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The concluding session of the first day of the IOC Sports and New Media conference re-emphasised the key values of rights exclusivity, but according to Christopher Murray, Chairman of the Entertainment & Technology Dept of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles: "The web has so radically changed the dynamics of publishing, that with one keystroke anyone can download a CD or video and become a pirate".
Business

Soccer players in Singapore may face lie-detector tests next year as the local league battles to stamp out match-fixing and restore the confidence of bettors.
Business

Established figures from the Olympic Television broadcasting establishment asserted their dominance at the IOC Sport and New Media Conference in Lausanne today, but not without some furious objections from television rightsholders who have been frustrated in their own internet ambitions, and others who have succeeded in webcasting other sports.
Media

How can rightsholders control the power of new media to distribute valuable content free on the Internet? This was the question that dominated the second session of the IOC new media conference in Lausanne.
Business

Broadband will replace existing broadcasters once the delivery system is all pervasive in the major markets, delegates were warned at a question and answer session this afternoon at the IOC World Conference on Sport and New Media.
Media

Olympic marketing chief Dick Pound has warned the sports world that the internet is not yet the gold medal winner of money-making as business, sporting and New Media chiefs prepared to begin a special conference on online markets on Monday. For the full story see the FEATURES section of sportbusiness.com.
Media

German media giant Kirch and EM.TV & Merchandising AG , in which Kirch is taking a minority stake, said on Monday they were still open to the participation of carmakers in Formula One holding company SLEC.
Events

Greece's deputy chief for the 2004 Olympics resigned on Monday citing personal reasons after six months in the job, the organising committee (ATHOC) said.
Business

Dick Pound, Chairman of IOC Internet Committee confirmed today that the Internet and TV rights for the Olympics will remain linked through to the 2008 games but also expressed the expectation that the territorial rights issues that currently prevent live video and audio broadcast over the internet could be solved.
Media

Broadband Sports has partnered with adidas America to create a special area of NBA star Kobe Bryant's official website on AthletesDirect, a division of Broadband Sports, that tells the story behind the advertising campaign for Bryant's new shoe The Kobe.
Media

Today sees the start of the IOC World Conference on Sport and New Media ? and you can stay up-to-date with all the latest news and views on sportbusiness.com.
Business

The New York Yankees are increasing local television rights revenue to increase the gap between themselves and other major league baseball teams.
Media

Interactive-television concern OpenTV Corp has announced its first deal with an American cable outfit, USA Media Group.
Business

Germany's EM.TV & Merchandising said on Monday that privately owned media giant Kirch Group had agreed to acquire a minority stake in the group and take over 49 percent of the company's shares in Formula One holding company SLEC.
Business

Media technology firm Sportvision has won the 2000 Horizon Award for "Sports Business Technology of the Year".
Events

Bids for the Australian Football League (AFL) television rights will not meet the December 1 deadline set by the AFL.
Business

Media reports in the UK suggest the redevelopment of Wembley Stadium has hit a major funding crisis which threatens the entire project.
Business

EM.TV & Merchandising is set to cut its forecast for 2000 earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) - originally set at 600 million marks - by several hundred million marks.