Cycling
Tour of Britain seals dual broadcast deal
The 2013 Tour of Britain will be broadcast in the UK on both free-to-air digital channel ITV4 and British Eurosport, the UK arm of pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport, organisers of the cycling race have confirmed.
TVE rides away with Vuelta rights extension
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has signed a three-year extension to its broadcast rights deal for the Vuelta a España, in an agreement which covers the 2014, 2015 and 2016 editions of the cycle race.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 11 to July 24
Media rights clips from 11 July to 24 July
Tour Down Under renews ASO partnership
Tour de France organiser Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) has renewed its deal to distribute the international television rights of the Tour Down Under for its next three editions, from 2014 to 2016.
SBS agrees new rights cycle for Tour de France
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has agreed a 10-year deal for the exclusive rights to broadcast the Tour de France cycling event until 2023.
EXCLUSIVE: SweetSpot and Fast Track shortlisted for Tour of Britain contract
SweetSpot, the current organiser and commercial rights-holder for cycling’s Tour of Britain, is in a head-to-head battle with the Fast Track agency for the contract from 2014.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 30 to June 12
IMG to boost global exposure of Canada’s UCI WorldTour races
The IMG Media agency has been appointed by the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal (GPCQM) organisation to distribute the media rights for the 2013 editions of cycling’s UCI WorldTour one-day races in Québec City and Montréal in Canada.
Infront seeks to broaden global reach of Tour de Suisse
The Infront Sports & Media agency will distribute the international media rights for cycling’s Tour de Suisse from 2015 onwards.
StarHub makes outspoken attack on the Premier League
ASO opts for long-term security in difficult market
Amaury Sport Organisation does an early deal to renew its domestic rights deal for the Tour de France with French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions, taking advantage of the weakness of its commercial rivals.
TV RIGHTS: From April 18 to May 1
Collective selling back on the agenda
France Télévisions retains Tour de France
Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has retained rights for the Tour de France cycling race as part of a deal with event promoter Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) that will run for five years, from 2016 to 2020.
Ten Sports to show Tour de France
SweetSpot facing big challenge in battle of Britain
ASO, IMG and Infront all have big cycling ambitions. That could be bad news for UK's SweetSpot