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Sport and Technology - June 2006 In association with the Sport and Technology Executive Club
(www.sportandtechnologyexecutiveclub.com) *************************************************************
Welcome to Sport and Technology, the monthly e-newsletter published by
consulting and research company ArkSports Limited (www.arksports.com),
delivering insight on the impact of technology on sport to 6,000 sports
executives every month. **********************Breaking News************************************* New Report from ArkSports - The Global Business of Poker, £495/$910/E715, 300+
pages Written by leading industry writer Rachael Church of ArkSports, The Global
Business of Poker provides an invaluable market overview of the fast-moving
multibillion dollar poker industry. Companies profiled include 888.com, Bet24,
Betandwin, Harrah's Entertainment, Ladbrokes, MansionPoker, Matchroom,
PartyGaming, PokerStars, SkyBet, Unibet and Victor Chandler. It will be
published in July 2006, price £495. See
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/page/0359.html for further details including
a table of contents. ****************************************************************** Features
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/ Case Study: Riding the crest of a Virtual wave - June 2006
S&T focuses on Virtual Spectator (VS), the developer of pioneering specialised
models of 3D visualisation, data capture and analytics, broadcast, education,
sports software and more for international sporting events such as Formula One
racing, the PGA tour, the Olympics and the Volvo Ocean Race.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0378.html View From the Editor: Loving the beautiful game - June 2006
S&T enjoys hanging with the rich and beautiful at the Monaco Grand Prix and
experiences the highs and lows of being a soccer team sponsor.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0379.html **********************Sponsor************************** Clintons Solicitors - Legal Sponsor of Sport and Technology Clintons is acknowledged as a market leader in the provision of legal services
to the entertainment, sport and media sectors. Clintons' sports clients
include leading individual sportsmen and women from a wide range of sports,
international and domestic governing bodies, event organisers, sponsors, FIFA
licensed agents, sports marketing and sponsorship consultants and sports
equipment manufacturers.Through its close involvement with the advertising and
marketing industry the firm has developed substantial expertise in the use of
sport for marketing purposes. Clintons provides a full range of advice on
contentious and non-contentious matters affecting those involved in sport.
For further information contact T: +44 (0) 20 7379 6080 or info@clintons.co.uk ************************************************************ Feature: HDTV goes under the spotlight - June 2006
If you go to any stadium or sports conference there are lots of people talking
about HDTV and the potential it brings to the world of sports, writes Matthew
Cobham of lighting specialist Philips Lighting International. But what are the
lighting requirements?
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0380.html Feature: Waiting for the mobile revolution - June 2006
In the late 1990s, we all believed that WAP, GPRS, 3G and mobile broadband
technology would revolutionise sports, writes Björn Stenbacka, CEO of Sports
Telecom, a company specialised in coordinating mobile operation for brands and
rights owners. So, what happened?
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Iolo Jones, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of Narrowstep shares some of his
personal opinions with S&T on mobile services at the FIFA World Cup and
comments on a new deal between BT Vision and the English Premier League.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0382.html Survey: The Global Business of Poker - June 2006
During May 2006, Sport and Technology carried out a survey among its
readership in order to garner data and opinions on the poker industry. Read
the key findings here.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0383.html Infostrada Sports' Databox - June 2006
More data from the archives at Infostrada Sports.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0384.html **********************Sponsor************************* Infostrada Sports - Sponsor of Sport and Technology's Databox "Sport and Technology gives us the opportunity to present ourselves directly
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Philip.hennemann@infostradasports.com *********************************************************** News
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/ STEC website now live and next networking event announced - June 2006
The Sport and Technology Executive Club (STEC) website is now live and the
next STEC networking evening will be held in London on the evening of Thursday
3 August, hosted by The Sports Recruitment Company.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0385.html#01 World Cup fever goes digital and mobile in China - June 2006
A recent online five-country survey conducted by MindShare and Pulse Group has
revealed that China is set to catch a strong dose of FIFA World Cup fever,
with 95% of respondents preparing to follow the tournament, of which 32% plan
to track results on their mobile phones.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0385.html#02 **********************Sponsor************************* 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.
For further details contact Bryan.winning@premiumtv.co.uk
Mobile: +44 07977 218763 - or take a look at http://www.premiumtv.co.uk *********************************************************** New high-speed camera for FIFA World Cup - June 2006
A high definition (HD) high-speed camera, shooting at 300 frames per second
will be used at approximately 40 of the 2006 FIFA World Cup matches.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0385.html#03 IOC and Omega extend partnership to London 2012 - June 2006
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Omega, the Official Timekeeper
of the Olympic Games, have announced the extension of their partnership to
include the London 2012 Olympic Games.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0385.html#04 **********************Sponsor********************* 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. EMPICS was acquired by the
Press Association in 2004 and has subsequently developed is its ground-
breaking ShootLive production service, which enables the delivery of still
images taken at events to fans on any digital platform within a matter of
seconds. ShootLive integrates live text and data from The Press Association to
create detailed "pictorial" event chronologies. ShootLive is now in production
across a range of high profile sports and entertainment events.
For further details about Empics, contact Phil O'Brien
(phil.obrien@empics.com) or visit http://www.empics.com
***************************************************** Web helps Somerset sell-out - June 2006
Somerset County Cricket Club's match against the touring Sri Lankan national
team on 11 June, was sold in advance with all 6,000 tickets being snapped up.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0385.html#05 PA Sport acquires iKnowledge - June 2006
PA Sport has agreed to acquire UK-based sports media technology company
iKnowledge Ltd in a deal that will see the iKnowledge name and service
portfolio promoted worldwide as part of PA Sport.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0385.html#06 PanAmSat delivers HDTV World Cup across Latin America - June 2006
PanAmSat is delivering the 2006 FIFA World Cup to every major Latin American
broadcaster for their standard and high definition (HD) channels across the
continent.
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that provides a unique insight into this fast-moving sector of the sports
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department on +44 (0)20 8944 8786 or sales@sportcal.com. ***************************************************** Tickets.com extends deal with Cubs - June 2006
Tickets.com has company signed a multi-year deal with Major League Baseball's
Chicago Cubs to continue providing ticketing services and digital ticketing
technology to the US club.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0385.html#08 World waits for Unibet.com ball to drop - June 2006
Online betting company Unibet.com has packed a 14 carat golden ball worth
75,000 euros in 22.000 kilo of ice and is taking free bets on when it will
melt and then drop during the World Cup.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0385.html#9 Everton Joins Premiership's Smartest Clubs - June 2006
Everton FC has become the latest club to adopt TeamCard, a soccer fan
management system.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0385.html#10 **********************Advertisment*********************
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or visit www.soccerex.com to reserve your place at the event. ********************Company Profile******************* Sport and Technology (www.sportandtechnology.com) is published by London-based
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