Media
DAVID STERN TO HEADLINE INTERNET SPORTS FORUM
David Stern, commissioner of the NBA, and Michael Levy, CEO of CBS SportsLine will keynote a seminar focusing on ``Reinventing Sports in the Age of the Internet '' for the Jupiter Consumer Online Forum, March 1-3, at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in New York City.
EC DISMISS F1 THREAT
The European Commission has shrugged off a threat that Formula One motor racing could leave Europe if the European Union demands changes to the organisation and commercial agreements governing the sport.
VODAFONE AND BSKYB SIGN SPORTS DEAL
BSkyB and Vodafone have signed an Internet deal, which will allow Vodafone customers to gain access to sports results, team news, audio commentary and statistics.
FREESERVE PLANS ONLINE SOCCER BID
Britain?s biggest Internet service provider, Freeserve, is considering plans to bid for the online broadcast rights for live soccer.
COMMERCIAL CHIEF: `CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SHOULD BE SHORTER?
European soccer's showcase club competition, the Champions League, should be shorter, according to Bayern Munich commercial manager Uli Hoeness.
ZABALA IN TALKS TO LAND TYSON FIGHT
Barcelona has made a bid to host the next bout of former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, according to local press reports.
XM RADIO IN ALLIANCE WITH SFX
SFX Entertainment and XM Satellite Radio have announced an exclusive sponsorship deal that will introduce XM?s new band of national, digital radio to the millions who attend SFX?s more than 24,000 events annually.
UNIVISION TO AIR SOCCER’S GOLD CUP
Univision, the leading Spanish-language television broadcast company in the United States, is to broadcast the "Copa Oro 2000" (Gold Cup) tournament, beginning on Sunday, February 13.
BLUETORCH PRODUCE AND SPONSOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SURF EVENT
Bluetorch, the cross-media network for extreme sports, is to produce and take the title sponsorship of the largest surfing event in North America.
#11 BILLION SPENT ON SPORT, SAYS SPORT ENGLAND
Research undertaken by Sport England has revealed that spending on sports-related activities in England has increased from #8.8bn in 1995 to #11bn in 1998.
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.
CHURCHILL DOWNS LAUNCHES BRANDING PROGRAMME
Churchill Downs Inc. has launched a national branding programme for the company's expanding network of racetracks and off-track betting facilities.
EUBANK’S NEXT FOR THE MEDIA MARKET
Ex-boxer Chris Eubank is joining a select group of former UK professional sportsmen to make a second career as media celebrities. Eubank?s lawyer, Mel Goldberg, explains how a starring role a new Nescafe TV commercial, is just the start of a new career in film, media and advertising. See `FEATURES?.
BBC TEES-UP BUMPER COVERAGE OF MASTERS
BBC Sport has signed a deal to extend its live coverage rights of golf?s US Masters tournament.
MEDIA CONTENT SIGN SPORTEV DEAL
Media Content Plc, a sports media rights consultancy whose clients have included the World Wrestling Federation, has bought a stake in a company planning to broadcast sports over the Internet.
ISL & SPORT+ IN BASKETBALL DEAL
ISL and Sport+ - the sports rights acquisitions arm of the Canal+ group ? have announced a strategic television and marketing partnership to further promote the new FIBA EuroLeague.
DAVID PAYNE JOINS CNN/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED INTERACTIVE
David Payne has been named to the new position of senior vice president and general manager of CNN/Sports Illustrated Interactive,. Payne will oversee all business activity of CNN/Sports Illustrated Interactive, which includes the 24-hour sports Web site CNNSI.com. Payne is based in Atlanta and reports to Jim Walton, president of CNN/Sports Illustrated.
BBC SIGNS THREE-YEAR DEAL FOR US MASTERS
BBC Sport has won a new three-year deal for exclusive live broadcast rights to the US Masters from Augusta.