Curling
Iris to drive Grand Slam of Curling globalisation
The Curling Group (TCG), the newly-formed venture which has bought the Grand Slam of Curling from Sportsnet, has hired Iris Sport Media to distribute the property’s global broadcast and betting rights.
Growth plans set out for Grand Slam of Curling as Sportsnet sells up
The Curling Group has agreed a deal to assume ownership and operations of Canadian-focused events organisation the Grand Slam of Curling.
World Curling makes StreamAMG appointment after cutting Recast ties
World Curling has turned to StreamAMG to provide the technology behind its relaunched live and on-demand streaming platform, The Curling Channel
StreamAMG to run Curling Canada’s new streaming platform
Canada's curling governing body, Curling Canada, has chosen StreamAMG to supply the technology that will power their new domestic and international OTT streaming service, Curling Canada+
Jeff Plush out as USA Curling CEO after NWSL investigation
USA Curling announced that Jeff Plush is no longer the chief executive of the governing body after its board accepted his resignation
USA Curling backs CEO Jeff Plush amid NWSL report
USA Curling says that its chief executive Jeff Plush “acted in accordance with prioritizing the safety of athletes” while he was the National Women’s Soccer League commissioner, the governing body’s board o…
American Welling prevails in four-way contest for WCF presidency
Beau Welling has been elected as the new president of the World Curling Federation (WCF), becoming the second American to take up the position and succeeding Kate Caithness of Scotland
World Curling Federation extends Recast deal after successful first year
The World Curling Federation has extended its deal with live and on-demand video streaming platform Recast for the 2022-23 season
Infront retains World Curling Federation rights mandate to 2030
The Infront agency has penned a long-term media and sponsorship rights extension with the World Curling Federation in a deal spanning two four-year Olympic cycles
Beijing to host IBSF World Cup for five years; development deal agreed with World Curling
Yanqing National Sliding Centre in Beijing is to host International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup events for the next five years as part of an agreement between local officials and…
Geneva to host World Mixed Doubles, World Senior Curling Championships
The World Curling Federation has announced that Geneva will host the World Mixed Doubles and the World Senior Curling Championships next year
Tyre brands named joint title sponsors of World Women’s Curling Championship
Indian off-road tyre brand BKT Tires and Canadian tyre retailer OK Tire have been named as the joint title sponsors for the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, hosted in Prince George, Canada.
Curling Canada strikes sports betting deal with PointsBet
Curling Canada has struck a long-term agreement with PointsBet Canada, which has been designated the organization's official sports betting partner
World Women’s Curling Championship TV blackout extended after Covid cases
Broadcasting of curling’s ongoing World Women’s Championship in Calgary has been delayed by a further 24 hours after four members of the broadcast staff tested positive for Covid-19 over the weekend.
USA Curling relocates headquarters to Vikings’ mixed-use development
USA Curling has announced it is moving its headquarters from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, to the Viking Lakes campus in Eagan, Minnesota
TSN refuses to carry World Men’s Curling Championship game due to Covid-19 concerns
Canadian host broadcaster TSN refused to carry an April 11 World Men's Curling Championship playoff game between the United States and Switzerland due to Covid-19 concerns
Women’s Curling Worlds scrapped following Swiss health authorities decision
Next month’s World Women’s Curling Championship, which was scheduled to take place in the Swiss town of Schaffhausen, has been cancelled.
BKT Tires, OK Tire named World Men’s Curling Championship title sponsors
Tyre manufacturer BKT Tires and Canada-based tyre retailer OK Tire have been named as the joint title sponsor of this year’s World Men’s Curling Championship, which will take place in Calgary in the Can…