Skiing
Fis looks for more from EBU
EBU in skiing talks
YouTube to show IPC Nordic skiing event
The International Paralympic Committee will stream live coverage of the global governing body’s 2013 Nordic Skiing World Championships via video-sharing website YouTube.
Infront one step closer to monopoly
Finnish deal takes Infront closer to global control of skiing rights but agency denies that it paid a strategic fee for the rights
Infront extends deal for skiing events in Finland
The Infront Sports & Media agency has extended a rights distribution deal for all Nordic Ski World Cup and national skiing events that take place in Finland
DailyMotion expands Freeride World Tour coverage
Video-sharing website DailyMotion will provide live coverage of all six stages of the 2013 edition of the Freeride World Tour skiing and snowboarding series
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From October 25 to November 7
FOOTBALL
Football: Spanish-language US broadcaster Univision Deportes acquired rights for tournaments operated by Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean
MCS picks up FIS World Cup
French basic-tier sports broadcaster Ma Chaîne Sport has acquired non-exclusive rights for freestyle skiing and snowboard World Cup events organised by the Fédération Internationale de Ski, skiing’s glob…
TV4 goes the distance with Ski Classics
Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has acquired rights for the Ski Classics series of long-distance skiing championship in a two-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2013-14
FIS set for big increase from Infront
FIS global media rights value set to increase
FIS launches tender for Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships
The Fédération Internationale de Ski, the international skiing federation, launched a tender for the media rights for the 2015 and 2017 Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From February 9 to February 22
FOOTBALL
Football:Pan-European cable and satellite sports broadcaster Eurosport extended its rights deal for the Africa Cup of Nations for the next two editions of the tournament, in 2013 and 2015
Big three players at the crossroads after changes at the top
Agencies at the crossroads
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Horse racing, ice hockey, MMA, Olympics, skiing and more
Horse Racing: Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ agreed a two-year rights deal, for 2012 and 2013, with Horse Racing Ireland and the Association of Irish Racecourses, for races in Ireland.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: American football, athletics, hockey, handball and more
American Football: The NFL Network, the pay-television broadcaster owned by the NFL, agreed a content deal with Outcast, operators of a petrol station digital TV network with 12,000 screens in stations…
ORF renews with Austrian Ski Federation
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF renewed its rights deal with the Österreichischer Skiverband, the Austrian ski federation, for Fédération Internationale de Ski World Cup events, in a five-year de…
Eurosport acquires Tour de Ski rights
Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport acquired rights for the upcoming Fédération Internationale de Ski Tour de Ski event.