SLOC ticket sales high

Skiers are coming to Park City despite concerns that Olympic visitors will add to traffic. Despite a soft economy and fear of new terrorist attacks, the Salt Lake City Olympics has generated record ticket sales and could start a local tourism boom ...

Tags: Olympics, Special Report

The Games on TV

Network ratings, rights fees and related information since the Olympics were first televised

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Security an Olympic priority

Federal and local agencies providing Olympic security include the FBI, ATF and Utah National Guard. D espite the most intense security in Olympics history, hospitality events hosted by corporate sponsors are expected to be a ...

Tags: Anheuser-Busch Cos., AT&T Corp., McDonald's Corp., Office Depot Inc., Olympics, Samsung Group, Special Report, Sports Illustrated, Time Warner, Visa

Backing the games

BACKING THE GAMES Corporate support for the 2002 Olympics is coming from companies diverse in both size and industry. The following information highlights ...

Tags: Allstate Corp., Anheuser-Busch Cos., AT&T Corp., Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Chevron Corp., Gateway Inc., John Hancock Financial Services, Lucent Technologies Inc., McDonald's Corp., Office Depot Inc., Olympics, Panasonic, Qwest Communications International Inc., Samsung Group, Seiko, Special Report, Sports Illustrated, Visa

Sponsors might leave Olympians

These Olympics could be Picabo Street's last competition. The economic downturn and the events of Sept. 11 have conspired to make 2002 a difficult year for Olympic athletes looking for multimillion-dollar corporate sponsorships. "It's hard ...

Tags: IMG, Kellogg Co., Olympics, Special Report

Hockey federation get payday

For NHL players, the Salt Lake Olympics will represent a return to the good old days of the amateur spirit, as they take the ice for national pride rather than a big paycheck. The big paycheck will go to the International Ice Hockey Federation, the sport's governing body. Its president, Re ...

Tags: Hockey, International, Olympics

Coast to Coast

ATLANTA   Peach Bowl to kick off hall of fame Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl officials have announced plans to establish a hall of fame and honorary first team to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the game in 2002. ...

Tags: Baseball, Basketball, Coast to Coast, Colleges, Football, Hockey, Motorsports, Olympics

IBM, USTA sign 1-year deal

L ongtime U.S. Tennis Association corporate sponsor IBM has re-signed in a one-year, low-seven-figure deal. IBM retains its broad rights in the computers/information technology/information services sectors. It will continue to run the scoring sys ...

Tags: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Horse Racing, Marketing and Sponsorship, Olympics

EchoStar may drop ESPN Classic

The Walt Disney Co. and Dish Network parent EchoStar Communications are engaged in a nasty war of words and legal maneuvers over Dish Network's plans to drop ESPN Classic and the ABC Family Channel from its service. EchoStar, which will gain a near monopoly on digital satellite television s ...

Tags: Action Sports, Amateur Sports, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Colleges, Football, Golf, Hockey, Horse Racing, Motorsports, Olympics, Soccer, Sports Events, Tennis, This Week's Issue, Track & Field, Winter Sports

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