Budweiser to Sponsor Manchester United Again.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 October 2008-Budweiser to Sponsor Manchester United Again(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Budweiser and Manchester United announced a renewal of their partnership, extending the beer brand's sponsorship of the football (soccer) team through the 2009/2010 season. Budweiser has supported the club since...

Sociocast Networks Introduces Contextual Content Delivery Platform.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-15 October 2008-Sociocast Networks Introduces Contextual Content Delivery Platform(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Sociocast Networks, a provider of next-generation personalization technology, has introduced a new content delivery platform. Using a proprietary solution of artificial intelligence and social network dynamics, Sociocast's content delivery platform offers...

CES Schedules Kids@Play Summit.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-14 October 2008-CES Schedules Kids@Play Summit(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and Living in Digital Times, founded by industry veteran Robin Raskin, announced Kids@Play: Building a Smarter Tomorrow, a conference and exhibition slated for the 2009 International CES. Produced by...

Podaddies Teams with Digitas for Holiday Inn Express Viral Videos.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-8 October 2008-Podaddies Teams with Digitas for Holiday Inn Express Viral Videos(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Podaddies announced its partnership with Digitas on Holiday Inn Express' second season of "The Smart Show" campaign. The web series, which first premiered last year, targets the business...

Timex Chosen as Principal Sponsor and Official Timing Partner for the ING New York City Marathon.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-15 October 2008-Timex Chosen as Principal Sponsor and Official Timing Partner for the ING New York City Marathon(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Timex Group USA has announced an agreement with New York Road Runners that establishes the watch company as the official timing sponsor...

Art business: what is the future for corporate sponsorship of the arts in the current economic downturn?
Arts organisations are increasingly relying on corporate sponsorship to finance their activity as they find it harder to win government funding. Earlier this year the UK's Arts Council announced that more than 200 artistic organisations would lose some or all of their funding. Every major fair and exhibition is...

Sport Chalet and USC Ink Sponsorship Deal.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-17 September 2008-Sport Chalet and USC Ink Sponsorship Deal(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Sport Chalet, a sporting goods retailer, announced that it has secured an exclusive three-year sponsorship deal with the University of Southern California (USC) to become the "Official Sporting Goods Store of USC Athletics."...

Sport Chalet and USC Ink Sponsorship Deal.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-17 September 2008-Sport Chalet and USC Ink Sponsorship Deal(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Sporting goods retailer Sport Chalet has secured an exclusive three-year sponsorship deal with the University of Southern California (USC) to become the "Official Sporting Goods Store of USC Athletics." ...

United Airlines and U.S. Olympic Committee Ink Sponsorship Renewal.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-28 August 2008-United Airlines and U.S. Olympic Committee Ink Sponsorship Renewal(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com United Airlines announced its intention to renew its sponsorship agreement with the U.S. Olympic Committee through 2012, extending its 30-year partnership. As a result of this renewal,...

NSWNA soccer sponsorship.
The August edition of The Lamp carried an item entitled 'NSWNA message scores a goal' (p34) which does not mention several important points. Firstly, the General Secretary's daughter is a member of the soccer team, which has received $5,000 of members' money. This amount equals that given...