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SPORTS RIGHTS CATALOGUE 2019–2020 OCTOBER 2019 ABOUT US

Eurovision Sport is a division of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the world’s foremost alliance of public service media. The EBU represents 117 Member broadcast organizations in 56 countries in , the Middle East and Africa; and has an additional 34 Associates in Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas.

We negotiate global sport content on behalf of EBU Members and stakeholders. We manage the media rights for 18 different sports, handling more than 30 different contracts every year. This represents over 700 competition days, or 28,000+ hours of programming. We are committed to sport and to all the wider benefits it brings to individuals, communities and society and we believe sport is for everyone. We connect people to sport and sport to the people.

The Eurovision Sport Sales team handles the commercialization of all sports rights not acquired by EBU Members in the acquisition process. Working with an extensive network of broadcast partners in territories across Europe and Worldwide, including , USA, and Korea, the team specializes in the sale of federations’ content across all platforms.

We have extensive experience in identifying and developing new broadcast markets for sports and have a proven record in supporting the worldwide growth of sports and generating new audiences.

Our in-depth knowledge of the global broadcast market enables us to innovatively packaged sports content for international audiences is tailored to individual broadcaster’s needs, from live action to non-live content such as highlights, clips, athlete interviews and social media content. We also work with broadcasters to produce local language commentary.

For more information and to discuss your needs please contact:

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Learn more about Eurovision Sport at www.ebu.ch/eurovision-sport

CONTENTS

PARALYMPIC GAMES

WORLD ATHLETICS 12 ÖSV SKIING 42 UEG 52 PARALYMPICS GAMES 56 EA ATHLETICS 14 SWISS SKI SKIING 44 EUROPEAN FIS SKI FLYING 46 CHAMPIONSHIPS IBU 48 MULTI-SPORT 16 FINA 18 LEN SWIMMING 26 UCI CYCLING 28 UCI WORLD TOUR CYCLING 32

UEC CYCLING 36 FISA 38

6 HIGHLIGHT EVENTS

OCT NOV DEC

UCI UCI LEN CYCLING CYCLING SWIMMING

SEP 2019–JAN 2020 6–10 NOV 4–8 DEC Cyclo-Cross World Cups Urban Cycling World Championships European Short Course (9 events in various locations) (Chengdu, China) Championships (, ) UEC NOV 2019–JAN 2020 CYCLING Track World Cups EA (6 events in various locations) ATHLETICS 16–20 OCT 8 DEC Track European Championships UEC (Apeldoorn, The ) European Cross-Country CYCLING Championships (Lisbon, ) ÖSV 10 NOV SKIING Cyclo-Cross European Championships SWISS SKI (Silvelle, ) 26–27 OCT SKIING Alpine (M/W) 14–15 DEC (Sölden, ) ÖSV SKIING Alpine Women (SG+PSL) (St. Moritz, ) 23 NOV 2019 Freestyle Slopestyle (M/W) 14–15 DEC (Stubai, Austria) Cross-Country ( M/W+10km W, 15km M) (Davos, Switzerland) IBU BIATHLON

DEC 2019–MAR 2020 IBU World Cups (9 events in various locations) 7 HIGHLIGHT EVENTS

JAN FEB MAR APR

SWISS SKI IBU FISA SKIING BIATHLON WORLD ATHLETICS ROWING

11–12 JAN 13–23 FEB 13–15 MAR 27–29 APR Alpine (GS+Sl) Biathlon World Championships World Athletics Indoor Championships Rowing Olympic Qualifications (Adelboden, Switzerland) (Antholz-Anterselva, Italy) (Nanjing, China) (Varese, Italy)

17–19 JAN UCI Alpine (AC+DH+SL) CYCLING FIS CYCLING (Wengen, Switzerland) SKI FLYING 1–2 FEB 5 APR 17–18 JAN Cyclo-Cross World Championships 20–22 MAR Tour of Flanders Snowboard (Slopestyle+Halfpipe) (Dubendorf, Switzerland) Ski Flying World Championships () (Laax, Switzerland) (Planica, ) 26 FEB–1 MAR LEN Track World Championships CYCLING SWIMMING (, ) 19 APR 12–26 JAN SWISS SKI Amstel Gold Race European Championships SKIING (, The Netherlands) (, ) 22–23 FEB ÖSV Alpine (DH+AC) UEG SKIING (Crans-Montana, Switzerland) GYMNASTICS

