Media
AUSTRALIA KEEPS OLYMPIC SECURITY IN-HOUSE
Foreign security forces accompanying athletes to the Sydney Olympics will not be allowed to carry guns to protect their delegations, according to Australian attorney-general Daryl Williams.
SYDNEY?S OLYMPIC SECRET REVEALED
Workmen at Sydney's Olympic stadium were forced into an embarrassing cover-up on Wednesday after accidentally revealing the Olympic cauldron to media.
EURO 2000 VIEWING FIGURES A HIT ACROSS EUROPE
Euro 2000 proved a major hit with TV audiences across the continent, according to the latest figures released by Mediametrie.
NEW POWERBOAT SERIES TO LAUNCH IN 2001
The Television Corporation (TTC), the UK-based television production and distribution company, has signed a contract with APBA Offshore, the world?s largest powerboat organisation, to create the Ultracatz Global Challenge, a new Grand Prix powerboat race series.
NEW YORK TIMES SUED BY NBA
The National Basketball Association has sued newspaper publisher New York Times Co. for selling a collection of five photographs from the 1999 N.B.A. playoffs, reports the New York Times newspaper
SFX SPORTS GROUP PARTNERS CART FOR TV NEGOTIATIONS
CART has teamed up with the SFX Sports Group for the negotiation of television rights to its FedEx Championship Series.
NBC SEES NEARLY $1 BILLION IN OLYMPIC AD SALES
NBC expects to sell nearly $1 billion in advertising for the Sydney 2000 Olympics this summer, and has already sold more advertising than the record sum from the Atlanta Games in 1996.
LDV SIGN SOCCER SPONSORSHIP DEAL
European van firm LDV has signed as the main sponsor of Scottish Premier League soccer team St Mirren.
PSN ADDS LATIN FLAVOUR TO WIMBLEDON COVERAGE
The Pan-american Sports Network (PSN) will broadcast approximately 100 hours of live coverage of The Championships at Wimbledon which begins next week.
SUPER BOWL MVP?S ANGER ACTORS? UNION
Super Bowl MVPs Kurt Warner and Terrell Davis have angered actors? union members by crossing a picket line to film a non-union Campbell's Soup commercial during the unions' ongoing strike against the advertising industry.
BRITISH EUROSPORT MOVES INTO PUBS AND CLUBS
Skybusiness the UK commercial digital TV service for pub and club subscribers has added British Eurosport to its package.
BROADBAND INTERACTIVE ACQUIRES CHICKSTICKS.COM.
In a move designed to strengthen its commitment to the growing girls' action sports market, Broadband Interactive Group (BIG) has acquired Chicksticks.com, the action sports Web site designed exclusively for girl surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding enthusiasts.
CHARLEROI SWITCH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SAYS BLATTER
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said a venue switch for the Euro 2000 match between England and Germany from the small Belgian stadium of Charleroi should be considered to minimise the risk of crowd trouble.
CORAL EUROBET UNVEILS WAP SPORTS BETTING SERVICE
Eurobet, the online business division of Coral Eurobet, has unveiled what it believes to be the world's first WAP based sports betting capability.
LAW SET TO SPEED UP ATHENS OLYMPIC PLANS
Greece's government plans to pass a new law next month aimed at speeding up preparations for the 2004 Olympic Games.
TELECOM FIRM BIDS FOR DUTCH SOCCER BROADCAST RIGHTS
Dutch KPN Telecom NV has said it had bid to buy the broadcast rights of all Dutch first division soccer matches for five years in an effort to boost the content of its internet division.
SEVEN IN PPV OLYMPICS DEAL
Australia?s Seven Network has signed a new pay-per-view deal to provide coverage of this summer?s Olympic Games in Sydney.
FIRST ENTERTAINMENT SPONSORS TEAM USA ROWING
FirstEntertainment, the multimedia internet entertainment company, has signed a sponsorship agreement with Team USA for the Trans-Atlantic Rowing Race to be held in October 2001.