Media

The Australian Olympic Committee and host broadcaster Channel 7 have created a web address, olympics.com.au, in competition with the official Games site, olympics.com, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

Sportsline.com, the world's largest sports online media will enter the Korean market when it open Sports.com Korea (www.korea.sports.com) today.

Five carmakers, including Ford , Daimler Chrysler and Toyota , are in talks to buy a third of Bernie Ecclestone's SLEC Formula One business, reports the Daily Telegraph.

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWFE) has appointed internet industry veteran Howard Meltzer to chief operating officer, New Media, which includes responsibility for the core web site wwf.com.

Eurosport, the European sports channel, is setting up a separate sales team to handle advertising and sponsorship sales of events and youth programming, under the YOZ (Youth Only Zone) banner.

The US House of Representatives has turned down landmark legislation aimed at banning online gambling.

Australian businessman, Al Constantinidis, has forwarded a proposal for a $A33 million sporting arena located to the west of New South Wales' capital, Sydney, in the satellite city of Liverpool.

Sports media technology firm Sportvision Inc and digital media company ACTV, Inc has agreed to collaborate on the development of convergence applications for sports programming.

Workmen at Sydney's Olympic stadium were forced into an embarrassing cover-up on Wednesday after accidentally revealing the Olympic cauldron to media.

Sportswear giant Nike has unveiled the second phase of its pre-Olympic advertising campaign in Australia ? home of this year?s Summer Olympics.

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

Westwood One/CBS Radio Sports will present the exclusive radio broadcast of Showtime championship boxing?s doubleheader featuring Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz.

Ticketmaster, a division of USA Networks's Information and Services unit, has purchased Essential Data Control Systems (EDCS) by acquiring the majority of the company's assets, including the Fan Loyalty System.

Goal Media Group, the digital media company that produces.goalnetwork.com and todogol.com, has signed an exclusive internet partnership with a Hong Kong and Chinese market online soccer publisher.

The Minnesota Twins baseball team is exploring the possibility of playing a series in a temporary stadium next season.

AT&T Cable Services, ESPN and KMAS/Telemundo are partnering to cablecast ESPN's Major League Baseball Spanish-language simulcasts on Telemundo's local affiliate KMAS for seven consecutive Sunday evenings this summer.