Media
OLYMPICS LOOK TO ONLINE HELP
Athoc 2004, the organising body for the Athens Olympics, is setting up an online management information system to cover more than 130 games-related projects being launched this year.
IOC PRAISES TORONTO’S 2008 OLYMPIC PLANS
IOC delegates have heaped praise on Toronto's plans to stage the 2008 Olympics, saying they were impressed with the city's athlete-oriented focus and dismissed detractors who sought to cast a pall on Toronto's squeaky-clean reputation.
MCMAHON INSISTS XFL WILL SURVIVE
XFL owner Vince McMahon has insisted his league will survive long term even though uncertainty over its viability has caused WWF stock to plummet 35 percent since its February 3 debut.
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.
TORONTO GREETS SUMMER OLYMPIC OFFICIALS
While Beijing sprayed its grass green to impress Olympic Games inspectors, Toronto is about to greet the officials with a thick blanket of new snow as it makes its pitch to host the 2008 Summer Games.
GERMAN PUBLIC BROADCASTERS AGREE WORLD CUP DEAL
Germany's Kirch Group and public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have reached a television rights agreement for the next two World Cups after Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder asked them to work out a deal.
SECRETARY OF STATE RULES OUT RETURN TO TERRACES
Britain will not restore terraces at soccer stadia after studying a report into standing accommodation in Germany, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary of State Chris Smith said in a statement.
LEEDS SOCCER CLUB LAUNCHES LUTV
England Premiership soccer club Leeds United has launched LUTV, a behind the scenes insight into the club through their official website.
MELBOURNE CUP TO CARRY $2m PRIZE FUND
The Melbourne Cup, Australia's most famous horse race, will carry a purse of US$2.12 million this year, the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has said.
ENGLISH RUGBY’S PREMIERSHIP WINNERS TO BE CHAMPS AGAIN
Premier Rugby said that this season's winners of the Zurich Premiership will be the English Champion Club and will qualify as number one seed for the new end of season Zurich Championship play-offs.
NASCAR RATINGS SOAR
Fox Sports? coverage of NASCAR Winston Cup racing from North Carolina Speedway last Sunday recorded an 8.2/19 US rating/share, according to figures released by Nielsen Media Research.
CAR MAKERS MAY SET UP OWN GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
Car makers may set up their own motor racing championship if talks with German media group Kirch, which owns 75 percent of Formula One broadcast rights' company SLEC, do not lead to a deal, German media reported.
AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL AND SEVEN NETWORK IN SPONSOR ROW
The relationship between Channel Seven and the Australian Football League appears to have turned nasty with the Seven Network signing a major sponsorship deal with brewery Lion Nathan.
UNITED AIRLINES FORMS CRAIGIE TAYLOR DEAL
United Airlines has appointed Craigie Taylor International as sponsorship agency for its latest venture ? the British Sydney 40 entry in the Admirals Cup.
LATEST DEPARTURE AT ISL AS MEDIA HEAD QUITS
ISL?s head of media relations has quit the Swiss company at the height of its financial crisis.
PROTEST GROUPS HIT OUT AT NEW LONDON RACECOURSE
Environmental and residents? protest groups have hit out at plans to build London?s first racecourse since Alexandra Park in the north of the city closed 30 years ago.
BRITISH EUROSPORT SECURES CART RIGHTS
British Eurosport has secured live rights to this year?s CART FedEx Championship Series.
GAMBLERS TURN OFF SPORT AND PLACE ODD BETS
The bets are off on horse races in the UK, cancelled until March 7 because of a foot-and-mouth outbreak, so gambling addicts are turning to wackier subjects.