Sailing
Sunset+Vine to support Sailing World Championships coverage
The Sunset+Vine production company has been appointed to produce coverage of the 2014 Sailing World Championships.
Volvo Ocean Race to provide 24-hour coverage
The 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race will provide 24-hour television coverage from the competing yachts for the first time, according to the sailing series’ chief executive Knut Frostad.
BBC extends Boat Race deal
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended a rights deal for the annual Boat Race between the universities of Cambridge and Oxford in the UK.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From October 10 to October 23
Media rights clips from 10 October 23 October
Clipper Race partners with BBC Worldwide and 1080 Media TV
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race international sailing event has agreed a distribution deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of UK public-service broadcaster the BBC, and has named media company 1080 Media TV as its official host broadcast partner.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 11 to July 24
Media rights clips from 11 July to 24 July
Sunset+Vine wins Volvo Ocean Race contract
Production company Sunset+Vine has been appointed as the host broadcaster and distribution partner for the 2014-15 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race international sailing competition.
Dailymotion bolsters sailing content with double deal
Video-sharing website Dailymotion has agreed new content deals with the Extreme Sailing Series and the Kieler Woche, Germany’s leading sailing event.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 30 to June 12
ASO to distribute Barcelona World Race rights
The organisers of the Barcelona World Race have agreed a deal for the Amaury Sport Organisation event operator and media company to distribute the sailing event's worldwide media rights.