Surfing
World Surf League adds ESPN in US, slew of new sponsors for 2024
The World Surf League (WSL) has announced a broadcast deal with ESPN that will put all 10 of the Championship Tour events in 2024 on ESPN+, as well as several new sponsors
Fox Sports Australia takes World Surf League association into 15th year
The World Surf League (WSL) has extended its broadcast deal with long-term Australian rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports
Australia’s Seven signs another one-year World Surf League deal
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has renewed its agreement for free-to-air coverage of the World Surf League ahead of the 2023 season
World Surf League strikes new agreement with Drive to Survive producers
The World Surf League has furthered its association with production company Box to Box Films by agreeing a deal to create original unscripted and scripted projects
Apple TV+ renews World Surf League docuseries for second season
The World Surf League has secured a second season of its Apple TV+ docuseries Make or Break, which will make its debut on the global streaming service on April 29
Seven extends free-to-air World Surf League rights in Australia
Seven will remain the free-to-air home of the World Surf League in Australia after the network extended its deal with the property for another season
Foxtel extends long-running World Surf League coverage
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has extended and expanded its media rights deal with the World Surf League ahead of the 2022 season
World Surf League lands Globo rights deal in Brazil
Brazilian media group Globo has agreed a three-year deal for rights to World Surf League events
World Surf League extends Australian rights deal with Seven
The World Surf League has renewed its broadcast agreement with Australian free-to-air commercial broadcaster Seven through 2021
World Surf League lands free-to-air exposure on Seven
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has acquired exclusive free-to-air live and highlights rights to the 2020 edition of the World Surf League
World Surf League adds Sky NZ as broadcaster and event sponsor
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sport New Zealand has signed a wide-ranging sponsorship and media-rights deal with the World Surf League
World Surf League partners with ABC for reality show
The World Surf League is partnering with US television network ABC to create a reality competition series, which will give participants the chance to compete on the WSL World Tour
World Surf League teams up with Rolling Stone
The World Surf League has agreed a content and commercial partnership with music publishing and media brand Rolling Stone
World Surf League signs Fuel TV deal for China, EMEA coverage
Pay-television action sports channel Fuel TV has acquired World Surf League rights in China as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa
IMG Replay goes global with WSL archive partnership
IMG Replay, the archive service of the IMG agency, has been appointed by the World Surf League to be its exclusive global sales agency for all archive footage.
World Surf League signs Fox Sports rights deal
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has signed an exclusive rights deal with the World Surf League
ISA seals extended deal with NBC Sports Group
The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has signed an extended broadcast agreement with the International Surfing Association (ISA)
World Surf League answers criticism over Facebook partnership
The World Surf League has moved to apologise to fans following complaints concerning Facebook’s coverage of its events.