Winter Sports
IMC picks up Sochi Games rights in Caribbean
International Media Content (IMC), the parent company of pay-television broadcaster SportsMax, has acquired rights in the Caribbean for the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
NBC Olympics to offer video content on Facebook during Sochi 2014
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group in the US, has broadened its partnership with Facebook to feature video content on the social media platform for the first time during the forthcoming 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
BBC commits to skeleton coverage before Sochi 2014
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation’s (FIBT) Skeleton World Cup as part of its build-up to the Sochi 2014 winter Olympic Games.
Sport1 agrees Olympic ice hockey rights deal
German commercial sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for the men’s and women’s ice hockey tournaments during the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
Trentino’s winter Universiade set for record TV coverage
Fisu, the governing body of international university sport, has secured a record number of broadcasting hours for a winter Universiade, as the 2013 edition of the multi-sport event gets underway in Trentino, Italy today.
Fisu to provide live streaming of Trentino’s winter Universiade
Fisu, the governing body of international university sport, has said it will provide live streaming of the forthcoming 26th winter Universiade on its LiveFisu.tv platform.
Sochi 2014 set for largest winter Paralympic audience
The International Paralympic Committee has said that it expects the 2014 Paralympic winter Games to set record levels of global broadcasting reach when it is staged in Sochi, Russia next year.
Nova enters into Sochi 2014 rights swap with Czech TV
Czech Republic commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nova has agreed a rights-sharing deal involving the 2014 winter Olympic Games with public-service broadcaster Czech TV.
Sky strikes Sochi 2014 deal with TIM
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has signed a deal with Telecom Italia for Sky’s dedicated Sochi 2014 winter Olympics channels to be carried by the telecommunications company’s TIM broadband and ultra-broadband networks.
Slim to sell on Olympic Games rights to state-owned Mexican broadcaster
Mexican telecommunications company América Móvil has agreed to sell on exclusive domestic media rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games to state-owned broadcaster Canal 22, according to the Reforma newspaper.
VGTRK to dedicate Russia 2 channel to Sochi 2014 coverage
Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has announced that its free-to-air channel Russia 2 will be dedicated solely to the 2014 winter Olympic Games during the duration of next year’s event in Sochi.
Infront and FIS extend clips partnership
The Infront Sports & Media agency has extended its clips distribution deal with the International Ski Federation (FIS) for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 winter sports seasons.
NBC set to repeat tape-delay strategy for Sochi 2014
US network NBC will show the majority of its television coverage of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games on a tape-delayed basis despite the criticism it received for employing a similar strategy for the London 2012 Olympics.
FIS and IBU are the real winners as Infront and EBU do battle once again
EBU v Infront battles deliver fee increases for skiing and biathlon federations
Infront says Ski World Championships will be 'highlight of our calendar'