Newslines from
sportbusiness.com
Tuesday 7 August 2001
Keeping you ahead with the
latest developments in the business of sport.
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Sponsorship
& Marketing:
SA
Marketing Co In Talks With West Indies Cricket
Board
South African sports brand
marketing company SAIL has notified the JSE Securities Exchange South
Africa and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange of discussions with the West
Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to form a commercial partnership in line with
SAIL’s strategy of expanding into international sports
brands.
Events:
Silverstone’s
Future Decided In A Month
Octagon Motorsports will have
to wait a month before it finds out whether it will have to relinquish one
or more of its four British racing circuits and give up its lease on
Silverstone, the home of the British Grand Prix, sportbusiness.com has
learned.
Stadia
& Facilities:
3Com
Sets Up Magic Wireless
Network
Coaches and staff at the NBA’s
Orlando Magic can now obtain game-day access to players’ records and
statistics at home games via a wireless network developed by 3Com
Corporation.
Broadcast:
ESPN
Star Sports Expands Feeds For
Asia
Asia’s largest sports
broadcaster, ESPN Star Sports is to repackage its Star Sports service, to
create two dedicated feeds, Star Sports Southeast Asia and STAR Sports
Asia.
Fox
Sports World Espanol Wins MLB
Rights
Spanish language cable network
Fox Sports World Espanol has signed a deal for the television rights to
the 2001 Major League Baseball (MLB) play-offs and the World
Series.
Other news stories within last 24
hours:
Echostar
Go Public With Directv Bid
Hotel
Rooms Scarce For Winter
Games
US
Postal Service ‘Not Exploiting Armstrong
Sponsorship’
Australian
Sports Employment Market Continues
Growth
South
African Soccer Season Starts Amid Legal
Wrangles
Sky
Signs Mexican Soccer Deal
News stories throughout the day. Check www.sportbusiness.com for the
latest update.
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