Cycling
BBC extends RideLondon contract
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended a rights agreement for coverage of the RideLondon cycling event.
Bike picks up Tour of Britain rights
UK pay-television channel Bike has acquired rights to this year’s edition of the Tour of Britain cycling event.
Eleven Sports bolsters Belgian content, signs SFR carriage deal
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has agreed a multi-year deal for rights in Belgium to Spanish cycling race the Vuelta a Burgos, while it has signed another carriage deal in the country.
Bike to launch on Freesat
Bike, a television channel dedicated to cycling, has agreed a carriage deal with UK satellite platform Freesat.
France Télévisions renews Globecast deal for cycling coverage
France Télévisions has renewed a deal for Globecast to provide media distribution services for the French public-service broadcaster’s coverage of cycling events.
New broadcast partners on board for Tour de France
Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation has said the 2016 edition of the cycling race will have new broadcast partners as it prepares to commence tomorrow (Saturday).
ASO and Dimension team up for new Tour de France platform
Global IT solutions and services provider Dimension Data and Amaury Sport Organisation have teamed up to launch a new platform that intends to act as a second screen experience for fans following the 2016 edition of cycling’s Tour de France.
Match TV makes cycling debut with Tour de Suisse rights
Russian sports media platform Match TV has acquired rights to the 2016 edition of UCI WorldTour cycling event the Tour de Suisse.
NBC Sports extends Tour of California deal
The NBC Sports Group division of US media group NBCUniversal has extended a rights deal for the Tour of California cycling race.
Exposure and investment steer UCI away from Infront and back to historic partner
Union Cycliste Internationale president Brian Cookson said it sold its rights to the European Broadcasting Union as the EBU was “the best player in the market to place our events on free-to-air broadcasters across Europe”.
Velon furthers cycling content drive with GoPro extension
US camera manufacturer GoPro has extended and expanded its partnership with Velon, the umbrella group of professional cycling teams.
NOS returns to cover Giro d’Italia
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has agreed a deal to cover the 2016 edition of cycling’s Giro d’Italia, which commences in the Netherlands on May 6.
Vuelta down in home market
The value of Vuelta a España rights in Spain fell for the third successive time in a renewal with TVE last week.
France Télévisions to ramp up coverage of Tour de France
Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions will cover the 2017 Tour de France in its entirety, the first time it has elected to cover the cycling event in this manner.
UCI hails landmark rights deal with EBU and IMG
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has agreed an eight-year deal with the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters and the IMG agency to distribute the worldwide rights to all its World Championship events.
UCI extends Red Bull Media House contract for Mountain Bike World Cup
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has extended and expanded its exclusive television production and media rights partnership with Red Bull Media House under a new three-year deal with the media company.
TVE board approves Vuelta rights renewal
The board of Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has approved a renewal of a rights deal for the Vuelta a España cycling race.
Eleven gets in the saddle for Giro del Trentino
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has agreed a deal for rights to the 2016 edition of cycling’s Giro del Trentino.