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Sport and Technology July 2005
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Welcome to Sport and Technology, the monthly e-newsletter published by
consulting and research company ArkSports Limited, delivering insight on the
impact of technology on sport to over 5,000 sports executives every month. If
this edition has been forwarded to you, please sign up for your own copy by
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Features
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Feature: MMS - following the pattern - July 2005
Graham Jarvis, editor of CIMTech International and a media services
consultant, explores the reality behind the much-heralded multimedia messaging
service hype.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0281.html
View From the Editor: When the circus comes to town... - July 2005
S&T reports from the 2012 Olympic announcement in Singapore and goes behind
the scenes with BT Media and Broadcast at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0282.html
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Feature: New gambling bill of health for the US? - July 2005
Mobile gambling consultant, Jacques LeDisco, outlines why a change to Nevada
state legislation could provide a fillip for the US mobile gambling industry.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0283.html
Feature: US Sports Biz - July 2005
S&T's US correspondent Mark J Jeffers, takes another look at the wild and
wacky world of the movers and shakers in sports across the other side of the
pond...
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0284.html
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The 16th SportelMonaco will be held from 24 to 27 October in the Monaco
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Infostrada Sports' Databox - July 2005
This month, Databox sponsor Infostrada Sports turns attention to Aussie Rules
side St Kilda and The Ashes cricket series between England and Australia.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0285.html
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News
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Online poker purses flourish - July 2005
According to leading sports research company ArkSports, publisher of Sport and
Technology, online poker is challenging traditional sports such as golf and
tennis when it comes to player earnings in Europe.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0286.html#01
Online IOC and Atos Origin renew deal - July 2005
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has signed an extension to its
current partnership agreement with Atos Origin to include the Vancouver 2010
Olympic Winter Games and the 2012 Olympic Games.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0286.html#02
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Premium TV - Sponsor of Sport and Technology News
PTV is Europe's leading broadband and mobile sports content company, owning
and operating a state-of-the-art broadband and mobile sports content
management system and Internet platform. PTV helps sports and entertainment
rights owners maximise the value of their digital rights and capitalise on the
growth in the broadband and mobile content markets. It packages their content
into commercial offerings for broadband and mobile consumers and operators,
driving revenues from subscription, syndication, advertising, betting and e-
commerce, across the UK, Europe and Worldwide. PTV is the leading platform for
football content on broadband and mobile, packaging and exploiting digital
content for 86 British professional clubs, including 10 English Premier League
clubs including www.nufc.co.uk, four SPL clubs including www.rangers.co.uk and
the bulk of the English Football League, including the governing body
www.football-league.co.uk. PTV works across other sports including the World
Rally Championship www.wrc.com and many other entertainment genres. PTV offers
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To find out how PTV can help your organisation maximise the value of your
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revenue and value generating businesses contact Bryan.winning@premiumtv.co.uk
Mobile: +44 07977 218763 - or take a look at http://www.premiumtv.co.uk
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BT serves US Open to expanding Asian market - July 2005
BT Media and Broadcast (BT M&B), the digital media and broadcast services arm
of BT, and Total Sports Asia (TSA), Asia's leading integrated sports marketing
company and TV rights distributor, have agreed a deal for the provision of a
fully managed broadcast distribution service to Asia, for the US Open tennis
championships.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0286.html#03
New cricket games launched - July 2005
Cricinfo.com, the world's leading cricket website, has teamed up with Cat
Games to launch a brand-new, multi-player simulation game called Cricinfo
CricketManager.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0286.html#04
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Empics - Digital Sports Photography - Sponsor of Sport and Technology
Empics is an international sports photo marketing agency, making innovative
use of technology to provide customers with picture solutions. It offers
Picture Buyers a digitised sports photolibrary of over 650,000 images covering
moments and heroes from the world of sport from the 1860s to the present day -
the choice of newspapers, magazines, books, websites, sporting bodies and
marketing agencies, around the world, every day. It offers Sports Rights
Holders expertise and infrastructure to create maximum value from photography.
Acquired by the Press Association in 2004, Empics works with some of the
biggest names in sport, providing consultancy, photo management, distribution
and licensing services.
For further details about Empics, contact Phil O'Brien phil.obrien@empics.com
or visit http://www.empics.comgarydoublepr - Media Services
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HDTV preview for Germany 2006 - July 2005
FL Interactive (FLi), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Football League, has
appointed specialist digital sports agency, Aura Sports as its official third
party sales partner.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0286.html#05
Fast Web Media and Coors renew partnership - July 2005
Fast Web Media, the UK-based operating company, wholly-owned by Total Sports
Online, has retained the Coors Brewers account for online marketing services
for Carling and Grolsch.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0286.html#06
Liverpool in Far East venture - July 2005
English Premier League soccer club Liverpool FC and China.com have signed an
exclusive partnership to launch the official Chinese website and wireless
services for the 2005 UEFA champions targeting the Chinese audience.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0286.html#07
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The Simkins Partnership is one of the leading and longest-established media
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particular our Sport and Digital Media Groups are able to offer a seamless
service across both sectors. Our Sports Group advises players and agents,
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For further details about The Simkins Partnership, contact Malcolm Murray
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Betfred right on track - July 2005
UK online bookmaker Betfred has become the title sponsor of the Speedway
Championship of Great Britain.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0286.html#08
Shanghai for SPORTELAsia 2006 - July 2005
SPORTEL's early 2006 market will take place at the Pudong Shangri-La Hotel in
Shanghai, China from 20-22 March.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0286.html#9
Extreme goes mobile - July 2005
The Extreme Group has announced it is launching ExtremeMob, the UK's first pre-
pay mobile phone service designed exclusively for the under 24s.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0286.html#10
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Sport and Technology: The Conference 2005
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includes a photo gallery from the successful event.
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