Skiing

Infront has beaten competition from rival agency IMG and the European Broadcasting Union to hold on to the international skiing federation’s global media and marketing rights.

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has awarded the Infront agency the contract to market all media and commercial rights to the Alpine World Ski Championships and the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2023 and 2025.

The International Ski Federation has launched a tender process for the rights to the 2023 and 2025 editions of its Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships.

French free-to-air sports broadcaster L'Équipe has acquired rights to the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard World Cups, the 2018 Ice Hockey World Championship and US wrestling organisation WWE.

The Ski Classics series of long-distance skiing events has agreed new broadcast deals in France, the UK and the Middle East and North Africa region for the remainder of its 2017-18 season.

The International Paralympic Committee and World Para Alpine Skiing have stated that all World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup events during the 2017-18 season will be live streamed for the first time.

The Discovery Nordics division of media company Discovery Networks International has acquired rights in Sweden to the Ski Classics long-distance skiing championship.

Infront Sports & Media has agreed long-term extensions to three of its winter sports rights deals in a move seemingly aimed at heading off rival agency IMG’s ambition in the sector.

Italian state broadcaster Rai has secured rights to the Ski Classics series of long-distance skiing events.

Ski Sport Finland has signed a long-term extension to its international media rights partnership with the Infront Sports & Media agency.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has struck an early renewal to its international media rights deal with the German Ski Association (DSV) for World Cup events held in the country.

IMG’s acquisition of Austrian skiing federation international rights has surprised the industry, as the move could change the balance of power in the winter sports media-rights market.

Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has extended a rights deal with the OSV, the governing body of skiing in the country.

Production company TVStart has agreed a deal to serve as the media partner of the Ski Classics long-distance skiing championship in Russia.

The start of the 2017 Alpine World Ski Championships today (Tuesday) has seen the introduction of new technology which the International Ski Federation (FIS) hopes will significantly enhance television coverage of the sport.

The International Paralympic Committee has confirmed that live coverage of the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Tarvisio, Italy, will be streamed via its official website.