Skiing
Eurovision strikes ski coverage deal with Sportsnet
Eurovision, the television producer operated by the European Broadcasting Union, and Alpine Canada, the country's national governing body for alpine skiing, have struck a rights deal with Canadian pay-television broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From December 11 to January 14
Media rights clips from December 11 to January 14.
Universal Sports Network bolsters US reach
US pay-television sports broadcaster Universal Sports Network has broadened its reach after three cable television operators agreed carriage deals for the platform.
Ski Classics secures Russian coverage with NTV Plus
The Ski Classics cross-country skiing series has secured television distribution in Russia for the first time under a rights deal with pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From November 27 to December 10
Media rights clips from November 27 to December 10
Fis welcomes EBU breakthrough
The international skiing federation this week welcomed the European Broadcasting Union’s deal in the US for Austrian World Cup skiing events.
Eurosport renews ski rights as Infront sale draws closer
Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport last week renewed a host of top skiing rights, with expanded exclusivity and at slight fee increases, in a deal with the Infront Sports & Media agency.
USSA hails ‘game-changing’ deals with NBC Sports and Universal Sports
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association has extended its rights deals with the NBC Sports Group division of media company NBCUniversal and Universal Sports Network, a subsidiary of the NBC network.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From November 13 to 26
Media rights clips from November 13 to 26
SVT goes it alone to strengthen grip on Infront skiing rights
The Infront Sports & Media agency’s deals last week for World Championship and World Cup skiing events with Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT are thought to represent a decent increase on the current value of the rights.
MEDIA RIGHTS: October 30 to November 12
Media rights clips from October 30 to November 12
NBCU expands FIS World Cup coverage
US media company Universal Sports Network has renewed and expanded a rights deal for European International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup events.
SVT takes to the slopes once more with FIS rights extension
Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT has agreed a five-year extension to its rights deal for a range of International Ski Federation (FIS) events, under an agreement brokered by the Infront Sports & Media agency.
German federation gets small increase in international income
The German Ski Association, the Deutscher Skiverband (DSV), secured a small increase in the value of its media rights outside Germany in a renewal with the Infront Sports & Media agency this week.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 1 to May 14
Media rights clips from May 1 to May 14
USSA assigns rights to 2015 Alpine World Ski Championships
The NBC Sports Group division of media company NBCUniversal has reached an agreement with the US Ski and Snowboard Association to broadcast the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) 2015 Alpine World Championships in Vail/Beaver Creek.
Infront extends rights for Germany’s FIS World Cup events
The Infront Sports & Media agency has retained the international media rights to all International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup events taking place in Germany until the 2020-21 season under a renewed agreement with the German Ski Association (DSV).
MEDIA RIGHTS: From March 27 to April 9
Media rights clips from March 27 to April 9