Eurosport signs new Wintersports deal

The Eurosport Group recently signed a long-term agreement with Infront Sports & Media through to season 2020/2021, to position itself as the home of winter sports in Australia.

It will offer Live coverage of all FIS Alpine, Cross-Country, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, Freestyle and Snowboard World Cup competitions for five seasons from 2016/17, with over 200 events every season.

Jean-Thierry Augustin, CEO of the Eurosport Group, said: “Eurosport demonstrates once more a clear commitment to invest in its role as the channel of reference for Wintersports. On a strategic level Eurosport continues to secure long-term agreements across its rights portfolio and to increase local exclusivities to provide the best content offer possible for viewers and commercial partners.”

Summary of upcoming events on Eurosport in Australia:

2014 / 2015 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Klingenthal, Germany 23/11 at 1.45am AEDT Live
Cross-Country World Cup Kuusamo, Finland 29/11 at 9.45pm AEDT Live
Alpine Skiing World Cup Lake Louise, Canada (men)
Aspen, USA (women) 30/11 at 3.45am AEDT Live
Alpine Skiing World Cup Beaver Creek, USA 7/12 at 4.45am AEDT Live
Biathlon World Cup Hochfilzen, Austria 12/12 at 9.15pm AEDT Live
Ski Jumping World Cup Nizhny Tagil, Russia 13/12 at 2am AEDT Live
Luge World Cup Calgary, Canada 13/12 at 9am AEDT Live
Snowboard FIS World Cup Lake Louise, Canada (SBX) 21/12 at 4am AEDT Live
Four Hills Ski Jumping Oberstdorf, Germany 28/12 at 2.30am AEDT Live
Four Hills Ski Jumping Garmisch-Parten, Germany 31/12 at 11.45pm AEDT Live
Snowboarding World Championships Kreischberg, Austria 16/01/15 at 10pm AEDT Live