Cycling
ASO to support top Catalan cycling event
Discovery invests in Play Sports Group
RCS and IMG earn big increases for Giro d’Italia in new deals
EBU renews rights deals for UCI WorldTour events
ARD signs off on Tour de France rights extension
Eurosport extends Giro d’Italia deal, builds cycling roster
ARD set to renew Tour de France rights for small fee increase
Rai set to retain Giro d’Italia rights – reports
ARD pedals on with Tour de France – report
Seven backs developing women’s cycling event
RCS chief touts La7 for Giro rights
Urbano Cairo, the president of RCS MediaGroup, has said that commercial broadcaster La7 is interested in acquiring rights for the Giro d’Italia cycling race in Italy.
ASO gets domestic Tour increase despite little competition
Amaury Sport Organisation secured a small increase in the value of its domestic rights, including the Tour de France, in last month’s five-year renewal with France Télévisions.
IMG pens extension with Flanders Classics
The IMG agency has extended a worldwide rights agreement with Flanders Classics, the umbrella organisation for the leading Flemish cycling road races and the Paris-Brussels event.
Broadcasters sign up for expanded Six Day Series
Sports content company Aurora Media Worldwide has been named as the host broadcaster of the 2016-17 edition of the Six Day Series track cycling competition.
France Télévisions commits to enhanced Tour de France coverage under rights extension
Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has agreed a five-year extension to its rights deal for the Tour de France as part of a fresh agreement with event promoter Amaury Sport Organisation that will result in enhanced coverage of the cycling ‘Grand Tour’.
Facebook to stream cycling’s Revolution Series
Social media platform Facebook is to stream live coverage of the Revolution Series elite track cycling league.
Eurosport serves renewed German cycling interest with UCI Road Worlds deal
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights in Germany to this year’s edition of the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Road World Championships.
Eurosport enhances Vuelta a España deal
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has expanded its rights agreement for the Vuelta a España cycling event.