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Canadian GP In Talks With F1 About 10-Year Extension For Montreal Race Until '2406 / 18 / 13Canadian F1 Grand Prix promoter Francois Dumontier said that "the race is negotiating a new ten-year contract extension," according to ESPN. The Montreal race's "agreement ends next year," yet talks between F1 Management -- led by CEO Bernie Ecclestone -- and the different levels of government "bega... |
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PGA, Bose Agree To China-Based Deal
The PGA Tour Monday announced a new three-year, China-based partnership with Bose Corporation, making Bose the first company to acquire PGA Tour category rights outside of the U.S. Bose will be the Tour’s official marketing partner in the home theater system, home audio system and headphone ca ...
Perform, Sporting News Brand Team Up
Perform Group and American City Business Journals have struck a major joint venture to combine Perform's U.S. sports assets, including its popular ePlayer sports video service, with ACBJ's Sporting News brand. The new company, Perform Sporting News Limited, will operate under the brand name Spo ...
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Int'l Brands Squeezing China Market
Int'l sport brands "continue to make gains in China despite a shrinking market," with Nike posting profits in its third quarter financial report, according to WANT CHINA TIMES. Adidas "also reported a 15% jump in its China sales last year." Chinese Key Solution Sports Consulting Founder Zhang Qing s ...
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Usain Bolt Endorsing Samsung Camera
Samsung has selected Usain Bolt as global endorser for the company's newest product, a mirrorless camera called the Smart Camera NX300. Samsung will also be working with the Usain Bolt Foundation to host the NX Junior Photographers project in Bolt's native country, Jamaica. The project will provide ...
Trump Vows To Fight Wind Farm
U.S. billionaire Donald Trump "pulled the plug on any future investment" on his £750M ($1.1B) golf resort in Aberdeenshire, Scotland after the government approved a "monstrous" offshore wind farm, according to Frank Urquhart of the SCOTSMAN. Trump, however, vowed to spend "whatever it takes" t ...
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NBC Hires Lowe For EPL Coverage
ESPN reporter-presenter Rebecca Lowe "has landed a big broadcasting job in America as the lead host of NBC's coverage of the Premier League," according to Charles Sale of the London DAILY MAIL. Lowe is going to be based at NBC's new headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut "where she will anchor five ...
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Euro-Racecar Series Kicks Off Sunday
The Euro-Racecar NASCAR Touring Series kicks off its season with the Nogaro 200 at Circuit Paul Armagnac in France on Sunday. The series features seven race weekends, culmination in the championship round at LeMans, France. Other stops include Monza, Italy; Motorland Aragon, Spain; Brands Hatch, Eng ...
Costa Rica Protests U.S. Loss
FIFA has confirmed that it has received a protest from Costa Rica, which was "furious at being forced to play Friday's World Cup qualifier away to the United States in a snowstorm," according to Brian Homewood of REUTERS. In a statement, FIFA said, "We can confirm that FIFA has received a letter fro ...
America Movil Gets Olympic Games Rights
Mexican telecom group America Movil, controlled by Carlos Slim, announced it has been awarded the exclusive rights to next year's Winter Games in Sochi and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on media platforms across Latin America, according to UNIVISION. The agreement does not include the r ...
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NFL To Play Two London Games In '14
NFL San Francisco 49ers co-Owner & Chair John York said that the league will play "at least two regular-season games in London" in '14 "on top of its two planned games there this year, and even more contests could be added," according to Daniel Kaplan of SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL. York said, &ldquo ...
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