Events
SPORTVISION DELIVERS NCAA BASKETBALL ANIMATIONS
Sports media technology Sportvision has teamed up with CBS Sports and SportsLine.com to deliver animated play analysis of the 2001 NCAA Men?s Basketball Championship.
ICC NAME SPEED ITS NEW CHIEF
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the appointment of Malcolm Speed, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) chief, as its new chief executive.
VIVENDI CONFIRMS BERTELSMANN TALKS IN SPORT
Media group Vivendi Universal has confirmed that it was in talks with Germany's Bertelsmann about merging their sports rights interests to create a leading pan-European player.
UFA AND CANAL SPORTS PLUS IN MERGER TALKS
Two of Europe?s broadcast giants are in talks to merge their sports operations, according to paytvtoday.com.
FORMULA ONE WORLD UNITES AGAINST PAY TV DEAL
Formula One teams, car manufacturers and sponsors will resist any move by German media companies to shift their glamorous sport from free to pay television.
RENAULT OPPOSES FORMULA ONE ON PAY-TV
The head of Renault Sport says it is out of the question for Formula One racing to be broadcast on pay-television channels.
TELSTRA SIGNS NAMING RIGHTS DEAL WITH SOCCER EXPO
Communications firm Telstra has secured a naming rights deal for the 2001 International Soccer Expo, to be held in Australia in June.
HINGIS TAKES ONE SMALL STEP FOR FEMINISM IN GULF
Martina Hingis and Mary Pierce did not exactly blaze a trail for feminism when they played in the first women's tennis tournament in the Gulf region this week. But they were part of a quiet revolution taking place in the area.
RUMMENIGGE BLASTS FIFA, UEFA AND EU OVER SOCCER CHAOS
Bayern Munich vice-president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has criticised governing bodies FIFA and UEFA and the European Union for the way they are handling soccer matters.
CLEANEVENT WINS WIMBLEDON WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT
Australian owned event cleaning company Cleanevent have signed a contract with The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club for day-to-day cleaning, including the period of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
MCG BUYS NEW EVENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
The Melbourne Cricket Ground, one of Australia?s greatest sporting venues, has purchased "Event Business Management Software" (EBMS) from St Louis, Missouri?based Ungerboeck Systems, Inc (USI).
JAPAN FIGHT FOR WORLD CUP TITLE NAME CHANGE
Japan is fighting for a change in the title name of the 2002 World Cup finals because FIFA put South Korea ahead of them when they announced the joint Asian co-hosts in April 1996.
TURKISH FA AIMS TO SOLVE TV ROW NEXT WEEK
Turkey's soccer authorities will hold a tender for broadcasting rights next week in a bid to resolve a quarrel which has prevented the restart of the domestic season.
US PUNTERS GO TO THE IRISH DOGS
Online and telephone betting service betinternet.com have signed an exclusive broadcast and betting agreement with the Irish Greyhound Board, offering access to the Irish Tote.
PREMIER WARNS OF OLYMPIC PARK ?WHITE ELEPHANT?
New South Wales Premier has warned that Sydney's main Olympic venues will remain a drain on taxpayers for years, with public funds being used to subsidise some big events.
ZIDANE CAUGHT IN CAR CLASH
Juventus star and FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane found himself caught between two car companies after appearing in a television commercial for US giant Ford.
US BIDS FOR WORLD CLUB TOURNAMENT
The US has announced it is to bid to stage FIFA?s Club World Championships in 2003.
SPONSORSHIP A HIT FOR EUROSPORT DURING GAMES
Broadcast sponsorship of Eurosport?s coverage of the Olympic Games was a huge success, according to a survey of European television viewers.