Events

ENIC, owner of English Premiership soccer club Tottenham Hotspur, hopes to raise £30million (US$43.7m/B

Marketing agency, The Shop is launching a three-year strategic positioning programme focusing on the European Pro Wakeboarding Championship Tour.

Octagon Motorsports has confirmed its schedule for the 2002 Endurance FIM World Championship calendar.

The Scottish Premier League (SPL) has confirmed that it is examining the option of launching its own subscription-based satellite channel featuring live match coverage.

Three Canadian ice hockey teams are experimenting with pay-per-view as a way of pulling in more revenue from their fans, following in the footsteps of the Toronto Maple Leafs, which has invested in its own digital channel Leafs TV.

Negotiations between the Australian Football League (AFL) and two radio stations over broadcast rights have stalled.

Independent research by sponsorship consultants S:Comm Research has shown that England's last three World Cup qualifying matches boded well for the national team's array of commercial backers.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is seriously examining the internet as a broadcasting medium for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, emphasising the possibility of streaming video for the event.

The Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network, due to launch next March, probably won't secure carriage agreements with cable platforms until at least January its CEO, Leo Hindery, has stated.

Showsec International, the Anglo-Dutch event security firm, has been named as the preferred security supplier to the Commonwealth Games in Manchester 2002.

An independent internal report commissioned by Athletics Canada (AC) has shown the national governing body to have neglected coaching, junior development and good business practices.

The future of elite triathlon racing in Australia has been secured with the sponsorship of this summer’s Triathlon series by Accenture, the international consultancy and technology firm’s first foray into Australian sporting sponsorship.

Forbes magazine has added The New York stock exchange-listed Speedway Motorsports (SMI) to its '200 Best Small Companies' list.

Stadium Australia will make its debut as an Australian Football League venue next season as the sport tries to put an emphasis on being fan-friendly.

Technology firm Interwoven has signed a two-year sponsorship package with the NHL's San Jose Sharks.

Kim Un-Yong, president of the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) has warned that security costs for major events will soar in the wake of the September 11 attacks.