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STUDY REVEALS BOOMING US ATTENDANCE FIGURES
Attendance at North American sports events reached a booming 422 million last year with the four major sports accounting for nearly three-quarters of the total, according to a new study.
US SPORT COMES UNDER FIRE
Inspired by the success of the Lifetime women's cable channel, the USA Network has begun screening TV movies and mini-series on Saturday afternoons as an alternative to the sports programming on broadcast networks.
TALLADEGA LOSES WINSTON CUP SPONSOR
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co will sponsor its final Winston 500 next week at Talladega, ending the longest continuous race sponsorship in the history of the NASCAR Winston Cup series.
ORAD WINS EMMY FOR VIRTUAL TOOLS
Virtual technology company Orad Hi-Tec Systems has been recognised with an Emmy Award by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
ESPN ASIA EXEC TO HEAD UP ESPN INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
ESPN has promoted Russell Wolff, senior vice president of programming and event management for ESPN STAR Sport (ESS) in Asia, to senior vice president, ESPN International.
OMEGA LAUNCHES VIDEO-ON-DEMAND FOR AMATEUR SPORTS
Omega Networks has launched www.ticket2sports.com a broadband, online sports resource providing fans with a virtual ticket to video-on-demand for amateur sports.
MILLER NEW MARKETING MANAGER AT E-COMSPORT
Steve Miller, previously head of marketing of hosting company, Virtual Internet plc, has joined the e-comsport group as marketing manager.
FORBES NAMES REDSKINS AS MOST VALUABLE FRANCHISE
Forbes magazine has named The Washington Redskins as the NFL's most valuable franchise.
TWI AND APTN LAUNCH INTERNET NEWS SERVICE
SNTV, the sports video news service jointly-owned by TWI and APTN, the television arm of the Associated Press, has launched SNTVi aimed exclusively at internet -based operators.
HYUNDAI IN GOLF SPONSORSHIP FIRST
Hyundai Motor America has made its first foray into professional golf sponsorship by signing as title sponsors of Hyundai Team Matches, formerly known as the Diners Club Matches.
FUTBOL DE PRIMERA SIGNS WORLD CUP DEAL
Futbol de Primera has been awarded the exclusive US Spanish language radio broadcast rights for the next two FIFA World Cups.
MACON COLISEUM CLOSE TO ARENA FOOTBALL FRANCHISE.
Macon City Council in Georgia has passed a resolution on a lease agreement between a company that plans to bring an arenafootball2 franchise to Macon's Coliseum.
POOR PERFORMANCE ON THE PITCH GIVES CELTIC $8.85M LOSS.
Scottish Premiership club Celtic has unveiled a pre-tax loss for the full year of 5.9 million pounds ($8.85 million) and pointed the finger at poor performance on the pitch.
THE OLYMPIC MEDIA ROW ? SEE SPORTBUSINESS.COM FEATURES
Australia has said it was caught in the cross-fire of a row over foreign television access to news events rather than sporting competitions at the Sydney Olympic Games but would work towards a settlement. For the full story see the FEATURES section of SportBusiness.com.
LPGA MAJOR IN DOUBT WITHOUT SPONSOR
The LPGA Tour is struggling to find a new title sponsor for the du Maurier Classic in Canada, which could result in the LPGA Tour having only three remaining major championships on its schedule.
GREEK BUILDING FIRMS LOOK BEYOND 2004 OLYMPICS
Greece's building sector may have to consolidate if profit margins shrink when the wealth of projects related to the Athens 2004 Olympics dries up.
GREEN LIGHT FOR $280M BRISBANE STADIUM
The $280 million revamp of Brisbane?s Lang Park football ground has been given the green light by the Queensland State Government leaving the final go-ahead to the Brisbane City Council.
EXTREME ACQUIRES NEW PRODUCT IN DEAL WITH ISP
The Extreme Sports Channel has signed a deal for the ISF World Junior Snowboarding Championships and Freestyle Frenzy with ISP, the Utah based distribution company.