OMI News 2006


ALLIED PICKFORDS SPONSOR CLUBFOOTBALL 5-A-SIDE LEAGUE [21.08.2006] BEIJING - ClubFootball is delighted to announce Allied Pickfords as new title sponsor of the Autumn 2006 Allied Pickfords ClubFootball 5-a-side League, in which forty teams in five divisions of eight compete. Allied's sponsorship of the competition reinforces their already strong support of grassroots football in Beijing. The international and domestic relocation specialist is also the kit sponsor of the ISB Soccer Academy, ClubFootball's junior soccer coaching academy run in partnership with the International School of Beijing.


BEIJING KERRY CENTRE CLUBFOOTBALL 5-A-SIDE LEAGUE [31.07.2006] BEIJING - ClubFootball is delighted announce the launch of the Autumn 2006 Beijing Kerry Centre ClubFootball 5-a-side League. Run in partnership with Beijing Jia Ao Real Estate Development Co. Ltd, which manages the Beijing Kerry Centre, the league is a weekly corporate 5-a-side football league for Kerry Centre tenants.


CLUBFOOTBALL COACHES IN ACTION AT BEIJING SANGAO FC [19.07.2006] BEIJING - ClubFootball's FA and UEFA qualified coaches will be teaching residential courses for local kids from 9 to 15 years old at the summer soccer camps at the Beijing Sangao Football Training Base. Organizers are the Beijing Evening News, Beijing Sangao FC, and Beijing TV Sports.


CLUBFOOTBALL ANNOUNCES 2006 MASTERCARD WORLD COMMUNITY CUP [12.07.2006] BEIJING - ClubFootball is delighted to announce that the 2006 MasterCard World Community Cup will be held in Beijing in early September. Following the success of last year's MasterCard Beijing Community Cup, MasterCard have not only pledged their continued title-sponsorship of the event, but are also working with ClubFootball to make the event an integral part of MasterCard's Charity Football Campaign, which aims to raise one million RMB for charity in 2006!


2006 BEIJING HEALTH CUP REMEMBERS SARS [10.07.2006] BEIJING - Sunday 9th July saw the 2006 Beijing Health Cup Friendship Match between the ClubFootball Allstars and Capital Health United, a representative team from the Ministry of Health. A crowd of 2,000 watched on as Capital Health United took a 4-1 victory in the rematch of the 2003 Ford Cup, which was the biggest sporting event after the SARS epidemic in July 2003.


CMM-I BRINGS EUROPE TO SHANGHAI TV FESTIVAL [21.06.2006] BEIJING/SHANGHAI - CMM Intelligence has again driven European presence at the Shanghai TV Festival with a one-stop service for European media companies. First established in 2004, the CMM-I European (EU) Pavilion is the largest international group exhibition at the event and brings together broadcasters, production houses and distributors from across the EU. This year's exhibitors included Actionconcept, BB, Beta Cinema, Deutschewelle, Endemol, Film London, Ealing Studios, Fresh Paint, German Films, Granada International, Progress Films, Seven One, Tartan Films, Telepool, Telewizja Polska and UKTI.


OMI AND CLUBFOOTBALL ORGANIZE 2006 GERMAN EMBASSY CUP [12.06.2006] BEIJING - In order to celebrate the 2006 World Cup in Germany, ClubFootball and OMI organized the 2006 German Embassy Cup on behalf of the German Embassy in China. 24 teams participated in the event, including teams from the German Embassy and German Centre as well as the Foreign Ministry, MOFCOM, BOCOG, CCTV, People's Daily, Beijing Youth Daily, Deutsche Telekom and DaimlerChrysler.


CLUBFOOTBALL DELIVERS COACHING PROGRAMME IN URUMQI [23.05.2006] BEIJING/URUMQI - ClubFootball coaches visited the city of Urumqi in Xinjiang Autonomous Region to deliver a week long programme of coaching classes for local youngsters at the city's top sports school as well as at normal middle and high schools. The project was sponsored by Mercedes-Benz and supported by the Xinjiang Sports Bureau and the regional Football Association.