24–26 JAN 30 APR–3 MAY Alpine Men (GS+DH+SL) Artistic Team Gymnastics European (Kitzbühel, Austria) Championships (, ) 28 JAN Alpine Men (SL) (Schladming, Austria) 8 JUL MAY JUN SEP AUG

LEN LEN UCI WORLD TOUR IPC SWIMMING SWIMMING CYCLING PARALYMPICS

11–24 MAY 5–7 JUNE 25 JULY 25 AUG–6 SEPT European Aquatics Championships Water Polo Champions League F8 Clásica de San Sebastian Paralympic Games (Budapest, Hungary) (Genova, Italy) () (, Japan)

UCI FISA 16 AUG CYCLING ROWING Cyclassics UCI (Germany) CYCLING 26–31 MAY 5–7 JUNE BMX World Championships European Rowing Championships 5–6 SEPT ( of America) (Poznan, ) Mountain Bike World Championships EA (Downhill) ATHLETICS UEG UCI (Leogang, Austria) GYMNASTICS CYCLING 25–30 AUGUST European Athletics Championships 20–27 SEPT 21–24 MAY 25–28 JUNE (Paris, France) Road World Championships European Mountain Bike World Championships (Aigle, Switzerland) Championships (Cross-Country) iBU (Kiev, ) (Germany) BIATHLON

28–31 MAY 20–23 AUGUST Artistic Team Gymnastics European Biathlon Summer World Championships Championships (Kontiolahti, ) (Baku, )

9 SUMMER SPORTS

10 11 WORLD ATHLETICS

In August 2017, Eurovision Sport has renewed its multi-year contract with World Athletics (formerly the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)) for six years to cover the 2018-2023 period. The partnership covers three editions of the World Championships (2019, 2021 and 2023), the World Indoor Championships (2018, 2020 and 2022) and more than a dozen other competitions in the World Athletics Series.

Eurovision Sport teamed up with ESPN Media Distribution to represent the media rights to the World Athletics Series events across Europe and Africa, bringing a unique, combined ability to maximize the profile of athletics and increase access to the sport’s top global competitions to hundreds of millions of fans across the 2 continents.

Following the innovation and excitement experienced at the recent World Championships in (), Eurovision Sport is looking forward to building on this success for the exciting events taking place already starting in March 2020 with the World Indoor Championships Nanjing (China).

12 NEXT EVENTS EVENTS IN 2020 EVENTS IN 2022 • World Athletics Indoor Championships • World Athletics Indoor Championships 13–15 March 2020, Nanjing, China March 2022, location TBA • World Athletics Half • World Athletics Championships Championships 29 March 2020, Gdynia, Poland 20 March 2022, location TBA • World Athletics Race Walking Team • World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Championships 2–3 May 2020, Minsk, May 2022, location TBA • World Athletics U20 Championships • World Athletics U20 Championships 7–12 July 2020, Nairobi, Kenya 10 July 2022, location TBA • World Athletics Continental EVENTS IN 2021 Championships • World Athletics Cross Country September 2022, location TBA Championships 20 March 2021, Bathurst, EVENTS IN 2023 • World Athletics Relays • World Athletics Cross Country 1–2 May 2021, Chorzów, Poland Championships • World Athletics Championships 30 March 2023, location TBA 6–15 August 2021, Eugene, United States of • World Athletics Relays America May 2023, location TBA • World Athletics Championships 26 August–3 September 2023, Budapest, Hungary

TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR EUROPE.

13 EA ATHLETICS

Eurovision Sport and European Athletics announced the long-term renewal of their worldwide media rights contract in August 2018. This extension takes the partnership, which began in 1981, through to the end of 2027. Athletics continues to be hugely popular with audiences, offering something for every sports fan.

The agreement covers the worldwide television and radio rights for European Athletics’ major events from 2020 to 2023 and from 2024 to 2027. This includes the Paris 2020 European Athletics Championships and the subsequent flagship championships of European Athletics in 2022, 2024 and 2026. The 2022 and 2026 European Athletics Championships will be part of a multi-sport championships.

Other events covered by the agreement are the European Athletics Indoor Championships, including the 2021 edition in Torun, Poland, plus the biennial European Athletics Team Championships (Super League and 1st League), the annual European Cross- Country Championships and the European Athletics U23, U20 and U18 Championships (U18 Championships in Rieti, Italy, in 2020).

