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VG moves late for Alpine World Cup opener rights
A Norwegian blackout of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup season-opener in Sölden, Austria has been averted after the VG TV platform of newspaper VG bought the rights.
Sweden ends opposition to FIS rights centralisation
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has won over one of its strongest critics in its battle to centralise media rights, striking an agreement with Svenska Skidförbundet (SFF), the Swedish …
FIS unfazed by rights centralisation legal defeat in Germany
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has insisted its plan to introduce media rights centralisation is still on track, despite a potentially damaging legal defeat in Germany.
EXCLUSIVE: FIS to launch World Championships global rights tender
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) will on Monday issue an invitation to tender (ITT) for global media rights to the Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships in 2027 and 2029, SportBusiness understands.
ÖSV prepares FIS centralisation case over ‘seven-figure’ damage
The Austrian Ski Federation claims to be facing seven-figure damages as it readies legal action over the process by which media rights centralisation was voted through by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) council.
‘Progress made’ in top ski nations’ FIS rights centralisation talks
Leading ski federation claim to be making progress in talks with the International Ski and Snowboard Federation over media rights centralisation but are still 'far away' from an agreement.
EBU retains Romanian FIS World Cup rights as centralisation row persists
The FIS World Cup renewal between the EBU and the Romanian Ski and Biathlon Federation comes against the backdrop of ongoing resistance from national associations to centralised rights sales plans for the sport.
FIS rights centralisation dispute reignites after council vote
A controversial vote on Friday by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) council to push through media rights centralisation has reignited a dispute with Europe’s leading ski associations w…
Crans-Montana’s 2027 Alpine Worlds at risk amid FIS, Swiss-Ski battle
Crans-Montana’s hosting of the 2027 Alpine Ski World Championships is in doubt amid a dispute between the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and Swiss-Ski over financial guarantees.
Norwegian athletes gain upper hand in skiing image rights dispute
Norwegian ski team athletes have won a breakthrough ruling in pursuit of greater control of their image rights in a long-running dispute with the Norwegian Skiing Association (NSF)
FIS begins to populate new OTT platform with World Cup content after Infront deal
The International Ski Federation (FIS) is live-streaming several World Cup events across its own platforms this winter sports season as part of its new centralised media rights agreement with the Infront…
FIS and Infront strike peace deal over media rights centralisation
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and Infront have hammered out the details of a centralised media rights ‘framework agreement’ that brings to an end a long-running feud over the own…
FIS Games to debut in 2028 as host bid process opens
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has launched the bidding process to find a host of the inaugural FIS Games in 2028, four years later than the governing body had initially intended to stage its new…
United Airlines named US Ski & Snowboard sponsor through 2027
United Airlines has been named the official airline partner of US Ski & Snowboard, the national governing body for skiing and snowboarding, in a deal through 2027
Raiffeisen extends backing of Swiss-Ski
Swiss-Ski has struck an early extension to its sponsorship deal with the domestic division of Austrian banking group Raiffeisen
European ski associations eye dialogue after pulling CAS challenge against Eliasch re-election
The four national ski associations of Austria, Croatia, Germany and Switzerland have withdrawn their joint appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) concerning the controversial re-election of…
Olympic champion Défago installed as new Crans-Montana 2027 CEO
Olympic champion Didier Défago has been appointed as the new chief executive of the local organising committee for the 2027 Alpine Ski World Championships in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
Minnesota to host FIS Cross-Country World Cup in 2024
Wirth Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will host a FIS Cross-Country World Cup event from February 17-19, 2024, the United States Ski & Snowboard has announced