Skiing

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has secured rights to Europe’s Ski Classics long-distance cross-country skiing competition in the United States and Canada.

The German Ski Federation (DSV) has renewed a rights deal with SportA, the sports-rights agency that represents German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF.

Media rights clips from December 17 to January 20

International pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights for the Ski Classics series of long-distance events.

Markus Waldner, the men’s alpine race director at the International Ski Federation (FIS), has said that the governing body will ban the use of drones at events until further notice after a machine carrying a camera nearly hit an athlete during a World Cup event in Italy.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has extended its media production deal with the International Ski Mountaineering Federation for the 2015-16 season.

Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK renewed two vital skiing rights deals last month, agreeing to pay decent increases for both.

The Infront Sports & Media agency retained its position as the dominant supplier of skiing rights last month, agreeing international rights renewals with seven national federations.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has said it will reorganise its Nordic business operations by the end of this year, with a new company being formed.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has secured fee increases in skiing deals with public-service broadcasters in both Austria and Norway.

Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK is close to striking a rights deal for events staged by the FIS, the global governing body of skiing, according to the Kampanje news website.

Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has renewed and expanded a rights deal for various events run by the International Ski Federation (FIS).

German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF will pay a smaller rights fee for the Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships in 2019 and 2021 than they did for 2015 and 2017, following a deal agreed last week.

Media rights clips From March 12 to 25

German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have acquired rights for the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships in 2019 and 2021.

Media rights clips from January 15 to January 28