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In association with the Sport and Technology Executive Club
(www.sportandtechnologyexecutiveclub.com) *************************************************************
Welcome to Sport and Technology, the monthly e-newsletter published by
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http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/ Feature: Brand activation a reality for Fantasy Sports – January 2007
It has become routine for leading consumer-based businesses and marketing
agencies to spend countless hours and dollars in search of ways to create
consumer passion and loyalty around their products and brands, writes Steve
Byrd, executive vice president of US-based STATS LLC.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0448.html View From the Editor: Which came first? The luck or the skill? – January 2007
S&T reports on the recent M&A frenzy in the sports marketplace and boards HMS
Belfast for some pugilistic news.
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contact Marc Hempel at marc@icginternational.com. ************************************************************ Feature: Legal and commercial issues in the Asian online gambling market -
January 2007
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, the US legislation that led to
the implosion of the mainstream US online gambling market, was an indisputable
blow to the industry. However, in a proactive, entrepreneurial and pioneering
sector, Asia is seen by many as the ideal replacement market, explains Tom
Lippiett, a solicitor at Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0450.html Feature: HDTV set to revolutionise Canadian ice hockey – January 2007
Canadian ice hockey is an ideal case to forecast future impacts of media
technologies, writes Norm O'Reilly, a director and associate professor at
Laurentian University's School of Sports Administration in Sudbury, Ontario
and Ryan Rahinel, an active researcher from the Faculty of Business at
Toronto’s Ryerson University.
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*********************************************************** Feature: Copyright, patents and intellectual ownership – January 2007
Musings of Dr David Treharne, former chairman of Exeter City Football Club.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0452.html Infostrada Sports' Databox - January 2007
More data from the archives at Infostrada Sports.
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http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/ STEC goes to Parliament - January 2007
The first Sport and Technology Executive Club networking evening of 2007 will
be held on Thursday 25 January at the Houses of Parliament in London. Hosted
by Derek Wyatt MP and sponsored by PA Sport.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0454.html#01 YouTube-type sites won't attract ads - January 2007
User-generated content sites like YouTube and MySpace will not attract the
lion’s share of client's online budgets according to analyst Screen Digest.
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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
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For further details contact oliverslipper@premiumtv.co.uk
Mobile: +44 07900 261916 - or take a look at http://www.premiumtv.co.uk *********************************************************** Asian Games set standard with Infostrada Sports' coverage - January 2007
S&T Databox sponsor Infostrada Sports recently completed a hugely successful
assignment to deliver the complete information services package to the Asian
Games.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0454.html#03 Amarfio hits the airwaves - January 2007
The Australian Football League’s Ben Amarfio has left the sports body to
become general manager of two of Melbourne's most successful radio stations
(Austereo's Fox FM and Triple M).
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0454.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
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 ***************************************************** Ticketing horseplay - January 2007
Chester Race Company is the first racecourse in the UK to sign up to the
Talent Sport ticketing and customer relationship management (CRM) system for
racecourse. Plus news from Servecast.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0454.html#05 Windsurfing goes mobile - January 2007
Mobile device security provider SMobile Systems is the new title sponsor of
international windsurfing champion Gal Fridman.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0454.html#06 SportAccord discount closing shortly - January 2007
Big name speakers are already confirmed for SportAccord 2007 in Beijing
(23–27 April) with more to be announced imminently. Delegates have just
one week to register their places at the special reduced price of 1,000 Euro.
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Ryan Daut, a 22-year old PhD candidate in Mathematics at Penn State has won
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http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0454.html#08 Just the ticket for eBay - January 2007
eBay has agreed to acquire privately held StubHub, a leading online
marketplace for the resale of event tickets.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0454.html#9 PA Sport’s year in numbers - January 2007
In the 12 months of 2006, PA Sport reported 7,202,140 minutes of soccer action.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0454.html#10 **********************Advertisement********************* SportAccord, Shangri-La Hotel, Beijing, 23-27 April One week remains to secure discounted places Delegates have just one week to register for SportAccord 2007 in Beijing (23-27 April) at the special reduced price of 1,000 euros (deadline 31 January 2007). Over 1,200 high level decision makers and top flight speakers will participate in the 5th Anniversary of the what has become known as the Official International Sports Convention, owned by the Associations comprising the 101 International Sports Federations. As part of the delegate fee, Host Organisers, BOCOG (Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad) will be offering delegates the privileged opportunity to visit some of the Olympic Sites although numbers may be limited so it is advisable to book early. SportAccord has become the must-attend event for Major Event Organising Committees, Bid Cities, Commercial Organisations and the Media to meet, connect and form working partnerships with the International Sports Federations, the International Olympic Committee plus other Governing Bodies and Rights Holders involved in the development of sport and the staging of International Sports Events.
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