Cycling
SBS and Cycling Australia engaged in payment dispute – report
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS is considering dropping coverage of the country’s main domestic cycling races unless it receives six months of payments owed to it by the Cycling Australia governing body, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From October 10 to October 23
Media rights clips from 10 October 23 October
BT Sport signs deal for Revolution Series
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has agreed a deal to show highlights of this season’s edition of indoor elite track cycling event the Revolution Series.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 26 to October 9
Media rights clips from 26 September to 9 October
RCS MediaGroup suspends officials amid internal investigation
Italy’s RCS MediaGroup, the organiser and commercial rights-holder of the Giro d’Italia cycling race, has suspended three managers at its sports division in connection with an internal investigation into suspect transactions, according to the Reuters news agency.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 12 to September 25
Media rights clips from 12 September to 25 September
Hugh Roberts, owner, SweetSpot Group
Interview with Hugh Roberts, owner of the SweetSpot Group, on retaining its contract to act as event host of the Tour of Britain.
SweetSpot to build on Tour of Britain ‘watershed’ year
SweetSpot outlines TV plans after renewing Tour of Britain contract for next five years
Competition from agencies and pay-TV helps ASO claw back rights value
Tour de France commits early to EBU despite interest from agencies and pay-TV companies
TVE to broadcast UCI Road World Championships finale
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has agreed a rights deal for cycling’s UCI Road World Championships under which it will broadcast Sunday’s showpiece men’s road race.
USA Cycling shines spotlight on cyclo-cross with BTB TV tie-up
USA Cycling has signed a three-year partnership with online video platform BTB TV in order to further promote the cyclo-cross discipline in the US and throughout the world.
Watching Brief (Vol.60) Special Focus: Cycling – Tour de France
UCI Road World Championships ride into new markets
The International Cycling Union (UCI) and marketing partner the Infront Sports & Media agency have said the forthcoming Road World Championships will receive an “unprecedented level” of television coverage, including exposure for the first time in Middle Eastern, South American and Israeli markets.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From August 29 to September 11
Media rights clips from 29 August to 11 September
EBU renews Amaury Sport Organisation cycling deal
The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of Europe's public-service broadcasters, has renewed a media rights deal with Amaury Sport Organisation for the event organiser’s cycling races.
TV3 lands Danish rights to cycling’s World Championships
Danish pay-television broadcaster TV3 has acquired the rights to cycling’s 2013 Road World Championships, which take place in the Italian city of Florence from September 22-29.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 25 to August 28
Media rights clips from 25 July to 30 August
Vuelta on downhill slope in Spain
Value of the Spanish TV rights to the Vuelta fall again