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2010 promises to be a great year for sport and Sportcal will be covering all the latest news, deals and developments from across the global sports industry every working day.
 
At the start of the new decade Sportcal brings you 10 great reasons why 2010 is the year to subscribe to the leading online sports information service, Sportcal.com
 
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  1. New-look Website – Sportcal.com has recently updated its website with a fresh new look, improved navigation and new enhancements to each service. The new Global Sports Marketplace section provides opportunities for companies to promote their products and services to the global sports industry for the first time.
     
  2. Free Major Sports Events Guide 2010 – Free with every subscription to Sportcal’s Premium Research Services is a copy of Sportcal’s recently launched Major Sports Events Guide 2010, a comprehensive guide to all that is happening in sport in 2010 and beyond.
     
  3. Free Online Promotion – As part of a subscription to Sportcal, companies will receive free opportunities to promote themselves and communicate their messages to the global sports industry. These include a free Global Sports Market Directory listing and a limited number of free Sports Market Releases.
     
  4. Discounted Global Sports Media Yearbook 2010 – Sportcal will soon be launching for the first time its Global Sports Media Yearbook 2010, an in-depth guide to sports broadcasters and their rights in over 140 countries worldwide. Subscribers to Sportcal will benefit from substantial discounts on this unique report.
     
  5. Leading Sports Market News Service – Sportcal’s Daily News Service is the leading online news service for the sports industry. With over 8,000 articles published in 2009 it is by far the most comprehensive and in-depth news service online. 2010 promises to be the biggest year yet, so don’t miss out on  any of the latest developments in the sports market.
     
  6. Most Comprehensive Online Sports Calendar – Sportcal’s online sports calendar covered over 31,000 sports events from 140 sports in 2009. Constantly updated with all the latest event announcements, it provides links to data on organisers, broadcasters* and sponsors* for all major sporting events each year up to 2018. ( * requires subscription to Premium Services)
     
  7. In-depth TV & Digital Media Service – Sportcal’s TV & Digital Media service is the leading service for the broadcasting industry. Used by all the major broadcasters, rights-holders, agencies and service providers it provides constantly updated access to all the latest media deals, with the recent addition of media analysis and insights, and is supported by a database of over 16,000 global sports properties covering over 125,000 media rights deals.
     
  8. Global Sports Sponsorship Service - Sportcal’s Global Sports Sponsorship is the number-one service for the global sponsorship industry. With data on over 8,000 sponsorship brands and 40,000 sponsorship deals it is the most in-depth online guide to international sports sponsorship available and is supported by daily news on all the latest developments in the sponsorship market.
     
  9. Global Sports Events Service – Sportcal’s Global Sports Events service is the leading information service for the sports city and tourism sectors. Providing a constantly updated guide to all the major sports events available for bidding and hosting, it includes data on events already in the bid process, plus events available for bidding in the future. This is supported by an in-depth guide to the leading sports cities and their capacities to host major sporting events. A must-have service for any city, government agency or country thinking about bidding for major sports events.
     
  10. Free Quarterly Sports Market Review - Sportcal’s quarterly magazine, The Sports Market Review, is free to all Sportcal subscribers and is distributed at all the major global sports conferences. It is an in-depth guide to all the latest developments in the global sports market, with original features and interviews.
 
10 great reasons why Sportcal is the leading online service for the sports industry and why 2010 should be the year you subscribe to Sportcal.com
 
Industry Testimonials
 
But don’t just take our word for it. Here are 10 leading sports industry executives and why they use Sportcal to keep abreast of all the latest developments in the sports market.
 
Pat McQuaid, President, Union Cycliste International
‘The International Cycling Union has for some time now collaborated closely with Sportcal and has always found them to be most professional. They are at the cutting edge of the sports market with the latest information prepared in a most comprehensive way.’
 
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Timo Lumme, IOC Director of Television and Marketing Services
‘Sportcal.com provides a first-rate service, combining essential sports market and business information with an excellent outlet for the IOC to communicate with sports marketing professionals.’
 
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Géraldine Filiol - Deputy Managing Director – Acquisitions & Managing Director - Eurosport Events
‘I consult Sportcal on a daily basis - I consider it to be the most efficient online service, providing me the most reliable and up-to-date news on what's happening in our industry.’
 
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Dominic Coles, Chief Operating Officer, BBC Journalism
‘An essential and authorative guide to the industry. Always well informed, never far from the mark.’
 
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Ken Shipp, Head of Sport (TV & Online), SBS Corporation Australia
‘I think Sportcal is an extremely useful service. I use it regularly to check details about rights agents and sports federations, and I rely on the daily news headlines to keep me informed about major issues in sports media. I would highly recommend it to anyone in the sports media industry.’
 
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Murray Needham – General Manager, Sport – TVNZ
‘More often than not I find that Sportcal starts my day – catching up on all the latest industry news and headlines from around the world. It is proving a valuable and reliable tool for me, enabling me to keep in touch no matter what time zone I am in.’
 
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Andrew Croker, Executive Chairman, Perform
‘The new-look Sportcal is a real improvement, and it remains an excellent source of the latest news, which is always well researched and balanced, and an excellent directory and database of information that is both thorough and user-friendly.’
 
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Jonas Persson, Chief Executive: IEC in Sports
‘Sportcal provides rapid up-to-date information on the sport business industry. It is also of great help for planning purposes, given that its directories and calendars are the best available.’
 
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Graham Smith, Head of Sport: Globecast Northern Europe
‘At Globecast, Sportcal.com's service is absolutely vital in helping us identify new business opportunities.’
 
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Des Burke-Kennedy, Chairman - Marketing & Media Committee. International Water-Ski Federation
‘With limited resources, affiliated federations in over 90 countries and a large audience which needs prompt, reliable and well managed media releases on a regular basis, the development of our global brand would not have been possible without the totally professional support and expertise of all the team at Sportcal. We now regard Sportcal as an essential part of our development programme.’
 
Sportcal Services & Subscription
 
Sportcal provides a variety of services, starting with its Global Sports Market service and then its more in-depth premium research services, Global Sports TV & Digital Media, Global Sports Sponsorship and Global Sports Events.
 
For more information on subscribing to one of Sportcal's online services, contact sales@sportcal.com or click on the links below
 
 
We wish you the best of success for 2010 and look forward to hopefully working with you this year
 
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