Tokyo based nes agwncy Kyodo News has been unveiled as the national news agency for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

A statement on Kyodo News’ website read: “The International Olympic Committee has appointed Kyodo News as the host national news agency for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the IOC informed Kyodo in a recent letter. 

“It is the second time that Kyodo has been appointed as the host national news agency, following the Nagano Winter Olympic Games in 1998. 

“The IOC has also invited Kyodo to establish a National Olympic Photo Pool, or NOPP, for the Tokyo Olympics, Lawrence F. Probst III, chairman of the IOC Press Commission, said in the letter.”

Allison Melangton will join Hulman Motorsports as senior vice president of events, Hulman & Co. Chief Executive Officer Mark Miles announced today.

Melangton, currently president of the Indiana Sports Corporation (ISC), will be responsible for overall production of major events at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, including those during the Month of May, the Indianapolis 500, the Brickyard 400, and Verizon IndyCar Series special events, such as the pre-season kickoff and post-season celebration parties.

“The Indiana Sports Corporation has been pivotal to the growth of Indianapolis, as well as the entire state, for decades and Allison’s contributions to that effort have been enormous,” said Miles. “Staging major events at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is much more complex than may be apparent. Allison is the best event organizer in the country. We will be very fortunate to have her working with our leadership team to ensure that we meet our aggressive goals for further enhancing the prestige and growth of our events.”

“For more than 20 years, Indiana Sports Corp has been a huge part of my life – professionally and personally,” said Melangton. “At this point in my life, I have decided to make a professional change. My time at the Sports Corp and with the Super Bowl Host Committee has allowed me to work alongside the most talented people in our industry on many of the world’s largest sporting events. I’ll leave Indiana Sports Corp with friendships that will last a lifetime and memories I’ll always cherish. I love all that Indiana Sports Corp does in the community and globally to use sports as a vehicle to enhance quality of life and drive economic impact. At the same time, I’m excited for the opportunity to join Mark Miles and their talented team in executing events at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway and for INDYCAR.”

As the president of the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee, Melangton led what is widely regarded as the most successfully organized Super Bowl in the NFL’s history and one that changed the way the NFL approaches fan involvement. It drew more than 1 million people to downtown Indianapolis, attracted more than 8,000 volunteers, and led to a $154 million investment in the city’s Near Eastside through the Legacy Project.

“Allison is the rare individual who combines keen creative vision and peerless operational expertise,” said Frank Supovitz, president of Fast Traffic Events & Entertainment, who worked closely with Melangton as the NFL’s lead executive for Super Bowl XLVI. “Her collaborative leadership style will rally the organization to achieve greater success in providing a world-class fan experience in both substance and service.”

She will transition to Hulman Motorsports in October and become part of the company’s leadership team.

Hornets Sports & Entertainment announced today that the organization renewed its partnership with Ticketmaster, a division of Live Nation Entertainment, to continue to serve as Charlotte Hornets ticket and ticketing technology partner.

Live Nation will continue to book the entertainment for Time Warner Cable Arena.

Through this multi-year agreement, Hornets Sports & Entertainment will operate its ticketing system for all Time Warner Cable Arena events (Hornets, concerts, family shows, etc.) with Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster will manage the official re-sale marketplace of the Hornets, at NBATickets.com, giving fans the only secure secondary marketplace to purchase verified tickets. Ticketmaster has been responsible for all aspects of the arena’s ticketing systems since 2007.

“We are very pleased to continue with Ticketmaster as our ticketing and event marketing solution provider,” said Hornets President & COO Fred Whitfield. “As the industry leader they have always worked to provide the best, most efficient options for our patrons. With Hornets Sports & Entertainment serving as operators of Time Warner Cable Arena, our goal has always been to attract the highest quality entertainment possible. We believe our partnership with Live Nation will enhance our opportunities to continually secure the premier concerts, family shows and entertainment acts available.”

“We have invested in our platform to deliver industry-leading products and services to our clients and their fans. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with the Hornets and Time Warner Cable Arena to deliver the most secure and convenient ticket options for fans,” said Cole Gahagan, executive vice presidents of clients, Ticketmaster.

“We have always delivered top talent to the southeast region, and this new partnership is only going to help us grow that footprint in Charlotte, and throughout the Carolinas,” said Mike Evans, president of arenas, Live Nation.

