythm
A trio of leading US investment and broadcast interests have formed a sports programming alliance to serve Latin America and the US Spanish language market.
Melbourne to follow Manchester’s example
The organisers of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne have taken a leaf out of the book of this year's Manchester event by appointing Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM) as the sponsor sales and service consultant.
Lashings’ big deal
A team representing a restaurant in England has just landed a £500,000 ($707,099/EUR816,040) sponsorship deal - twice the size of the deal agreed by the ECB for its County Championship naming rights.
League wants radio cash
Radio stations in France wanting to broadcast games from France's Ligue Nationale de Football will have to pay.
Making the Super Bowl pay
Hosting the Super Bowl not only provided a useful boost to the economy, but also generated millions in terms of publicity.
Masters switches to Madrid
Madrid will take over the Tennis Masters Series tournament hosted until now by Stuttgart, the Madrid Tennis Federation (FTM) has said.
Astros want Enron off Field
The Houston Astros is taking legal steps to lose its naming rights sponsor of its home venue, Enron Field.
IMG signs Fulham deal
English Premier League soccer club Fulham has appointed IMG to market its team sponsorship, new venue naming rights and co-sponsorships.
Octagon signs hospitality deal
Octagon Motorsports, the manager of a string of racing tracks in the UK, including Silverstone, has agreed that Sellers will provide official hospitality packages at this year's Formula One British Grand Prix.
Euro 2004 faces cash threat
Officials representing the 10 Portuguese soccer clubs hosting Euro 2004 matches have met to allay fears on stadium funding.
EBU sign-up for Sportel
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has signed up to exhibit for the first time at SportelAmerica, later this year.
ESPN’s Classic line-up
ESPN has established the team to lead ESPN Classic Sport - its new network of European sports channels dedicated to showcasing the greatest moments in sports history.
Super Bowl ratings stall
It may have been one of the most thrilling finales in Super Bowl history, but Sunday night's classic encounter between the St Louis Rams and the New England Patriots failed to improve on last year's ratings.
NFL to offer networks flexible scheduling
The National Football League (NFL) is to aid its recession-hit broadcast partners by offering more flexibility in its scheduling next season, including over the flagship programme 'Monday Night Football'.