Media
ESPN AND PVI ? DEAL VIRTUALLY DONE
ESPN and Princeton Video Image (PVI) have announced an expanded use of virtual advertising in the 2000 Major League Baseball season.
RIVALS.COM CLOSES $35 MILLION INVESTMENT
Rivals.com has closed a $35 million equity investment from SOFTBANK Capital Partners.
SPORTBUSINESS.COM BACKS THE BETTING BUSINESS TO BOOM
The online betting market in the UK has boomed in recent weeks with a string of significant, big money, deals being struck.
SPORTS INTERNET TARGETED BY BIG TWO
British satellite broadcaster BSkyB and cable company NTL are competing with each other to forge an alliance with sports web site operator Sport Internet, according to a report in London?s Financial Times.
YAHOO! ENHANCES SPORTS SITE
Yahoo! Sports has launched an enhanced site, emphasising more integrated audio and video broadcast streaming, expanded international and local event coverage, as well as sports shopping and auctions e-commerce capabilities.
RUGBY SITE LAUNCHED BY SPORTSLINE EUROPE
SportsLine Europe Limited, has launched its new rugby site, www.rugby.sports.com , as well as a strategic relationship to become the exclusive Internet sports media partner for the
GOLF ROW BREWS OVER SKY RYDER CUP COVERAGE
UK broadcaster BSkyB is set to run into legal hot water over an on-going dispute over the broadcast of this year's Ryder Cup tournament.
HORSE SHOW TURNS AROUND FORTUNES
The UK?s Horse of the Year show has reported a huge new surge of interest ? with a 10,000 increase in the number of people visiting the event for 1998.
MINNESOTA OWNERS TARGET TWINS FRANCHISE
Continuing the trend towards combined ownership of more than one sports franchise, the owners of Minnesota's NBA and NHL teams are were working on a deal to buy the Minnesota Twins, contingent upon the construction of a new stadium in St. Paul.
UK INSTITUTE DECIDES ON NATIONAL NETWORK
Three and a half years after the plan for a UK Institute of Sports (UKIS) was first tabled, the concept of a #100m green-field complex has been rejected in favour of a national network of centres with its administrative headquarters in London.
NEW WORLD, NEW PORTAL
New World Publishing Inc. has unveiled SonicSport.com an Internet portal that will have live streaming video from major sporting events, fantasy sports, betting odds, sports scores and stock quotes.
OLYMPICS CHIEF APOLOGISES FOR TICKET FIASCO
Sydney's Olympic Games chief has apologised to Australians for a misleading public ticket ballot and promised to refund thousands of fans who had ended up with third-choice tickets.
BATTLE ON FOR NASCAR RIGHTS
The four big television networks are in a tight bidding race to win broadcast rights for stock-car racing, and appear willing to pay as much as $400 million annually, almost four times what Nascar races have brought in each year.
ISM SETS UP INTERACTIVE GAMING SITE
ISM Holding Corp will open its newest venture, www.racingcasino.com, for Thanksgiving Day.
FOX SPORTS CHANNELS ADDED TO 21ST CENTURY TELECOM
Fox Sports World and Fox Sports World Espanol have been added to the basic channel programming line-up of 21st Century Telecom Group, the Chicago area cable company which broadcasts over 190 digital-quality channels.
BSKYB AND KIRCH AGREE DEAL
British Sky Broadcasting, 40% owned by News Corporation, has agreed to pay $1.5 billion for a 24% stake in KirchPayTV, the German pay-TV operator.
WOMEN’S SPORTS SITE TO TAP $30BN MARKET
Computer industry analyst, Chris Shipley has announced the formation of Pupule Sports, Inc, a new special-interest Web site designed for female athletes and sports enthusiasts. The site is expected to be launched in the second quarter of 2000.
ORAD FLIES HIGH WITH EAGLES
Hi-tech firm Orad has announced its CyberSport and IMadGINE virtual advertising systems will be used by the Philadelphia Eagles NFL during the broadcast of their 2000 pre-season games.