Action Sports
IMG’s Grabowski on the move
ESPN details plans for X Games in California
Edgesport lands on STV Player in Scotland
Sportdigital in Edgesport distribution deals with Sky and Waipu
Sportdigital set to carry Edgesport content, Schalke secures broadcast licence
ESPN partners up with Samsung to bring VR to X Games
The X Games has agreed a partnership with Korean consumer electronics company Samsung that will result in the action sports competition being presented in virtual reality for the first time.
AUDL gains broadcast exposure with Eleven Sports deal
Bike to broadcast Crankworx World Tour in UK
UK pay-television channel Bike has acquired rights to the European leg of mountain bike series the Crankworx World Tour.
NBC Sports steps back as new vision for Dew Tour outlined
Media group The Enthusiast Network (TEN) has agreed a multi-year strategic partnership with the Dew Tour in an agreement that will result in the NBC Sports division of US media group NBCUniversal scaling back its involvement in the action sports series.
IMG’s Edgesport secures ProSiebenSat.1 partnership
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed a multi-year distribution deal for the IMG agency’s action sports and lifestyle channel Edgesport.
ESPN signs up Scandinavian broadcasters for X Games’ European return
US sports broadcaster ESPN, which organises the X Games, has agreed multi-year rights deals for the action sports franchise in Denmark, Sweden and Finland which include coverage of the new X Games Oslo event in Norway.
ESPN Player to showcase summer X Games in Europe
International sports broadcaster ESPN will provide live and on-demand coverage of the forthcoming 2015 summer X Games action sports event to European audiences through its broadband platform, ESPN Player.
IMG takes IWWF World Cup Series global
The IMG agency has agreed a multi-year deal to represent the global media rights of the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation’s World Cup Series.
AT&T U-Verse to carry action sports channel
US telecommunications company AT&T has struck a deal to carry new Latin American action sports channel PX TV on its U-Verse pay-television service.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From October 2 to 15
Media rights clips from October 2 to 15
Red Bull Media House signs action sports distribution deal
Media company Red Bull Media House has entered into a global action sports content distribution partnership with US-based production company Warren Miller Entertainment.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From March 27 to April 9
Media rights clips from March 27 to April 9
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