17 December 2007. HealthCity is an international chain of 93 sport, fitness and wellness centers with a special combination of luxurious accommodation, social interaction and high-quality service.  Of the 93 centres, 44 are located in the Netherlands, 26  in Belgium and 23 in Germany.  HealthCity wants to expand in the coming years by building new facilites as we...   (read article)

17 October 2006. Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu declared the 2006 Special Olympics Invitational Games open in Shanghai, China on 14 October.  The games attracted 2,100 athletes with disabilities from around 100 countries and regionswho took part in the competitions in 21 sports. The Invitational Games serve as an important rehearsal of the 2007 Special Olympics World Sum...   (read article)

Posted 3 April 2006. Both the National Football League (NFL) and National Basketball Association (NBA) used Sony’s IPELA technology to provide broadcasting services during the live television coverage of each league’s respective drafts by a major cable sports network.

During the NBA draft, for example, on-air personalities conducted interviews with team coaches, players...   (read article)

21 November 2005. The Volvo Ocean Race takes place every four years and requires intense preparation. It also has a long history, going back to 1973 when it was known as the Whitbread Round The World Race. Boats need to travel a course of over 31,000 nautical miles through some of the most challenging waters in the world, together with in-port races. The competition officially started on 5 Nove...   (read article)

6 October 2005. Comcast is to make ice hockey history as the first Internet provider to stream live NHL games over the Internet. Comcast’s more than 7.7 million High-Speed Internet customers will be the first and only broadband users to experience hockey action live on their PCs  during the 2005-2006 season.

This news follows the 18 August  2005 announcement of the NHL, OLN, a...   (read article)

3 September 2005.  Videre Conferencing, New England's leading provider of video, audio and web conferencing solutions, have completed a major project at The Boston Celtics new corporate headquarters of the basketball team The Boston Celtics.

Videre worked closely with the Celtics to custom design a state-of-the-art board room as well as two additional conference rooms and several ...   (read article)

28 June 2005. the 2005 National Basketball Association draft of players by teams for the new baseball season took place on June 28 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. The live television coverage of used Sony videoconferencing equipment and the Glowpoint IP network to provide multi-site coverage.

During the live event, live interviews with team coaches, players and oth...   (read article)

22 March 2005. The National Football League has an admirable system of keeping its teams to roughly equal capabilities. When the time comes to sign new players out of College, the lowest placed team get the first chances to bid on new players. Talent does not necessarily go to the richest clubs. Aaron Rodgers pictured is projected to be the first Quarter Back off the board. (Here is an approach...   (read article)