Skiing
Nent adds Infront’s Swiss FIS World Cup rights to skiing portfolio
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights in the region to all International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup events taking place in Switzerland through a deal with the Infront agency
Infront finalises recapture of Swiss-Ski international rights
The Infront agency has agreed a six-year deal to sell the international broadcast rights to FIS World Cup events organised by Swiss-Ski, the Alpine country’s national ski federation.
Austrian Ski Federation offers five-year contract in TV rights tender
One of the flagship properties in Austria is on the market once again as the Austrian Ski Federation (ÖSV) prepares to invite bids for its media rights.
Infront, Euro Media Group roll out skiing remote production
The Infront agency is working with broadcast services company Euro Media Group on a full network-based set-up for the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) forthcoming Nordic World Ski Championships, w…
Swiss-Ski retains Huya streaming exposure in China
Chinese streaming platform Huya will continue to broadcast coverage from top Swiss skiing events on the FIS World Cup schedule in a new agreement
Ski Classics lands Russian exposure in Match TV deal
The Gazprom-owned broadcaster Match TV has acquired exclusive rights in Russia to broadcast the Visma Ski Classics series
ARD, ZDF winter sports dominance keeps German ski fee flat
The value of German ski association domestic rights will stay flat once again in a renewal with ARD and ZDF as the public-service broadcasters’ winter sports dominance continues to put off competitors.
SVT partially offsets FIS rights loss with Visma Ski Classics deal
SVT, Sweden’s public-service broadcaster, has agreed a five-season deal to broadcast the Visma Ski Classics long-distance skiing events.
ARD and ZDF retain German Ski Federation rights
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have signed a four-year extension to their rights agreement with the German Ski Federation (DSV)
SRG SSR retains FIS, IIHF and World Curling rights in deal with Infront
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR has extended its deal with the Infront agency for rights to key International Ski Federation (FIS), International Ice Hockey Federation and World Curling Federation events.
EXCLUSIVE: Infront in exclusive negotiations over Swiss-Ski international rights
Swiss-Ski, the sport’s national governing body in Switzerland, has entered into exclusive negotiations for its domestic and international rights, from 2022-23, with public-service broadcaster SRG SSR a…
Infront draws closer to skiing monopoly as it enters exclusive Swiss Ski talks
Infront has edged closer to enhancing its dominance over skiing media rights, with the agency entering exclusive negotiations with the Swiss Ski Association for international rights from 2022-23, following a hotly contested tender process.
Wsportsmedia recruits IMG’s Diamond League production head Bauer
Wsportsmedia, the Sweden-based broadcast production and media-rights sales company involved notably in winter sports, has named IMG’s Patrik Bauer as the Pro Tour director for the Visma Ski Classics.
Infront extends global rights to Italian FIS World Cup events
The Infront agency has extended its global rights deal with the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) for a further five seasons, till 2025-26
Strong interest in Norway Ski Federation rights boosts global value
The threat of competition helped the Norwegian Ski Federation increase the value of both its domestic and international rights from 2021-22, despite signing renewals in exclusive windows.
NRK acquires domestic Norwegian skiing rights, agrees TV2 sharing deal
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK has renewed its domestic rights for Norwegian Ski Federation events for a further five seasons, while also striking an sublicensing agreement with commercial and…
Infront retains Norwegian Ski Federation international rights
The Infront agency has agreed a five-year extension with the Norwegian Ski Federation for the international media rights to all International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup events held in the country
Tensions ease between Swiss-Ski and Wengen organisers after CHF300,000 donation
Swiss-Ski, the sport’s national governing body in Switzerland, has withdrawn its request to remove the iconic race in Wengen race from the provisional 2021-22 FIS World Cup calendar as it seeks a resolution t…