Sponsorship & Marketing
Business

Online ticketing has undoubted potential as a profitable e-venture but development losses are still the norm ? even for the company that serves Major League Baseball.
Events

PayForView.com, integrated on-line and off-line entertainment company, has acquired the internet broadcast rights to two international soccer games: The USA woman's championship team versus. Norway on July 30th and the Benfica versus Liverpool game on August 5th.
Business

Pan-European Internet Service Provider (ISP) World Online has signed a multi-year agreement to sponsor a Formula 1 auto racing team.
Business

E-business application service provider netASPx, has signed an agreement with the Minnesota Wild, one of the National Hockey League's new expansion teams, to provide the franchise with end-to-end business solutions.
Business

Pan-European Internet Service Provider (ISP) World Online has signed a multi-year agreement to sponsor a Formula 1 auto racing team.
Media

British sports and media company Sportsworld Media Group Plc?s founder and chairman Jeff Chapman has announced his retirement to pursue other interests in the sports and leisure industry.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Microsoft has signed an agreement with two-time US Women?s Open champion golfer Annika Sorenstam, to promote the upcoming release of the Microsoft Links 2001 PC golf simulation game.
Business

Sportasia.com, the Asian internet sports content producer, syndicator and distributor, has appointed Ikuya Tanaka of Dentsu?s Sports Marketing Division as a board director.
Business

Orad Hi-Tec Systems has signed an agreement to acquire Numeric Video S.A. of France.
Business

New Zealand Cricket has extended its sponsorship agreement with Clear Channel, the Texas-based media company.
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Copyright Promotions Licensing Group PLC (CPLG) will launch its 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan licensing programme at this summer?s ISPO sports trade fair.
Events

Online sporting goods retailer MVP.com has created a new e-commerce venture with The Forzani Group focussed on the Canadian market, to be known as MVP.ca.
Business

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

Sportsworld Media Group plc, the international sports media company, has formed a new company, SSM Sportsworld, to represent its European and Latin American interests.
Sponsorship & Marketing

US-based advertising and marketing agency Strategic Sports Group (SSG) has appointed a new account executive.
Business

Golf Entertainment has launched GolfBZ.com, an internet business to business resource for golf course, golf range and related manufacturing, apparel, equipment and accessory companies within the golf industry.
Media

Hussey Seating Company and Seiko Epsom Corp, the global technology company, are to co-develop `an interactive media seating solution? for the sports industry.
Business

Sports marketing giant Octagon has landed in Greece, after aquiring leading Greek sports agency ACT ? the company behind Athens? successful bid to host the Olympic Games in 2004.