Newslines from
sportbusiness.com
Tuesday 3 April 2001
Keeping you ahead with the latest developments in
the business of sport.
SportBusiness2001:
The Main
Event
A FEW of This
Morning’s Stories: click on the link to view the full
story
Finance:
Kirch
Deal Leaves Ecclestone Holding 25% Of SLEC
EM.TV & Merchandising AG has
sold its 24.5 percent in the holding company that organises Formula One to
its partner, the Kirch Group, for DM1.3bn ($590m).
Deal
Goes Supersonic After $200m Sale Agreed
The Ackerley Group has completed
the divestiture of the Seattle SuperSonics NBA franchise for $200
million.
Sponsorship &
Marketing:
ISL
Equity Partner Is French Giant
French media giant Vivendi is the
company locked in buy-up talks with troubled Swiss marketing firm ISL,
after a bid from Octagon failed, sportbusiness.com has learned.
Events:
Heal
Divide Or Face Olympic Failure – Samaranch
Warns
Sarajevo will not secure the
Winter Olympics in 2010 if sport in Bosnia remains ethnically divided,
Juan Antonio Samaranch said.
New Media:
NHL’s
Wild Born Again With New It Deal
E-business specialists BORN has
been selected by the NHL's Minnesota Wild as that team's ‘Preferred IT
Business Advisor’.
Other news stories within last 24
hours:
United
Lead Off The Pitch
Bill
Gates And Microsoft Sponsor Manchester
Games
Leisure
Industry Joins Venue Management Trade
Show
VTV
Speeds To MotoGP Contract
Prodrive
Chief Joins MIA Committee
News stories throughout the day. Check www.sportbusiness.com for the
latest update.
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