Media

The British Broadcasting Corporation?s Outside Broadcasts Special Facilities team is to install the world's first slalom gate cameras for a new extreme sports event in Stockholm.

Jaguar Racing has unveiled a new PR structure, and appointed Nav Sidhu as manager of communications and public affairs.

Australia?s Seven Network is eyeing up the country?s National Basketball League (NBL) broadcast rights in the event of it losing the broadcast rights to Australian Football League (AFL) matches.

UK-based television rights creator and owner, The Television Corporation plc, has completed the #15million acquisition of Offshore Sport Promotions Limited, the world offshore power boat race promoter.

Internet sports media company, SportsLine.com, publisher of CBS SportsLine.com (has terminated its relationship with Internet Sports Network, Inc. as a result of ISN ceasing operations.

Icon Display, the UK-based event signage company has appointed Chalkie White to the role of account director, starting in January 2001.

Canal Plus, the pay-TV subsidiary of newly formed French media giant Vivendi Universal (VU) is to sell its 49.5% stake in European sport channel Eurosport to launch a rival sports channel.

The Mexican national soccer team has signed a partnership with US national Spanish-language television network Telemundo to broadcast all of Mexico's exhibition and official games.

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.

State owned telecommunications company China Netcom has been named the official telecom sponsor of the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee.

Sportinglife.com is extending its multi-media content with strategic partnerships with two sport broadcasters to provide video and radio sports news coverage.

Car manufacturer Lexus has signed an exclusive naming rights deal with the 5,000-square-foot, members-only bar and restaurant on the event floor level of the First Union Center, home to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Firststake Plc, the OFEX listed retail and online sports betting organisation, has appointed Barry Hearn as a non-executive director of the company.

The NBA, the WNBA and SportsLine.com, have signed a multi-year global partnership encompassing a variety of strategic initiatives.

All new videos on the Eurosport.com websites are now sponsored by Intel.

eSynch Corporation has partnered with Viosport to stream amateur and professional extreme sports coverage via ChoiceCaster.