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U.S. Speedskating Changes Structure Of BOD, Trims Board Members05 / 20 / 13The U.S. Speedskating BOD on Saturday "adopted a sweeping set of new bylaws, part of an ongoing transformation to turn around an organization long hampered with internal strife," according to Jared Hopkins of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. The changes include reducing the size of the BOD "from 14 to 10 -- inc... Tags: Olympics |
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AUSTRALIAN TV RIGHTS FOR '96 GAMES GO FOR $30M
ACOG announced a $30M deal with Australian broadcaster Seven Network for the TV rights to the ''96 Games. Billy Payne, ACOG President says the deal is "an important step forward." The deal leaves Japa
NATIONSBANK TOLERATES VISA'S OLYMPIC CREDIT CARDS
NationsBank, who paid $40M to be the sole U.S. Olympic bank sponsor, is not making an issue of Visa and several Atlanta-area banks'' marketing of Olympic-related credit or debt cards. Steven White, a
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XEROX TO SPONSOR USA TRACK & FIELD
Xerox has signed on as a national sponsor of USA Track & Field and will support seven major track and field events leading up to the ''96 Olympics. The USATF deal will add to Xerox''s other Olympic sp
ACOG, USOC SUE FOUR SUPER SHOW VENDORS FOR LOGO USE
Four vendors at the Super Show received summons to appear as defendants in a federal copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit filed by ACOG and the USOC. ACOG filed the lawsuit Friday without know
TICKETMASTER LOSES OLYMPIC TICKET CONTRACT
Pro-Tix, a ticketing network run by Prologue Systems of Madison, WI, has beaten out Ticketmaster in a bid to manage the sale of Olympic tickets. Prologue is expected to join a group of companies that
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ACOG DELAYS RELEASE OF FINANCIAL REPORT
ACOG has decided to wait until the fall before they make a public report of their "financial condition," according to today''s ATLANTA CONSTITUTION. Hugh Chapman, Chair of the ACOG Board''s Finance Co
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MINT, NATIONSBANK INK DEAL TO SELL COINS
The U.S. Mint signed an agreement with NationsBank to sell U.S. Olympic Coins through its banks. The bank has agreed to sell a minimum of $1.77M coins. They will make them available for purchase at Na
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CRYSTAL SPRINGS SIGNS ON AS OLYMPIC SPONSOR
The Atlanta-based Crystal Springs Water Co. has signed on as an Olympic Sponsor, according to today''s ATLANTA CONSTITUTION. The company beat out competitors such as Evian and will be "the only bottle
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ATLANTA TAKES ON CREDIT AS EXPENSES OUTWEIGH REVENUE
ACOG President Billy Payne said ACOG has spent more than it has taken in, "forcing it to dip into its $200M line of credit provided by game sponsor NationsBank." A report in this morning''s ATLANTA CO
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ACOG ORGANIZERS TOLD TO CANCEL PLANS FOR INT'L TORCH RELAY
The IOC told ACOG Wednesday that they were "biting off more than they can chew" in plans for an international torch relay that would travel through each of the previous 17 Summer Olympics sites. ACOG
