Join Business Exchange
to access the most
relevant content for you,
filtered by like-minded
business professionals.
Learn more

OLYMPIC BUSINESS

The Olympics are big business for companies -- with much corporate sponsorship riding the wave this popular international competition. This topic takes a behind-the-scenes look at the business side of the Olympic Games.

Olympic business is part of Business Exchange, suggested by Purim Jung. This topic contains 126 news and 270 blog items. Read updated news, blogs, and resources about Olympic business. Find user-submitted articles and reactions on Olympic business from like-minded professionals.

News

Please add new articles to this topic

Cisco Prepares for the London 2012 Olympic Gamesmore

"There’s just one year to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games. It’s been quite a year and we have had much to...

Another NBC Sports exec leaves as Schanzer retiresmore

U.S. rights for the 2014 and 2016 Games, although Schanzer had not been involved with NBC's Olympic business

Oddballmore

Ten sports which probably won’t be seen in the next Olympic Games

Di Montezemolo asked to lead Olympic bidmore

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has been asked to lead Rome's bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games according to the...

Russia: Podium Pressure and the 2014 Winter Olympicsmore

In 2014, Russia will host the Winter Olympic Games in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi. Potentially an opportunity to...

Brady hails Olympic Stadium decisionmore

West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady heralded a momentous day after the Hammers were unanimously voted as the preferred...

Minister questions Spurs' legal threatmore

Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson believes Tottenham Hotspur have no case to take the decision to award West Ham the...

WHO'S WHO IN SPORT?more

A Sport Industry Directory subscription can help you find new leads, identify cross-sell opportunities, and learn more...

London 2012 stadium track none of our business say IOCmore

London 2012 Olympics organisers can take any decision they want regarding the track inside the Olympic stadium after...

IOC wants talks with FIFA over winter World Cupmore

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge asked the world governing soccer body FIFA on Thursday to...

IOC suspends Ghanaian Olympic Committeemore

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the Ghanaian national committee on Thursday after the government...

Coe backs West Ham bidmore

Sebastian Coe has effectively thrown his weight behind West Ham's bid to move to the Olympic Stadium after the 2012...

Coe defied Thatcher to win 1980 goldmore

London 2012 chairman Lord Sebastian Coe deliberately defied orders from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to compete at...

Living Bid Book for Munich 2018 Olympic Gamesmore

On Jan. 11, the Munich 2018 Bid Committee has to submit its official Bid Book to the International Olympic Committee...

The Real World Cupmore

Qatar, Russia and Brazil are often in the news these days because the next FIFA World Cup championships will be...

Final presentations key to bid successmore

The final presentations by the bidding nations attempting to win the right to stage the World Cup finals can be...

IOC to check members' role in BBC allegationsmore

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will check evidence from a BBC programme for any potential role of IOC...

IOC asks BBC to give corruption evidence to authoritiesmore

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged the BBC on Tuesday to give any evidence of alleged bribes taken by FIFA...

Violence will not affect WC2014/OG2016?more

Police and troops occupied a Rio de Janeiro slum on Sunday and were conducting a house-to-house search for drug...

Australia welcome at Asian Gamesmore

Australia's sporting quality would be welcomed at the Asian Games, China chef de mission Duan Shijie said on Saturday,...

Games threat as Rio violence continuesmore

Suspected Brazilian gang members burned cars and buses in Rio de Janeiro in a fourth day of violence, defying a heavy...

Bubka hits back over 2012 stadium commentsmore

Sergei Bubka hit back at a British government minister for suggesting his outspoken comments about the fate of the...

Spurs man admits West Ham bid aheadmore

Sir Keith Mills, the deputy chairman of London 2012 and a Tottenham director, admits West Ham are in pole position to...

Rio violence threatens to derail Gamesmore

Rio de Janeiro police raided slums and called up reinforcements on Tuesday as they tried to douse a third day of...

Greens disapproval will not hit Munich bid, says Bachmore

Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics will not be affected by a surprise rejection by the Greens, the country's...

Top Sources: Olympic business

  • BusinessWeek
  • ajc.com
  • chicagotribune.com
  • International Herald Tribune
  • voiceofleadership.biz
  • New York Times
  • blogs.cisco.com
  • sports.yahoo.com
  • baltimoresun.com
  • mytechbox.wordpress.com

Most Active Users in this Topic

see all contributors in Olympic business

Featured White Papers

Post a Job

Jobs in this Topic

HR Specialist World Financial Desk | New York, NY
Posted: Feb 10
International Tour Director Kalos Golf | Chapel Hill, NC
Posted: Feb 8
Director of Grant Programs and Philanthropic Ventures Leadership Recruiters | Philadelphia, PA
Posted: Feb 7
Dean, Lee Business School University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Unlv | Las Vegas, NV
Posted: Feb 4
Loan Officer, Baton Rouge and Seedco Financial Services | New Orleans, LA
Posted: Feb 3

Report comment contains invalid characters. ()
cancel
Search Cancel