Recent Posts tagged with cycling
By Will Strauss, Editor | Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 11:52
Discovery Sports Events and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are to jointly develop immersive on-screen and digital fan-engagement experiences for the new Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Track Champions League series after signing a partnership agreement. The deal sees AWS become Official Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning Provider for Discovery Sports Events and the […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director | Wednesday, July 21, 2021 - 17:53
Sunset+Vine has been named the live production, content and media partnerships agency for a new and exciting city centre electric bike grand prix series. The E-Bike Grand Prix (EBK GP) Racing Series is owned and developed by Cube International and will feature pro-cycling teams racing around specially-designed city centre tracks on electric road bikes at […]
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By Jo Ruddock | Wednesday, July 7, 2021 - 13:37
RTL, the largest commercial broadcaster in the Netherlands, is set to offer live coverage of the new UCI Track Champions League cycling series. It joins a host of international broadcast partners that are set to be announced in the lead up to the league’s first round in Mallorca on 6 November. RTL will broadcast every round, […]
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By Michael Burns | Friday, June 25, 2021 - 10:29
The Tour De France starts this weekend and with Sir Bradley Wiggins heading up the coverage from the peloton, Eurosport aims to cover every stage of European road cycling’s big event. Fresh from Italy and the Giro d’Italia, the Eurosport cycling team, led by Guy Voisin, director of cycling at Discovery Sports, is putting the […]
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By Heather McLean, Editor | Monday, May 24, 2021 - 08:00
The UCI Track Champions League has officially launched, bringing a new chapter in the history of track cycling set to elevate the sport to a new level of global prestige. As part of the broadcast plan for UCI Track Champions League, Eurosport Events has concocted an audio visual feast for the eyes of fans both […]
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By Jo Ruddock | Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 11:26
The UCI Track Champions League has unveiled its new racing format that will premiere for the inaugural series in November 2021. Consisting of six rounds across six weeks, the series will see four riders ultimately emerge as the champions: the best male and female sprint riders and the best male and female endurance riders. Created […]
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By Jo Ruddock | Monday, March 29, 2021 - 12:59
Eurosport and GCN has secured the rights to show the Flanders Classics in Europe and Asia on a long-term basis. The agreement was brokered by Infront, the exclusive media rights partner of the Flanders Classics and Amstel Gold Race. All seven of the men’s and women’s Flanders Classics will be available for viewers on an exclusive […]
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By Will Strauss, Editor | Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - 09:46
Next month’s Sports Graphics Spotlight online event (5 March) will feature an in-depth session on the evolution of motion, augmented and live graphics in televised cycling. Focussing on data and graphics work completed for the Tour de France and Tour de Romandie, among other races, the virtual presentation will be led by Euro Media Group […]
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By Jo Ruddock | Monday, February 22, 2021 - 11:49
Discovery has secured the exclusive global rights to show the Giro d’Italia until at least 2025 in a move that further strengthens its live cycling coverage and reputation as the home of the Grand Tours. The long-term deal with RCS Sport via IMG means Discovery retains its status as the Giro’s multi-platform rights holder, providing […]
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By Amber Fisher | Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 13:05
Eurosport has secured the rights to broadcast multiple 2021 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) events from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). This agreement will give fans access to a host of UCI’s events across 35 territories in Europe, including the UCI Road World Championship, UCI Track Cycling World Championship, UCI Mountain Biking World Championship, BMX World […]
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