Cycling
BeIN claims court win over ASO rights deal
BeIN Media Group has today (Tuesday) claimed another victory in its ongoing battle against Saudi entities, with a French court ruling that the Qatar-based broadcaster’s rights deal with Amaury Sport O…
BBC on board as Six Day Series announces 2019-20 rights deals
The Six Day Series track cycling competition has renewed an agreement with international sports broadcaster Eurosport and signed a number of additional media-rights deals ahead of its 2019-20 season
Tour of Guangxi secures array of live rights deals and landmark women’s race coverage
The Tour of Guangxi, the final stop on this year’s UCI World Tour calendar, is to be broadcast live in at least 50 territories.
Tour de France OTT play in Canada may pave way for more fully-exclusive deals
Tour de France rights-holder Amaury Sport Organisation’s decision to exclusively sell the property in Canada to OTT platform FloSports for the 2020-23 cycle represents an experiment that could lead to similar streaming partnerships in other territories, SportBusiness Media understands.
Ryan Fenton, director of global rights acquisitions and partnerships at FloSports
Ryan Fenton discusses FloSports’ acquisition of Tour de France rights in Canada as well as the OTT platform’s wider cycling strategy.
FloSports renews Giro d’Italia, UCI sublicensing deal in North America
OTT streaming service FloSports has renewed its sublicensing deal in North America with US streaming platform Fubo for a package of cycling races, including the Giro d’Italia and events operated by the I…
Telefónica retains LaLiga rights in bars and cafes in Mediapro deal
Spanish telco Telefónica has renewed its deal with agency Mediapro for the rights to broadcast a range of live sports in public places during the 2019-20 season.
SBS steps up cycling coverage with expanded ASO deal
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has acquired exclusive rights to eight cycling events through a new agreement with the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO)
ASO signs content-sharing deal with Globecast
The Amaury Sport Organisation, which organises cycling’s Tour de France and Vuelta a España, has signed a content-focused partnership with technical solutions provider Globecast.
Tour de France signs three-year live streaming partnership with China Sports Zhibo
China Sports Zhibo announced a deal to live stream the Tour de France on their website from 2019-2021
Global Cycling Network launches Japanese channel
Global Cycling Network has launched GCN Japan, its first dedicated channel in Asia
FloSports OTT picks up exclusive Tour de France rights in Canada
OTT streaming service FloSports has acquired exclusive rights in Canada to the Tour de France cycling competition from 2020 to 2023, it said on Thursday
Voxwomen and Trek to offer Giro highlights
Online women’s cycling platform Voxwomen has struck a global partnership with the Trek-Segafredo team to offer free highlights of the 2019 Giro Rosa women's race in Italy next month.
France Télévisions signs Snapchat partnership
French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has partnered with social media company Snapchat to launch a new series of sport-focused videos.
ARD shifts to three-year Tour de France renewal as doping-related ‘test period’ ends
Public-service broadcaster ARD’s three-year renewal of its Tour de France rights deal in Germany reflects its renewed commitment to the Tour following earlier concerns over doping. It follows two two-year deals which the broadcaster considered a test period.
ARD extends Tour de France rights deal in Germany
German public-service broadcaster ARD has signed a three-year extension to its rights deal for cycling’s Tour de France.
Eurosport seeking to form dedicated cycling portal in Spain
International broadcaster Eurosport is set to launch a specialised cycling portal in Spain
Discovery CEO heralds shift to ‘opportunistic’ sports-rights approach
David Zaslav, president and chief executive of Discovery, has said that the US media company is keen on adding to its sports portfolio, and that it is “opportunistic” in using sport as a means to drive eng…