The renewal also includes services provided by Eurovision Services (ES) the business arm of the EBU. ES will act as a Host Broadcaster for key events, which include the European Athletics Championships from Paris 2020, through to 2026. The events will be distributed to rights-holding broadcasters over the Eurovision Global Network.

14 NEXT EVENTS

EVENTS IN 2019 EVENTS IN 2022 • European Cross Country Championships • European Athletics U18 Championships 8 December 2019, Lisbon, Portugal 14–17 July 2022, location TBA • European Athletics Championships EVENTS IN 2020 August 2022, location TBA • European Athletics U18 Championships • European Cross Country Championships 16–19 July 2020, Rieti, Italy 11 December 2022, location TBA • European Athletics Championships 25–30 August 2020, Paris, France EVENTS IN 2023 • European Cross Country Championships • European Athletics Indoor Championships 13 December 2020, Dublin, date and location TBA • European Athletics Team Championships EVENTS IN 2021 Super League and 1st League • European Athletics Indoor Championships June 2023, location TBA 5–7 March 2021, Toruń, Poland • European Athletics U23 Championships • European Athletics Team Championships 6–9 July 2023, location TBA Super League and 1st League • European Athletics U20 Championships 19–20 June 2021, Minsk, Belarus 13–16 July 2023, location TBA • European Athletics U23 Championships • European Cross Country Championships 8–11 July 2021, Bergen, 10 December 2023, location TBA • European Athletics U20 Championships 15–18 July 2021, Tallinn, • European Cross Country Championships TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS. 12 December 2021, location TBA

15 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 MULTI-SPORT

The European Championships is a major new multisport event taking place every four years, which aggregates the existing senior continental championships of major summer sports – all unified under a common brand.

The event’s vision is to create a must-watch, must-attend experience that elevates the Champions of Europe during an multi-day celebration of sport and action packed broadcast schedule.

The inaugural European Championships, which took place in Glasgow and Berlin on 2 to 12 August 2018, received major-event treatment from Europe’s leading broadcasters, featuring extensive daily coverage, top presenters, big-name pundits and commentators, highlights shows, innovative programming and multi-platform content. The following sports were represented in 2018: athletics (European Athletics), aquatics (LEN), cycling (UEC), gymnastics (UEG), rowing (FISA), (ETU) and a new golf team championships (ET & LET).

Audiences were treated to over 350 hours of content for all 7 sports during 10 days of televised competition. A total of 46 broadcasters around the world produced over 4,500 hours of coverage from the Championships, reaching a TV audience of over 1 billion sports fans, with countless more accessing the event through news, radio and digital platforms.

16 NEXT EVENTS

• European Championships 2022 11–21 August 2022, location TBA

TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS.

17 FINA SWIMMING

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) – a long-standing partner of Eurovision Sport – has provided countless hours of water sports to fans across Europe. Under the renewed (and extended) agreement from 2018 to 2021, we are partnering with ESPN Media Distribution to ensure the best exposure possible for water sports in Europe.

Through this agreement we are distributing the rights to not only the World Championships but also to a number of prestigious events such as the Swimming World Cups and Series, the High World Cups, the Artistic Swimming World Cups, and the Water Polo World League Super Finals.

Swimming is the second pillar of summer and an attractive discipline for broadcasters. Featuring elite male and female athletes from across the globe, this action- packed yet graceful sport is an audience favourite, offering excitement and entertainment for every sports fan.

The renewed agreement includes 3 packages:

- Package A: European rights - Package B: European rights - Package C: Worldwide rights

See detailed information on FINA packages on pages 20 to 24.

18 NEXT EVENTS

• 15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2020 12–17 December 2020, Abu Dhabi, • 19th FINA World Championships 2021 16 July–1 August 2021, Fukuoka, Japan

19 FINA EUROPEAN RIGHTS

PACKAGE PACKAGE

• 15th FINA World Swimming Championships • FINA Diving 2020 (25m) 2020 • FINA High Diving World Cups 2020 and • 19th FINA World Championships 2021 2021 • FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2021

20 FINA WORLDWIDE RIGHTS

PACKAGE

• FINA Diving World Series 2020 and 2021 • FINA Swimming World Cups 2020–2021 • FINA Water Polo World League, Super Finals (Men & Women) 2020–2021 • FINA Artistic Swimming World Series, Super Final 2020 and 2021

