Media

Internet Pictures Corporation (iPIX), Hyro.com, and the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) have signed a deal to allow the use of iPIX Virtual Tours on the official Olympics web site.

The ISMM Group (International Sports Media & Marketing) headquarters is on the move after 18 years in Lucerne.

Preparations for the Dodge return to NASCAR Winston Cup are quickening with fewer than 200 days left in Dodge?s countdown to Daytona 500 - and marketing and publicity plans already well-advanced.

Orad Hi-Tec Systems Ltd. has established OradNet Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orad, dedicated to the development, marketing and commercialisation of immersive sports webcasting technologies.

Jose Maria Garcia has joined Spanish media giant Telefonica's unit Telefonica Media as chairman of its sports operation

NTL has agreed to partner Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Private Equity to acquire France Telecom?s 49.9% stake in Noos, France?s leading broadband company. The move should create a powerful new player in competition for sports content in France.

Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile has dismissed European Union warnings over curbs on foreign television access to the Sydney Olympics, saying it was a matter for the International Olympic Committee.

Golf champion Tiger Woods has been summoned to appear before a Screen Actors Guild trial board to explain why he shot a car commercial during the union's strike against the advertising industry.

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has awarded full broadcast rights for radio and television to the home World Cup qualifiers involving Angola, Cameroon and Libya to Indicom Sports and Events management through Winners World Wide Sports International Zambia Limited.

NHL Interactive CyberEnterprises (NHL ICE) has named Phase2Media, the online marketing and sales organisation, the exclusive advertising sales representative for NHL.com.

Motor sport's governing body, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, will not object to a reported plan by several carmakers to win a stake in Formula One's commercial rights.

The third Asian X Games Qualifier (AXQ) will take place this year in Phuket, Thailand from 7-10 December.

A new web site has been launched to promote the newly launched America Basketball Association 2000 league.

Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis has said that preparations for the 2004 Athens Olympics were in a "state of emergency" following International Olympic Committee (IOC) warnings in April.

UK pools and gaming firm Littlewoods Leisure is to allow its customers to use WAP technology to allow bets to be placed using mobile phones.

Speculation is mounting that Brazil is on the verge of pulling out of the race for the World Cup ? with an announcement on its bid due later today from the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

Top officials of the World Broadcasting Unions (WBU), which groups the world?s major associations of broadcasters, are meeting in Lucerne today and tomorrow to discuss the transition to digital broadcasting ? among the topics being the issue of sports rights.

Sports management agency, Worldwide Entertainment & Sports Corp, has named Robert Gutkowski as its president and chief executive, and Charles Koppelman chairman of the board of directors.