Media
SPORTVISION PRODUCES IRONMAN WEBCAST
World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and sports media technology company Sportvision will provide live webcast coverage of the 2000 Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii October 14.
FOX ANSWERS MEDIA BUYERS? DOUBTS ON BASEBALL DEAL
Doubts expressed by media buyers over Fox?s ability to recoup all of its $2.5 billion investment for its comprehensive six-year Major League Baseball TV and cable rights package have been answered by the company.
ECCLESTONE WON?T SELL TO F1 MANUFACTURERS
Bernie Ecclestone has said he will not sell his stake in Formula One, despite the interest of a number of Formula One motor manufacturers who want to buy into the business.
ESPN CELEBRATES AS WEB HITS ROCKET
ESPN Internet Group (EIG) generated record traffic in August.
EGYPTIAN FIRM SIGNS VIRTUAL AD DEAL
Al-Ahram, the Egyptian international media group, has signed a deal with EPSIS to introduce virtual advertising to its soccer broadcasts.
GAMES FEVER ROUND WORLD GRIPS ONLINE GAMBLERS
Reach for your mouse and your credit card - it's time for an Olympic flutter on the Internet.
SENIOR POLITICIAN VISITS QUOKKA
Online digital sports content provider Quokka Sports has hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce Norm Mineta at their San Francisco headquarters.
DRIVER SIGNS UP WITH WEB SITE
Former Formula One Grand Prix driver, Derek Warwick, has signed a deal to endorse a section of online betting site Firststake.com.
BROADCASTER PULLS OUT OF IOC FUNCTION
An Australian broadcaster withdrew on Wednesday as host of a major Olympic function at Sydney Opera House because she did not want to speak in French before English.
HUIZENGA RECEIVES ?NUMEROUS? OFFERS FOR DOLPHINS
Wayne Huizenga has received numerous offers to buy the Miami Dolphins outright, but no offers to buy the minority stake he has put up for sale, according to US media reports.
`SOCCER PITCHES WILL BE READY? SAY OLYMPIC CHIEFS
Organisers of the Summer Olympics have played down concerns the playing surfaces for the soccer tournament would not be ready in time for the Games next month.
SOCCER AUSTRALIA NEW MEDIA MAN
Soccer Australia has appointed a new media and publicity co-ordinator.
UNIVISION SCORES EXCLUSIVE FIFA WORLD CUP RIGHTS
Univision Communications, the US-based Spanish-language media company, has acquired the exclusive U.S. Spanish-language television rights to broadcast the final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006.
MAN JAILED IN 1ST U.S. ONLINE GAMBLING CONVICTION
The first person to be convicted on federal charges of running an illegal offshore Internet sports gambling operation has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison.
FAST TRACK RECRUITS FORMER DOME SPONSORSHIP EXEC
Alan Pascoe, group chairman of sports consultancy Fast Track, has recruited Marc Hope, sponsorship manager of the London Dome?s New Millennium Experience Company as head of business development.
SCOTTISH BIG TWO SET TO POCKET WINDFALL AFTER PPV DEAL
Scottish Premier League soccer clubs Rangers and Celtic have signed a deal to broadcast games in Europe on pay-per-view television in the UK.
MOLDOVA DENIES STADIA FINANCING REPORT
Moldova's soccer association has denied a report that it had been offered $1 million to renovate the country's main stadium by UEFA or that any funds from such an amount had been used for earlier repairs.
FOXSPORTS.COM SIGNS E-COMMERCE DEAL
Foxsports.com, and sporting goods e-commerce firm Global Sports, have formed an exclusive long-term alliance.