OMI SIGNS WORLD CUP MOBILE RIGHTS DEAL [25.04.2006] BEIJING - OMI Consulting has signed an agreement with Dragon Mobile under which OMI will deliver Deutsche Welle produced World Cup content to Dragon Mobile, China's only license holder for Mobile TV. One of the first deals of its kind in China, the rights include World Cup Cities, The History of Soccer, The New Ball and Soccer Meets Architecture.


CHINALIVE COVERS THE ROUND THE WORLD YACHT RACE 2005-06 [18.04.2006] BEIJING/QINGDAO - Chinalive was commissioned by TWI to deliver production services for the Qingdao stopover of the Clipper 05-06 Round The World Yacht Race. The Clipper race was the inaugural event at the Olympic Sailing facilities in Qingdao. Other stopovers around the world include Liverpool, Durban, Singapore, Panama, New York. TWI, IMG's television arm and the largest independent producer, packager and distributor of sports programming in the world, is the host broadcaster for the Clipper 05-06 Race and will maintain a comprehensive News Service throughout the duration of the Race.


CHINALIVE PRODUCES CBA FINALS SHOW [14.04.2006] BEIJING - Chinalive has won the contract to produce the highlights show of the 2005/06 CBA finals between Guangzhou and Ba Yi for INFRONT ASIA. In 2005, INFRONT ASIA formed a joint-venture with the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) to undertake a major, long-term marketing and re-branding of the CBA Professional League.


MIPTV / MILIA [07.04.2006] CANNES - China has consolidated its position at the 2006 edition of the world's biggest TV content fair. In addition to the regular China United Stand organized by China International TV Corp, major independent audio-visual publishers, including Guangzhou Beauty, expanded their market presence. Chinese experts also spoke at mobile TV, Asian production and specialist documentary conferences. CMM Intelligence is the exclusive China agent for event organizers, Reed Midem.


HOLIDAY INN LIDO BEIJING EXTENDS SPONSORSHIP [10.03.2006] BEIJING - ClubFootball is delighted to announce that the Holiday Inn Lido Beijing has renewed its sponsorship of the Holiday Inn Lido Beijing ClubFootball 5-a-side League. Since the launch of the competition in Spring 2005, the league has grown from an initial 8 teams to 32 teams for the current competition, with additional divisions and venues in the pipeline.


2006 CHINA MEDIA YEARBOOK & DIRECTORY RELEASED [10.03.2006] BEIJING - CMM-Intelligence has announced the release of the 2006 China Media Yearbook & Directory, the only comprehensive international business guide to China's dynamic media market. The annual publication provides in-depth analysis of all sectors of the Chinese media industry, proprietary statistics from AC Nielsen as well as a comprehensive business directory and updates on the Chinese Government's changing Media Policies & Regulations.


DW WORLD CUP CITIES [10.03.2006] BEIJING - OMI Consulting has concluded local distribution agreements that will see Deutsche Welle produced "World Cup Cities" showing on 15 regional sports channels, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong in the lead up to the World Cup. "World Cup Cities" is an original twelve episode series that introduces the ultra-modern stadia, local football clubs and stars as well as tourist highlights and local people and culture.


CLUBFOOTBALL JUNIOR ACADEMIES EXPAND IN CHINA [10.02.2006] BEIJING - AFH has announced the launch of three new in-school ClubFootball Academies at Yew Cheung School, Beijing World Youth Academy and International Academy of Beijing. ClubFootball's professional programs are already delivered by FA-accredited coaches at the International School of Beijing, British School, Eton International School, Harrow International School and Beijing City International School.


WANDERING ACROBATS OF WUQIAO [09.02.2006] BEIJING - OMI Consulting has extended Producers' International Network's distribution rights for its landmark 1997 production "Wandering Acrobats of Wuqiao" in German-speaking territories. "Wandering Acrobats of Wuqiao" is a Chinalive co-production with Beijing TV that follows a traditional three generation family troupe from the spiritual home of the ancient performance art. The documentary, directed by Emmy winner Andrew Ellis and shot by leading cinematographer Yang Shu, was heralded as a new SARFT social co-production standard on its original release and has sold to several international territories.



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