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ITU
Update - March 15, 2004
Marisol
Casado Attends IOC Conference on Women in Sport
On March
9, 2004 the 3rd World Conference on Women and Sport took place in Marrakech,
Morocco. The ITU representative was Marisol Casado; President of ETU,
ITU Executive Board member and Executive Director of the Spanish Triathlon
Federation. More than 600 delegates from 137 countries were in attendance,
including IOC President Jacques Rogge.
The
Conference made several recommendations, the first of which reaffirmed
the targets established in 1996 for the International Olympic Committee,
International Sports Federations and National Olympic Committees to have
at least 20% women on their executive boardsand
legislative bodies by 2005.
The final conference resolution expressed a statement of regret at "the
slow pace in implementing fully the action plan formulated by inter-governmental
and non-governmental organisations and the lack of concrete, visible and
legible actions at the grass root level." Around the Rings reported
that, with only one woman, Gunilla Lindberg of Sweden - among the 14 members
of the Executive Board, the IOC needs to add at least two more by 2005
to comply with its own stated goals.
The complete recommendations are available at the following link: http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=381
TVNW
Becomes International Triathlon Union’s In-House TV Arm
TVNW Media Group is beginning its first full season as the International Triathlon Union’s in-house television arm.
The Vancouver-based television production company will host-broadcast a series of events worldwide and produce the entire 16-event Triathlon World Cup series, which will be distributed by BBC Worldwide to viewers in over 100 countries. Broadcasters include mainstream networks such as BBC and Channel 5 in the UK, Canal Plus in France and Spain, TSN in Canada and ESPN in the Americas and Asia.
TVNW began operating in Vancouver in 2002 and since then, it has become the official host-broadcast company of the local A-League (men’s) and W-League (women’s) soccer clubs, the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Last November, TVNW provided host-broadcast coverage of the 2003 World
Weightlifting Championships, which recorded the largest television audiences
of any International Weightlifting Federation championship to date.
TVNW offers worldwide television experience at competitive rates and is
positioning itself to play an important role in Vancouver’s lead-up
to the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Other projects for 2004 include Canada’s premier track and field series of events, the PacifiCanada series, and the Fédération Internationale d’Escrime’s Fencing World Cup in Vancouver.
Earlier this year, TVNW production staff, including managing director Martin Perry, had a pivotal role in UK broadcaster Channel Four’s highly successful FIS World Cup winter sports programming for 2003/2004. Perry led a skilled team that produced eight hours of winter sports television each week for the broadcaster, one of Europe’s leading commercial stations.
TVNW’s success in attracting high profile production contracts comes in part from its dual PAL / NTSC capacity, unique in North America, and its in-house post-production facilities, as well as low Canadian overheads and a competitive dollar.
In addition, Perry has a long track record of coordinating host broadcast coverage of events, including international soccer, track and field, golf, basketball, cricket and winter sports. His credits include World Cup soccer and rugby union and the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
Perry recently produced a ground-breaking DVD package for the world’s leading video game producer, Electronic Arts. He also produced the BBC’s coverage of the Gravity Games, giving new sports (including BMX riding, skateboarding and wakeboarding) their biggest ever audience on UK TV. Additionally, TVNW produces corporate videos for major companies.
For further
information, contact: Martin
Perry, Managing Director, TVNW Media Group
Tel:
+ 1 604 904 7579 Cell: + 1 604 889 0150, Email:
martin@tvnwmediagroup.com
Catherine
Davies, Communications Manager. Cell: + 1 604 318 4848
Elections in Brazil:
Carloes Froes, ITU Regional Representative for the Americas was re-elected as President of the Brazillian Triathlon Federation recently. Joining Carlos on the Board are Professor Nadia Freitas, who will take on the role of President of the Women's Comission; and Jose Renato Lima will take on the role of Vice President and Secretary General. Roberto Menescal will continue in his role of Adviser of International Relations and Dr. Luciano Hostins will continue as Legal Advisor.
New Managing Director of TV Eurosport in Bulgaria:
Mr. Evgeni Stavrev ,a top Bulgarian triathlete during the 1980's, has been appointed as managing director of TV Eurosport Bulgaria.
Reminder from ITU:
A quick note from ITUHDQ to all National Federations - please ensure you return the NF survey, sent on March 11 as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, or did not receive the survey please email ituhdq@triathlon.org.
Contact ITU Media at ituhdq@triathlon.org
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