Eurosport and Infront Sports & Media have agreed terms on a rights extension that will continue to give the majority of the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) World Cup events substantial exposure throughout Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
The leading pan-European sports media group and the international sports marketing company have extended their existing agreement through to 2015-16. The five-year contract, which includes the ongoing 2011-12 season, covers the FIS Alpine Skiing, Ski Jumping, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Snowboard and Freestyle World Cup races where Infront handles the media rights collectively. This equates to almost 200 events per season.
The new agreements with Eurosport include live TV and digital rights covered in Europe on Eurosport and Eurosport 2, as well as in Asia and the Pacific region on Eurosport Asia-Pacific. This includes the popular Tour de Ski in cross-country skiing and stages from the prestigious Vierschanzentournee in ski jumping. In Europe, a total of 600 hours will be dedicated to FIS World Cup races each season on Eurosport’s channels.
Online, the Eurosport Player, Eurosport’s dedicated web TV service, will broadcast live action from all FIS World Cup events acquired from Infront on six online bonus channels, one per discipline, as well as through video on demand. Eurosport Player is available in 52 countries across Europe, while all World Cup events will also be available across 14 European countries with the Eurosport Player mobile apps for iPad and iPhone.
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