Cycling
FloSports signs wide-ranging rights deal with Infront
Subscription streaming platform FloSports has agreed rights deals in North America and Australia to a host of leading cycling events, along with athletics and triathlon events
Infront adds Tour de Pologne rights to cycling portfolio
The Infront agency has further bolstered its cycling portfolio by agreeing a four-year for global media rights to the Tour de Pologne, the UCI WorldTour event
IMG, Discovery choose pragmatic route to unlock Giro d’Italia deal
The IMG agency’s decision to sublicense to US media giant Discovery in near entirety its renewed Giro d’Italia international rights was a pragmatic move on the part of both parties to avoid a potentially damaging bidding war, industry experts have told SportBusiness Media.
RTVE raises outlay in Vuelta rights renewal
Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE has increased its by expenditure 25 per cent in renewing its rights to the Vuelta a España cycling race for four years from 2021 to 2024.
Eurosport, GCN acquire rights to 2021 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
International sports broadcaster Eurosport and digital platform Global Cycling Network have jointly acquired exclusive rights to this year’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Flanders Classics race in a deal covering E…
Discovery secures global Giro d’Italia rights deal to 2025
Discovery, the international broadcaster that owns Eurosport, has secured an exclusive, international rights deal for the Giro d’Italia cycling race from 2021 to 2025.
L’Équipe agrees production, rights deal for cycling’s Boucles Drôme Ardèche
French free-to-air digital terrestrial channel L’Équipe has extended its production and broadcast rights agreement with organisers of domestic cycling event the Boucles Drôme Ardèche.
IMG retains Giro d’Italia international rights in long-term renewal
International broadcast rights to the Giro d’Italia, one of cycling’s three Grand Tours, have been retained by the IMG agency in a new five-year agreement.
RTVE renews Vuelta a España rights until 2024
Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE has renewed its rights to cycling race the Vuelta a España for a four-year period covering the 2021-24 cycle.
Eurosport, GCN strike long-term global deal for Tour of Britain, Women’s Tour
The Tour of Britain and Women’s Tour, the UK’s leading cycling races, have agreed five-year global broadcast rights deals with international sports broadcaster Eurosport and digital platform Global Cyc…
Eurosport renews UCI World Championship rights for 2021
International broadcaster Eurosport has renewed a swathe of broadcast rights to Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) events in 2021 in a deal with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting…
Infront boosts cycling portfolio with Flanders Classics, Amstel Gold Race rights
The Infront agency has bolstered its road cycling portfolio in a long-term deal for international broadcast rights to both the Tour of Flanders and the Netherlands’ Amstel Gold Race.
FloSports commits to four-year UCI rights deal
Subscription streaming platform FloSports has acquired rights in North America to various UCI World Championships in a four-year agreement
UCI, Eurosport Events adopt Champions League name in revised plans for track series
The International Cycling Union (UCI) and Eurosport Events have announced further details about their new elite level track cycling competition
France Télévisions and Eurosport audiences hold up for September Tour de France
Domestic viewing figures for the Tour de France remained strong on both France Télévisions, the public-service broadcaster, and Eurosport, the Discovery-owned sports broadcaster, despite the shifting o…
Australia’s SBS retains Tour de France rights until 2030
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS will take its coverage of the Tour de France to four decades after extending its rights deal with the owners and organisers of the iconic cycling race, Amaury…
EBU: Tour de France viewing hours up 10.5 per cent in 13 markets
The European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella body of mainly public-service broadcasters, has announced that total viewing hours for this year’s Tour de France have risen by 10.5
Global Cycling Network adds second Italian-language channel
Digital sports media company Play Sports Group (PSG) has further expanded its Global Cycling Network service with the launch of a second Italian-language channel, GCN Italia Racing