Media

Beleaguered Athens 2004 Olympics organisers have rejected accusations of overspending from politicians and the media and denied that they were paid exorbitant salaries.

International women's squash has received a $4.5m boost after London-based intellectual property rights acquisition company Fablon Investments Limited acquired the rights to the Women's World Open and Women's World Team Championships in a unique nine-year agreement with the World Squash Federation (WSF).

Olympics chief Juan Antonio Samaranch says he is not worried about attacks on the organisation from international anti-graft campaigners.

The European Union has welcomed the settlement of a row over foreign television access to the Sydney Olympics.

Thousands of Australians and foreigners, setting aside cynicism about corrupt officials, doped athletes and bungled busing, poured into central Sydney on Thursday to glimpse the torch that heralds the opening of the biggest Olympic Games.

The NBA has teamed up with Intel Corp to enhance its online video service.

The International Olympic Committee has selected Copyright Control Services (CCS) to provide exclusive internet anti-piracy operations and internet content protection solutions for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

Online digital sports content provider Quokka Sports has hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce Norm Mineta at their San Francisco headquarters.

ESPN The Magazine has rated NBCOlympics.com as its number one Olympic Web site.

Formula One racing will return to the United States after an absence of almost 10 years on September 24 ? and leading teams are already courting the US media to publicise the event.

iSport.com a global sports media company providing internet based sports administration and communication services, has acquired Britsport.com Ltd.

VTV, recently-acquired by UK-based The Television Corporation and now part of Sunset+Vine, has won a new four year contract to produce and distribute coverage of English badminton until 2005.

The Irish Football Association has won unanimous approval from the South Dublin County Council (SDCC) for planning permission to build the new home for Irish soccer, Eircom Park.

Almost every person on the planet with access to a television will watch the Sydney Olympics at some time in the next month.

Sports4cast, the UK-based online sports? analysis and forecasting service, is to seek a listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

SINA.com, an online media and services company for Chinese communities worldwide, has launched China's official Olympics web site, http://aoyun.sina.com.cn.