Action Sports
Sportdigital set to carry Edgesport content, Schalke secures broadcast licence
Yangshuo’s Moon Hill reopens after two-year sport climbing ban
ESPN takes X Games to China
Minneapolis extends X Games hosting agreement
US sports broadcaster ESPN, which organises the X Games, has announced that U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis will continue to host the summer edition of the action sports event until 2020.
X Games to land in Sydney
The X Games will stage an event in Australia for the first time next year after Seven West Media struck an agreement to bring the action sports series to Sydney.
RedTorch to drive digital for FISE World Series
The International Festival of Extreme Sports (FISE) has enhanced its partnership with RedTorch in order for the agency to provide full digital support to its World Series.
Extreme partnership seeks to breathe new life into Circuit of Wales project
X Games to return to Norway
The X Games action sports franchise is to return to Norway for a second successive year after its organiser, US sports broadcaster ESPN, finalised a deal with Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 and local event operator SAHR Concepts.
Minneapolis to become new home of summer X Games
ESPN, the US sports broadcaster and creator of the X Games, has selected Minneapolis as the next American host city for the summer edition of its action sports event under a two-year deal.
Rhode Island and Minneapolis target X Games
The state of Rhode Island and the city of Minneapolis have confirmed bids to host the summer edition of action sports event the X Games, which is set to be held in Austin for the final time next month.
FISE unveils 2016 World Series calendar, new BMX Freestyle Park World Cup
The International Festival of Extreme Sports (FISE) has announced the five cities that will host events during this year’s edition of its World Series and has also confirmed the addition of a new BMX Freestyle Park World Cup event to its schedule, in partnership with the International Cycling Union (UCI).
ESPN seeks new host city for summer X Games
US sports broadcaster ESPN has announced its summer X Games event will not return to Austin, Texas, next year and has opened a bidding process for US cities interested in hosting the action sports event for consecutive years in 2017 and 2018.
Pastrana switches from Red Bull to fuel Nitro Circus growth
Action sports superstar Travis Pastrana has signalled his commitment to the global expansion undertaken by Nitro Circus by switching his entire commercial portfolio from Red Bull to the youth action sports and entertainment firm he co-founded.
Nitro World Games to debut in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City in the US will host the inaugural Nitro World Games action sports event next summer, it has been confirmed.
X Games seals European return with new Oslo event
The X Games action sports franchise is to return to Europe after organiser, US sports broadcaster ESPN, finalised a deal with Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 to stage an event in Oslo.
On a Roll
Roller sports lay claim to the IOC’s sought-after youth appeal trump card, but can disciplines like skateboarding and inline skating really be converted into serious Olympic sports?
X Marks the Spot
Europe’s short-lived hosting of ESPN’s X Games is set to be revived, but with the failed 2022 winter Olympic Games bidder Oslo in the driving seat, will the action sports event be back for good?
Oslo set to vote on proposal to return X Games to Europe
The X Games action sports franchise is closing in on a return to Europe after Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 signed a partnership with the Norwegian Ski and Snowboard Association to secure an event for Oslo.