Sponsorship & Marketing
STOKES JOINS SPORTCAL.COM
Christopher Stokes, formerly of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has joined Sportcal.com as Marketing Director.
ESPN MAGAZINE APPOINTS NEW PUBLISHER
Andrew Sippel has been promoted to publisher and vice president of the sports publication ESPN The Magazine.
SPORTSPRIZE APPOINTS FORMER DISNEY ONLINE EXEC
SportsPrize Entertainment, a sports-based entertainment and e-commerce Internet company, has appointed Douglas Scales as Vice President of Marketing.
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.
SOFTWARE CO SPONSORS U.S. WATER POLO TEAMS
Persistence Software has signed a sponsorship agreement with USA Water Polo (USWP).
JOHN HANCOCK RENEWS OLYMPIC SPONSORSHIP
U.S. insurance group John Hancock has agreed to renew its Olympic sponsorship for a further four years, despite its president's forceful criticism last year of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
US YOUTH COOLS ON ATHLETIC SHOES
Sales of athletic shoes are declining because sports are losing their appeal for many young people, according to the Zandl Group, a New York City-based trends research firm.
SEARS JOINS OLYMPIC PROGRAMME
Sears, Roebuck and Co. has signed to become the Official Supplier of Home Appliances for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and the 2000, 2002 and 2004 US Olympic Teams.
#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.
VODAFONE SIGN $48m UNITED SPONSOR DEAL
Manchester United has confirmed that it has signed a new multi-million dollar four-year sponsorship deal with telecommunications giant Vodafone in a deal worth #30m ($48m).
WOMEN UP, MERCHANDISE DOWN ACCORDING TO SURVEY
More women are attending English Premier League matches than ever before, but fans in general are spending less money on merchandise according to a new survey.
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.
FORD TOASTS SUCCESS OF RENEWED SPONSOR DEAL
Barcadi-Martini has signed a deal to renew its sponsorship of the Ford World Rally team, the agency BWP International has announced.
365 LAUNCHES US SOCCER SITE
365 Corporation, the UK internet content company, has launched soccer365.com, an online soccer service in English and Spanish aimed at the US market.
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.
SPORTS INTERNET BUYS INTO E-COMMERCE BUSINESS
Sports Internet, the web site operator and online sports betting company, has entered the e-commerce business with its #20m purchase of a 49 per cent stake in Sports e-tail.
XLSPORTS.COM TO UNVEIL BUSINESS MODEL AT E-COMMERCE SUMMIT
XLSports.com, the online venture dedicated to personal sports participants, set to launch later this year, plans to unveil its business model during a "Sports in E-Commerce Summit." The event will be presented in cooperation with Motorola, Penske Logistics, Sprint and Sun Microsystems in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, February 15-17.
MARLA MESSING JOINS BROADBAND SPORTS
Broadband Sports has named Marla Messing, the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup President and CEO, as vice president of partner marketing, effective Feb. 7, 2000.