Cycling

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired exclusive rights in 36 European countries to the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) World Championship events.

Specialist UK cycling broadcaster the Bike Channel has ceased operating after failing to secure a buyer.

In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses the media-rights landscape in cycling, looking at the three major Tours; the Tour de France, the Vuelta a España and the Giro d'Italia.

In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses the media-rights landscape in cycling, looking at the three major Tours; the Tour de France, the Vuelta a España and the Giro …

In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses the media-rights landscape in cycling, looking at the three major Tours; the Tour de France, the Vuelta a España and the Giro d'Italia.

Cycling-focused digital sports media company Play Sports Group has appointed Wayne Brown as its managing director.

Amaury Sport Organisation has increased the value of its Tour de France media rights across Europe by just under 20 per cent following a renewal with the European Broadcasting Union this month.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has extended its long-running rights deal for the Tour de France ‘Grand Tour’ cycling event.

The European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters has agreed a four-year extension to its rights deal for the Tour de France under an agreement that also includes the other leading cycling events organised by Amaury Sport Organisation.

Online streaming platform Tencent has struck a deal to show the Tour de France cycling event in China.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has upgraded its rights deal for the Tour de France through an agreement that will provide more live coverage of the cycling ‘Grand Tour’ event.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has revealed details of a host of broadcast deals it has signed for the new Hammer Series cycling event, which commences tomorrow (Friday).

The Hammer Series, a new cycling event created by the Infront Sports & Media agency and the Velon collective body of pro cycling teams, will be live streamed for free via social media platform Facebook and video-sharing website YouTube when it launches next month.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a partnership with software and solutions provider CA Technologies that has led to the introduction of a new second-screen app to enhance its cycling coverage.

UK pay-television broadcaster Bike Channel has acquired rights to this year’s Mountain Bike World Cup.
USA

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in the United States for select events from cycling’s 2017 Ciclismo Cup.

Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has extended its rights deal for the Tour of Flanders, one of the five ‘monument’ events of cycling.
USA

The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has retained the Vuelta a España and Tour Down Under in its cycling portfolio by striking extended rights deals for the events.