Troon, the leader in upscale golf course management, development and marketing have announced it has been selected to manage The Club at Cordillera, one of the largest exclusive golf communities in North America.

The Club at Cordillera covers 12 square miles in the heart of Colorado’s Vail Valley, 120 miles west of Denver.

The team in place at Cordillera will report to chief executive officer Dan Fitchett, while managing all aspects of the club’s operations and directing its commitment to create a vibrant, sustainable club for property owners and the surrounding community.

“Together with Troon, we’ve been working diligently with Dennis Hillier of Greenberg Traurig, the nation’s preeminent counsel on membership programs, in order to prepare for the relaunch of The Club at Cordillera,” said Fitchett. “It’s time to come together, move forward and rebuild The Club at Cordillera into a place that provides exemplary service, impeccable amenities, and support for the community’s property values. This is my commitment to our members, and we’ve put the right people and structure in place to make that happen.”

Past members and Cordillera property owners will be notified of an exclusive opportunity to rejoin the club, through an offering that goes above and beyond what was stipulated in the settlement process that arose from Wind Rose Properties, LLC’s purchase of the property on Dec. 28, 2012.

“The Club at Cordillera is truly an exceptional facility that fits perfectly with the capabilities of Troon Privé, the division we created specifically to serve private clubs of this quality and magnitude,” stated Dana Garmany, Troon’s chairman and chief executive officer. “We are honored to have been selected to manage and market what is arguably one of the premier mountain golf club communities in America, and we fully expect that The Club at Cordillera will become one of the flagship properties in our private club collection.”

The Club at Cordillera is now part of the Troon Privé portfolio, a collection of distinguished private clubs in locations around the globe. Upon joining as a full golf member, Cordillera members will gain immediate access to more than 30 world-class private clubs through the Troon Privé Privilege program, as well as the Troon Advantage program, which provides preferred rates at more than 85 of Troon’s daily-fee and resort properties all over the globe.

Wie der Spiegel berichtet haben die Insolvenzverwalter im Streit um die Pleite-Rennstrecke Nürburgring eine Einigung erzielt. Die privaten Pächter bekommen per Interimsvertrag eine Art goldenen Handschlag mit Bleiberecht. Für Ministerpräsident Beck ist das Ergebnis eine peinliche Schlappe.

Noch vor zwei Wochen sah es so aus, capsule als drohe dem Nürburgring in Rheinland-Pfalz ein langer Prozess, allergist im schlimmsten Fall sogar das Aus für alle Veranstaltungen im kommenden Jahr, darunter das geplante Formel-1-Rennen. Zu diesem Horrorszenario für die wirtschaftsschwache Eifel wird es nun doch nicht kommen. Am diesem Dienstag haben sich die Insolvenzverwalter der landeseigenen Pleite-Rennstrecke und die privaten Pächter vor dem Landgericht Koblenz auf einen Vergleich geeinigt. Dabei konnten die Pächter, der Hotelier Jörg Lindner und der Immobilienentwickler Kai Richter, allerdings millionenschwere Zugeständnisse erreichen – etwa einen Vertrag, der es ihrer Firma NAG erlaubt, zumindest vorerst einen Großteil ihrer Geschäfte am Ring weiterzuführen, vor allem Hotel- und Gastronomiebetrieb.

Genau nach solch einem goldenen Handschlag mit Bleiberecht sieht es nun für die Pächter aus; offenbar ließ der ursprünglich vom Land ausgehandelte Pachtvertrag kaum Spielraum für etwas anderes. Zwar ist in dem Vergleich nun nicht mehr von einem Managementvertrag für Lindner und Richter die Rede, dafür aber von einem Interimsvertrag, der kaum Unterschiede zur ursprünglichen Version erkennen lässt.

Demnach sollen die ungeliebten Pächter möglicherweise noch bis Ende 2015 diverse Führungsaufgaben am Ring übernehmen und dafür ein Millionenhonorar kassieren. Für den Fall, dass die Insolvenzverwalter oder neue Eigentümer des Rings sie doch früher loswerden wollen, sind bis Ende 2015 pro Monat 51.000 Euro Ausgleich fällig.

Genauso lukrativ dürfte für die Pächter aber die Regelung zu den schon aufgelaufenen Pachtschulden sein, die sich nach Berechnungen der Insolvenzverwalter mittlerweile auf fast zwölf Millionen Euro summieren. Davon müssen Lindner und Richter jetzt nur noch 5,5 Millionen Euro zahlen. Das entspricht exakt dem Vergleichsentwurf, den die Insolvenzverwalter vor zwei Wochen noch abgelehnt hatten.

