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Peace and Sport launches Haiti solidarity programme
09 March 2010 | Analysis | MiscellaneousThe Peace and Sport organisation has launched a “campaign for solidarity” called “Sport Solidarity for Haiti” to help support the Haitian Olympic Committee (HOC) in the aftermath of January’s devastating earthquake in the country.
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Joel Bouzou awarded a Diploma Honoris Causa in Humanities
05 March 2010 | Media release | MiscellaneousJoel Bouzou, president and founder of Peace and Sport, has been awarded a Diploma Honoris Causa in Humanities from the University for Peace (UPEACE).
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Coca-Cola chief marketing officer at Global Sports Industry Summit
04 March 2010 | Media release | MiscellaneousThe chief marketing and commercial officer of The Coca-Cola Company, the world's most valuable brand, Joseph V. Tripodi, has been added to the list of speakers at the Global Sports Industry Summit 2010.
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Kosteniuk is named a Champion for Peace by Peace and Sport
04 March 2010 | Media release | MiscellaneousWomen's world chess champion Alexandra Kosteniuk has joined 'Champions for Peace', a group of top international athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport.
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Heineken takes sport seriously
01 March 2010 | Feature | MiscellaneousHeineken has established itself as one of world sport's most prominent sponsors thanks to its Uefa Champions League sponsorship and investment in rugby union's top tournaments.
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Chairman of Korean Air Becomes an Ambassador for Peace and Sport
26 February 2010 | Media release | MiscellaneousYang-Ho Cho, chairman and chief executive of Korean Air, is now an international Ambassador for Peace and Sport, l'Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport.
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Heineken’s chief marketing officer joins Global Sports Industry Summit
24 February 2010 | Media release | MiscellaneousThe chief marketing officer of Heineken, Alexis Nasard, has been added to the list of speakers at the Global Sports Industry Summit 2010.
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Visa executive joins Global Sports Industry Summit line-up
22 February 2010 | Media release | MiscellaneousAntonio Lucio, the chief marketing officer of Visa, the most recognised financial services brand in the world, has been added to the list of speakers at the Global Sports Industry Summit 2010.
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UFC: Fighting its way to the mainstream
03 February 2010 | Feature | MiscellaneousThe Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has come a long way since being all but banned from television towards the end of the 1990s. A raft of new regulations, an image overhaul and a long-running reality television series have ensured that the UFC is now the fastest growing sports league on the planet.
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BBC Executive to speak at Global Sports Industry Summit
03 February 2010 | Comment | MiscellaneousRoger Mosey, BBC Director of London 2012, has been added to the list of speakers at the Global Sports Industry Summit 2010.
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2010 sponsorship decrease predicted in Irish sport
01 February 2010 | Comment | MiscellaneousWhile sponsorship spend in Ireland has defied gravity in 2009, experiencing an estimated two per cent growth to €133 million across last year – 2010 will see this growth reversed, with an estimated 6 per cent dip expected in sponsorship in Ireland this year - according to a new industry study released from leading Dublin consultancy Onside Sponsorship.
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Haye to defend WBA title in Manchester
28 January 2010 | Rumour | MiscellaneousDavid Haye, the WBA world heavyweight champion, will defend his belt against John Ruiz in Manchester on 3 April. The two men will face off at the MEN Arena, rather than in Haye's native London.
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Global Sports Industry Summit confirms speakers
27 January 2010 | Media release | MiscellaneousExecutives from top sports companies including ESPN, Eurosport, AEG, Octagon and HBS will speak at the Global Sports Industry Summit in Paris later this year. The summit is focused on the influence of the world economic crisis on sport industry and on the tension between tradition and innovation in sport as the industry looks to expand while staying true to its roots.
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Legacy Lives returns to London in 2010
05 January 2010 | Comment | MiscellaneousThe world of major sporting events continues to evolve at a very fast pace. The next ten years will bring a plethora of events to the UK with the Ryder Cup 2010 in Wales, London 2012, Glasgow's Commonwealth Games 2014, the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, the Rugby World Cup in 2015, a possible FIFA World Cup in 2018 and the Cricket World Cup in 2019. But how exactly can we benefit from this steady stream of sporting highlights?
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Rangoonwala is king of the seas
03 January 2010 | Feature | MiscellaneousSeven years after putting his money where his mouth is, Asif Rangoonwala remains determined to make his Powerboat P1 world championship the Formula One of the water. His ambition knows no bounds.
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America’s Cup ‘must be held in southern hemisphere or Valencia’
21 December 2009 | Rumour | MiscellaneousThe Supreme Court of the State of New York has ruled that the 2010 America's Cup will be held in Valencia rather than the United Arab Emirates.
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Season’s greetings from SportsPro
20 December 2009 | | MiscellaneousThe global sports industry has experienced some extraordinary moments during 2009. From Rio de Janeiro winning the rights to stage the 2016 Olympic Games to the quite remarkable story of Brawn GP in Formula One; from a series of world record soccer transfers and shirt deals to the Indian Premier League's last-minute switch to South Africa; SportsPro has covered all of them, both in the magazine and, for the first time, in our daily e-bulletin.
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Handball is big business across Europe
11 December 2009 | Feature | MiscellaneousThe European Handball Federation and Infront Sports and Media are long-term commercial partners. As the EHF’s Jean Brihault explains, the sponsorship and television strategy the two organisations have developed is designed to promote the sport at all levels.
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Octagon president Dudley to speak at Global Sports Industry Summit
08 December 2009 | Comment | MiscellaneousRick Dudley, the president and chief executive at Octagon Worldwide, has been announced as a speaker at the Global Sports Industry Summit in Paris, France.
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Barclays wins Peace and Sport Award for Corporate Social Responsibility
30 November 2009 | Comment | MiscellaneousBarclays, perhaps best known in sport for its multi-million dollar sponsorship of English soccer's Premier League, has won Peace and Sport's award for the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiative of the Year.
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