Post by Druzik on May 8, 2008 19:48:44 GMT 10
From the the RLWC08 website the organisers have announced a list of sponsors and broadcasters and merchandise stockists.
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The Rugby League International Federation has today been told the 2008 Rugby League World Cup in Australia, the most ambitious attempted in the tournament’s 54-year history, is already assured of commercial success.
As well as funding support from the Queensland, New South Wales, Victorian and Australian Governments, Mr Love today confirmed that Jetstar had come on board as the official Australian airline, joining a list of corporate partners from major global corporations, which includes: VB, Bundaberg Rum, Telstra, Coca-Cola, Powerade, Harvey Norman, InterContinental, AAMI and Gillette.
With just 170 days to go before the first match, Mr Love also confirmed that the first World Cup in Australia in 31 years has also secured a worldwide audience with a list of national broadcasters that includes: The Nine Network, Fox Sports, Sky Sports (UK), Sky Sport (NZ), Maori TV, Telstra Bigpond, ESPN 360.com, Mai TV (Fiji and Pacific Islands), Showtime Arabia, Canal Satellite (Spain), Ego Total (Israel), Measat (Malaysia Brunei, Indonesia), Orange Sports (France), Gateway Broadcast Services (Africa) and Starhub (Singapore).
The Federal Government has thrown its support behind a range of tournament initiatives including Festival of World Cups involving Police, Defence Forces, Women, University and Wheelchair tournaments, as well as volunteer programs.
Corporate Australia too has embraced the event with over 2000 corporate hospitality packages sold across the 12 venues.
Australia’s leading sports retailers, Rebel and A-Mart, have already committed to stocking their shelves with World Cup product
Excerpts:
The Rugby League International Federation has today been told the 2008 Rugby League World Cup in Australia, the most ambitious attempted in the tournament’s 54-year history, is already assured of commercial success.
As well as funding support from the Queensland, New South Wales, Victorian and Australian Governments, Mr Love today confirmed that Jetstar had come on board as the official Australian airline, joining a list of corporate partners from major global corporations, which includes: VB, Bundaberg Rum, Telstra, Coca-Cola, Powerade, Harvey Norman, InterContinental, AAMI and Gillette.
With just 170 days to go before the first match, Mr Love also confirmed that the first World Cup in Australia in 31 years has also secured a worldwide audience with a list of national broadcasters that includes: The Nine Network, Fox Sports, Sky Sports (UK), Sky Sport (NZ), Maori TV, Telstra Bigpond, ESPN 360.com, Mai TV (Fiji and Pacific Islands), Showtime Arabia, Canal Satellite (Spain), Ego Total (Israel), Measat (Malaysia Brunei, Indonesia), Orange Sports (France), Gateway Broadcast Services (Africa) and Starhub (Singapore).
The Federal Government has thrown its support behind a range of tournament initiatives including Festival of World Cups involving Police, Defence Forces, Women, University and Wheelchair tournaments, as well as volunteer programs.
Corporate Australia too has embraced the event with over 2000 corporate hospitality packages sold across the 12 venues.
Australia’s leading sports retailers, Rebel and A-Mart, have already committed to stocking their shelves with World Cup product