Skateboarding
World Skate awards Mediapro development, rights distribution role ahead of Tokyo bow
World Skate, the international federation for sports performed on skating wheels, has agreed a four-year deal with Mediapro for the agency and production group to market its events globally
BBC to show skateboarding competition
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a deal to show live coverage of the Street League Skateboarding series this weekend.
Street League Skateboarding secures new rights deals
The Street League Skateboarding (SLS) series has agreed rights deals with US sports broadcaster ESPN, the ABC network and new digital subscription service ETN.
Blinkx partners with GrindMedia to offer extreme sports content
US internet media company Blinkx has partnered with action/adventure sports media company GrindMedia to offer users video content from TransWorld’s new extreme sports channels.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From February 27 to March 12
Media rights clips from February 27 to March 12
Fox Sports teams up with Street League Skateboarding
The Fox Sports division of US media company 21st Century Fox has agreed a multi-year rights partnership with Street League Skateboarding.