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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 over 6,000 sports
executives every month. **********************New Reports************************************* Out now - November 2006 update - The Global Business of Poker - 350+ page report
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http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/ Q&A: Mickey Charles, President and CEO – The Sports Network – December 2006
This month S&T talks to Mickey Charles, President and CEO of real-time sports
wire service The Sports Network (TSN), based in Philadelphia in the US.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0438.html View From the Editor: To Referee or not to Referee? - December 2006
Technology-related news from Soccerex in Dubai and some gift ideas for the festive season courtesy of our readers. "Imagine the joy of breaking into a canter across a field, but on two wheels instead of four legs?"
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0439.html **********************Sponsor************************** ICG - Desk-top Applications Sponsor of Sport and Technology Digital communications company Interactive Communication Group (ICG) has
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quality interactive messages such as full-screen video, music, newspapers,
games, customer surveys and high quality images to the targeted consumer's
computer desk-top and beyond. It incorporates the best aspects of the
traditional marketing mix, providing the rich and dynamic impact of advertising, the targeting capabilities of direct mail and the measurability, interaction and timeliness of the internet. Creating an i-comm community can open up an entirely new level of dialogue with consumers in a 2-way relationship. Visit www.icginternational.com for more info about ICG or http://icomm.icginternational.com/icomm/generic/ for a free demo of i-comm, or contact Marc Hempel at marc@icginternational.com. ************************************************************ Case Study: Stick Cricket – December 2006
An edited extract from The International Journal of Sports Marketing and
Sponsorship, written by Paul Kitchin, course leader MA Sport Management -
Business and Service Sector Management, London Metropolitan University,
England.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0441.html Feature: Feeding the mobile sports snackers – December 2006
Bruce Renny, group marketing director of ROK Entertainment, spoke at the
Westminster eForum Seminar Series on Mobile Sports Rights in September 2006,
held at Westminster in London. The transcript of his presentation is
reproduced in S&T by kind permission of the Westminster eForum and Renny.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0442.html **********************Sponsor************************* Getty Images - Sponsor of Digital Photography for Sport and Technology Getty Images is the world's leading Imagery Company. With customers in more
than 100 countries, and with content ranging from news, sports and
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Getty Images' products are found each day in advertising, newspapers,
magazines, brochures, films, television, books and web sites around the
world. In a sports capacity, Getty Images is a specialist in serving the sports imagery needs of the world's rights-holders, sponsors, press and related businesses. Our business is enabled by the world's best sports photographers, and we maintain long-standing relationships with sport governing bodies and leagues, such as the International Olympic Committee, NBA, Manchester United, Cricket Australia, AFL, UEFA, IRB, the European Tour, NHL and many more.Getty Images is expert at maximising the visual impact of our clients'brands.
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*********************************************************** Case Study: How to build a Mansion - December 2006
A look at why outsourcing its IT systems has been critical to online gaming
company Mansion.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0443.html US Sports Biz – December 2006
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/0444.html Infostrada Sports' Databox - December 2006
More data from the archives at Infostrada Sports.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0445.html **********************Sponsor************************* Infostrada Sports - Sponsor of Sport and Technology's Databox "Sport and Technology gives us the opportunity to present ourselves directly
to the decision makers and influencers of our industry, increasing our brand
awareness and communicating our services in a most effective way."
Infostrada Sports is a worldwide provider of comprehensive sports information
products and services. We are the ultimate source for statistics, historical
results, biographies, news, reports and infographics ranking from football and
formula 1 to fencing. Operating from five countries, we are dedicated to
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any specific research question you have, offer full services for Internet,
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Anything is possible as long as sports are part of the game!
For more information about Infostrada Sports, take a look at
www.infostradasports.com or contact Philip.hennemann@infostradasports.com *********************************************************** News
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/ ICG becomes new S&T sponsor - December 2006
Digital communications company Interactive Communication Group (ICG) has
become the inaugural Desk-top Applications Sponsor of Sport and Technology.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0446.html#01 Infostrada Sports in agency take over - December 2006
Sport and Technology sponsor Infostrada Sports has taken a majority shareholding in Hayters Teamwork, an independent sportswriting agency based in the UK.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0446.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
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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 *********************************************************** BT Vision launched - December 2006
BT has announced the UK commercial launch of BT Vision, its new television and entertainment service.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0446.html#03 Team of the Year up for grabs - December 2006
Voting is now underway for the Uefa.com users’ ‘Team of the Year 2006’.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0446.html#04 **********************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
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For further information contact T: +44 (0) 20 7379 6080 or info@clintons.co.uk ***************************************************** Sport goes satellite - December 2006
SIRIUS Satellite Radio is to present unprecedented live radio coverage of NASCAR races starting in 2007.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0446.html#05 Real Madrid TV kicks off in the UK - December 2006
Spanish soccer station Real Madrid TV has struck a deal with content management and delivery company GlobeCast to deliver the soccer club’s English language infotainment channel to Sky’s digital platform using GlobeCast’s capacity on the Eurobird satellite.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0446.html#06 BBC show seeks sports technology inventions - December 2006
BBC Two show Dragons' Den is searching for business ideas, inventions or products with serious business potential that are investment ready and looking for funding.
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http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0446.html#08 NHL hits YouTube - December 2006
Highlights from NHL games are to be made available on video sharing website YouTube.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0446.html#9 Bogdog.com pulls US ads - December 2006
Online betting and gaming company Bodog.com Entertainment has pulled all its US-facing gaming-related advertising, mostly for its free-play and educational site, Bodog.net.
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