Events

Edward O'Hara and Gregory Economou, the two principals of brand identity development company, SME Power Branding, have separated from the SFX Sports Group, which acquired the company in 1999.

TV Azteca, Mexico’s second largest broadcaster, has signed a deal with satellite TV platform Sky Mexico to allow the latter to broadcast 22 soccer matches from the country’s top division, to which TV Azteca owns the rights, over the next year.

The sport employment market continues to show strong growth in Australia, with the number of general positions vacant reaching a five-year high in 2000/2001, up a massive 31 percent from the previous year, a new report shows.

US satellite TV operator EchoStar Communications has gone public with a $32billion (B

Seattle Mariners will have their home games broadcast in Japanese live on the internet from today.

Envision, the LA-based sports marketing firm run as a joint venture between former ProServ managing director Jeff Knapple and Philip Anschutz, owner of the Los Angeles Kings, has been chosen to sell the naming rights to the Louisiana Superdome.

The Copa America outstripped the Superbowl and World Series amongst American Hispanics according to research out on Sunday.

Churchill Downs racetrack – home to the Kentucky Derby – is to undergo a $127m (B

Sportscard Group, the UK credit card company listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) has signed a partnership with hotel and health and fitness club company De Vere Group to market a rewards-based credit card to the De Vere Group’s health club brands

Octagon Motorsports will have to wait a month before it finds out whether it will have to relinquish one or more of its four British racing circuits and give up its lease on Silverstone, the home of the British Grand Prix, sportbusiness.com has learned.

A high-profile and comprehensive marketing campaign, including a free Celtic League ticket offer, will launch the new face of professional rugby union in Scotland at Murrayfield today.

Organisers of Wales’ Ryder Cup 2009 bid are suing Scottish newspaper the Sunday Mail for defamation following a newspaper article allegedly criticising its Celtic Manor venue.

The official World Internet Chess Championships have been launched by FIDE Commerce International (FCI) – the exclusive holders of commercial rights to all FIDE world chess events.

Sports Minister Richard Caborn has promised that the UK will demonstrate it is capable of hosting the Olympics in case the Government bids to bring the Games to Britain in 2012.

Premium TV, the sports rights and content internet and broadcast subsidiary wholly-owned by UK cable firm NTL, has launched Footee.net – a soccer-based educational website.

Australia is seeking an international trotting carnival with Harness Racing Victoria this week launching a new look December showpiece in a bid to attract northern hemisphere competitors in the long-term.