Gleichzeitig haben die Insolvenzverwalter damit indirekt ihre Position aufgegeben, wonach Richter und Lindner 3,2 Millionen Euro aus der Tourismusabgabe des Landes nicht zustehen. Zudem dürfen die Pächter noch diverse Posten gegen die Forderung der Verwalter rechnen, unter anderem zwei Millionen Euro für die Betriebsausstattung, die sie einem Nachfolger überlassen müssen. Unterm Strich sind sie dem Land damit gerade noch 270.000 Euro schuldig.

Für die rheinland-pfälzische Landesregierung von Kurt Beck (SPD) bedeutet der Vergleich eine peinliche Schlappe. Die Mainzer hatten immer darauf gepocht, dass die Pächter keinen Anspruch auf die Tourismus-Millionen hätten. Der Streit darüber führte schließlich zur Räumungsklage.

Mit der Einigung steigen aber immerhin die Chancen, dass das geplante Formel-1-Rennen im kommenden Jahr doch noch auf dem Nürburgring stattfindet. Weil dies wegen des drohenden Rechtsstreits auf der Kippe stand, hatte bereits der Hockenheimring angeboten, den Lauf zu übernehmen. Auch für das Rennen in der Eifel ließen sich Lindner und Richter die Veranstaltungsrechte im Vergleichsvertrag zusichern. Sie bekommen dafür die Strecke 14 Tage lang kostenlos überlassen, außerdem gratis Sachleistungen der Ringeigentümer im Wert von bis zu einer Million Euro. Aus dem operativen Alltagsgeschäft bei der Vermarktung der Rennstrecke müssen sie sich allerdings zurückziehen.

Caterham F1 have announced renovation and refurbishment work has started at their new base in Leafield, buy viagra | Oxfordshire.

The Formula One team, sale who competed in the 2010/11 seasons as Lotus, will move from their current site in Hingham, Norfolk, after the Hungarian event later this month.

“It is hard to believe that it is less than three years since we first walked into the empty factory in Hingham where we started the F1 team back in 2009,” said team principal Tony Fernandes.

“At that point we had four full-time employees, a couple of notepads and a rather daunting job list that many people said was utterly unachievable.

“The Caterham Group is now the embodiment of all the ideas and dreams we had in 2009 and now, with Leafield open for business, we have put in place the next vital stage for the continuing development of all the Caterham Group businesses. The F1 and GP2 teams will be first in place in Leafield, and Caterham Cars will be moving its HQ to Leafield in due course.

“The first task is to refurbish the whole site and prepare it for a long and successful future. While that work is taking place the F1 team’s race trucks have left Hingham with our 2012 race cars for the last time. The next time they are back in the UK they will go straight to Leafield and that is excellent news for everybody associated with Caterham Group.

“More than 200 of the F1 team staff are making the move to Oxfordshire over the next few weeks and when we have finished the refurbishment, in late October 2012, we will have a facility that will put us on a par with the teams we are trying to catch in F1.”

Caterham’s technical director Mark Smith added: “In common with most of the current employees of the F1 team I have moved back nearer to our new base in Leafield and I am very excited about the future this gives us, not just for the F1 team but Caterham Group as a whole. The Leafield site is perfect for our needs in F1, GP2 and all our interests in motorsport now and in the future, and it also gives us the platform to expand into any industry that sees that we can provide new ideas and world-class performance.

“One of the immediate benefits of the move is in attracting people to come and work with us. There has never been an issue with people not sharing our vision, being as excited about our future as everyone who works with Tony and CEO Riad (Asmat) are, but it was undeniable that geography may have prevented us from expanding at quite the rate we want to.

“Now Leafield is open we have no barriers. We are in the heart of the motorsport industry, not only in the UK but worldwide, and we have an aggressive employment plan in place that will help us keep moving up the grid. With so much investment made in giving us this platform to work from now it is down to the people who work in Caterham Group and everybody we work with to help us keep achieving our goals and we could not ask for better motivation than that.”

Although Caterham’s Formula One operation will move to the Oxfordshire site, which previously housed Arrows and Super Aguri, the Hingham factory will continue to expand as the home of Caterham Composites and Caterham Technology and Innovation.