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Sport and Technology - March 2007 *************************************************************
Welcome to Sport and Technology, the monthly e-newsletter published by
SportBusiness, delivering insight on the impact of technology on sport to over
6,200 sports executives every month. **********************Events************************************* SportBusiness Campus 07, Cass Business School, London, 18-19 April 2007
£50 off for S&T subscribers! SportBusiness Campus is a unique, multi-streamed, two-day event for leaders in
the business of sport. It provides you with the chance to develop your
interests and explore new business opportunities in an unrivaled networking
environment.
Presented by SportBusiness Group, world leaders in the provision of insight,
intelligence and analysis to executives in the sports industry, Campus brings
together all the elements you need.
For further information, or to register your place, simply visit the website
at *** http://campus07.sportbusiness.com *** Put ‘Sport and Technology’ in
the box on the booking form to claim your £50 discount. ****************************************************************** Features
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/ Q&A: Andrew Thompson, Head of Sport, Channel 4 – March 2007
This month, S&T talks to Andrew Thompson, Head of Sport for UK free-to-air
commercial broadcaster Channel 4.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0465.html View From the Editor: The Heat is on in Miami - March 2007
S&T takes an evening's break from SportelAmerica to go behind the scenes at
the American Airlines Arena, home of NBA's Miami Heat. Also find out why S&T
is not a fan of the YouTube era.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0466.html **********************Sponsor************************** ICG - Desk-top Applications Sponsor of Sport and Technology Digital communications company Interactive Communication Group (ICG) has
developed i-comm, a patented online communication platform delivering
permission-based, targeted rich media messages. i-comm can deliver high
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: London Marathon runners prefer chips – March 2007
Thanks to UK-based technology consultancy, Marathon IT, every single runner
will know his or her time at next month's London Marathon to the very second,
despite the fact that they all start seconds, minutes or even an hour apart.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0467.html Case Study: Game, set and mobile match – March 2007
After a slight doldrum in the 1990s, tennis is back with a bang, writes PA
Sportev’s chief operating officer Steve Akers, and offers some of the most
exciting action of any sport across the world.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0468.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
entertainment photography to contemporary imagery and specialist assignments,
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.
To find out more, please visit www.gettyimages.com, or contact:
Americas: Carmin Romanelli +1 646 613 4109
Asia Pacific: Arran Birchenough +649 929 1894
EMEA: Marc Webbon +44 20 7428 5294 *********************************************************** Legal Briefing: Nova Productions v Mazooma and Bell Fruit – March 2007
The UK Court of Appeal has refused the appeal from a video games company in a
case which helps explain copyright protection of a video game, writes Tom
Frederikse, a solicitor at Clintons Solicitors.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0469.html Show Preview: Looking forward to Beijing 2008 at SportAccord – March 2007
A peek at SportAccord which will be held in Beijing at the end of April 2007.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0470.html Infostrada Sports' Databox - March 2007
More data from the archives at Infostrada Sports.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/features/0471.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
giving you access to the best sports information available anywhere. We answer
any specific research question you have, offer full services for Internet,
mobile platforms, on site and offline projects. We supply information
digitally or in print to newspapers, magazines, radio & TV stations, web
sites, SMS and WAP providers, event organisers, federations and sponsors.
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/ Date announced for Sport and Technology: The Conference 2007! - March 2007
S&T is delighted to announce that the date has been set for the third edition
of Sport and Technology: The Conference. The highly-acclaimed event will
return to Central London on Friday 29, June 2007.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0472.html#01 IOC launches Beijing 2008 new media tender - March 2007
The International Olympic Committee has launched the tender process for the
sale of its internet and mobile rights for the territory of China for the 2008
Beijing Olympic Games.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0472.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 oliverslipper@premiumtv.co.uk
Mobile: +44 07900 261916 - or take a look at http://www.premiumtv.co.uk *********************************************************** New YouTube? - March 2007
News Corporation and NBC Universal are heading up a group of media companies
that are building an online video service aiming to challenge Google's YouTube.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0472.html#03 Rewarding times for Inter Milan - March 2007
Italian soccer giant Inter recently held a press conference at the Stadio
Giuseppe Meazza in Milan's San Siro district to unveil the club’s new loyalty
programme in partnership with Reward Italy.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0472.html#04 Lewinton joins Virgin Media - March 2007
Newly created media company Virgin Media has appointed Peter Lewinton as its
head of sport. Lewinton will be responsible for developing a broadband sports
offering based initially around English Premier League soccer.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0472.html#05 **********************Events************************** SportAccord, Shangri-La Hotel, Beijing, 23-27 April Andalucia Sports Bureau completes the line up of 5 Gold Sponsors of
SportAccord 2007 in Beijing. Together with IEC in Sports, Universiade Belgrade
2009, GL Events and Contemporary Group, Andalucia confirm its place at the top
of a a record list of event sponsors. Over 1,200 high level decision makers
and top flight speakers including Lord Sebastian Coe, Sir Martin Sorrell and
Peter Ueberroth will participate in the 5th Anniversary of SportAccord which
has become known as the Official International Sports Convention, owned by the
Associations comprising the 101 International Sports Federations. 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.
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. Visit www.sportaccord.com for more information. ***************************************************** Busy Red Bee Media - March 2007
Digiturk, the only digital satellite television provider in Turkey, has bought
Red Bee Media’s unique sports technology, Piero, to enhance its coverage of
the Fortis Turkish Cup and Turkcell Premier Super League.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0472.html#06 Is Britney Spears the ultimate fish? - March 2007
Internet Poker site UltimateBet has released the results of its latest online
poker player survey which asked "Which celebrity would you most like to
challenge in a must-win Texas Hold 'em poker tournament?".
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0472.html#07 Narrwowstep completes $7.1m financing - March 2007
Narrowstep, the ‘TV on the internet’ company, has completed a private
placement of its convertible notes and warrants in New York resulting in gross
proceeds to the company of $7.1m.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0472.html#08 **********************Events************************** Soccerex 2006, 26-28 November, Sandton Convention Centre, South Africa For its 11th year, Soccerex is moving to South Africa, home of the 2010 FIFA
World Cup. With rapid changes in football's media landscape, and the ever
growing advances in new media and technology, Soccerex 2007 is gathering
together leading edge companies in this sector to showcase their services
exclusively to Clubs, Federations and Sponsors all over the world. By
attending you will attend exclusive networking events, meet Clubs face to
face, track competitor strategies as well as learn about the latest media and
technology services to the football industry.
Please contact Soccerex on tel +44(0)208 742 7100 email enquiry@soccerex.com
or visit www.soccerex.com to reserve your place at the event. ****************************************************** Broadband growth enters new phase - March 2007
Countries such as South Korea, Japan and, to a lesser extent, the US are
entering a new phase of broadband development, according to analyst eMarketer
and its new report Broadband Worldwide: 2005-2011 report.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0472.html#9 The Poker Channel expands - March 2007
On 1 March 2007, UK-based The Poker Channel expanded into Europe, launching
Scandinavia and France’s first dedicated poker channel.
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/news/0472.html#10 ********************Company Profile*******************
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