21 FINA WORLD CLASS EVENTS

FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FINA DIVING WORLD CUP The FINA World Championships is one of the biggest sporting The FINA Diving World Cup is an international biennial diving events in the world by participation and global exposure, competition in which divers perform intricate acrobatic lining up almost 3,000 athletes from 6 different disciplines. manoeuvres to score the highest point decided by the In all 75 competitions are held over a period of 17 days, from judges. swimming, diving, high diving and open-water swimming to artistic swimming and water polo. FINA HIGH DIVING WORLD CUP High diving has continued to grow in popularity since FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (25M) becoming part of the FINA World Championships programme The FINA World Swimming Championships brings together and since the crowning of the first-ever world champions in the best swimmers from over 176 countries in the World Cup Barcelona back in 2013. Two events are on the programme: pool (25m) who compete to win 46 gold medals and make a a men’s competition in 4 rounds and a women’s competition lasting mark on the sport over 6 days of competition. in 4 rounds. Men perform 5 different dives, from a 27m platform; women perform 3, from a 20m platform.

22 FINA WORLD JUNIOR SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS FINA SWIMMING WORLD CUP The FINA World Junior Swimming Championships (also The FINA Swimming World Cup – the body’s flagship known as ‘Junior Worlds’) is a swimming championship event swimming series – started in 1979 and today attracts world- organized by FINA for girls aged 14–17 and boys aged 15–18, class swimmers in a Series of two-day events held annually taking place every 2 years on 31 December. This event has between August and November. Split into 3 clusters, the been held since 2006. Swimming World Cup series stops at 9 iconic cities with state-of-the-art arenas across Europe, the MENA region and FINA DIVING WORLD SERIES Asia, all the time garnering worldwide attention. The FINA Swimming World Cup attracts Olympic and World Champions The FINA Diving World Series marks the ultimate diving from all over the world, offering prize money totalling more competition, bringing together the sport’s highest-ranked than $2 million. This short-course event series features athletes (including World and Olympic medal holders) for 36 competitions at each meeting, providing for thrilling a prestigious and exclusive event. From March to May, the head-to-head races that bring the best out of the world-class best divers in the world exhibit their breath-taking skills and athletes taking part. compete for prize money exceeding USD 1 million in a four-leg competition format featuring 10 events: women’s and men’s individual 3m springboard/10m platform, men’s and women’s synchronized 3m springboard/10m platform, and mixed synchronized 3m springboard/10 platform.

23 FINA WORLD CLASS EVENTS

FINA WATER POLO WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL The FINA Water Polo World League, which has taken place annually since 2002, is the pinnacle event for national-team league competitions. During the season, which typically runs from winter through to June, the world’s best teams take part in inter-continental heats to qualify for the championship tournament, the so-called Super Final – an elite competition where the best-of-the-best fight it out to be crowned top national team in the world.

FINA ARTISTIC SWIMMING WORLD SERIES SUPER FINAL The FINA Artistic Swimming World Series is an annual international series of artistic swimming meets organized by FINA-affiliated national federations around the globe, designed to raise the profile of the newly re-branded sport of artistic swimming around the world. At the same time, the competition calendar has become more structured for national teams. The 12 highest-ranked national federations in each event (solo, duet, mixed duet and teams) are invited to participate in the Super Final.

24 25 LEN SWIMMING

Eurovision Sport is proud to represent the LEN European Aquatics Championships on a worldwide basis. This partnership has been renewed until 2024 and includes events such as 2 Short Course and 2 Long-Course European Championships, to be held respectively in 2021–23 and 2022–24. Europeans have shown their strength on the aquatic scene over recent years, and with events such as Water Polo, Long and Short Course Swimming, Diving and Artistic Swimming, these sports offer spectators a chance to enjoy both the physical and artistic sides of aquatic events.

The UK, France, Italy, Netherlands and Hungary are the reigning European Champions, heavily challenged by , Ukraine or Germany. however remains unrivalled when it comes to .

Eurovision Sport also distributes the worldwide rights to the Water Polo Champions League for 2019/20. Rights include the 112 games of the preliminary rounds (with the exception of the first-party rights) and the rights to all the games of the Champions League Final Eight (with the exception of the host country).

The preliminary rounds of the 2019/20 season takes place between October 2019 and May 2020. The final-eight competition will be held in Genova, Italy from 5 to 7 June 2020.

26 LEN NEXT EVENTS SWIMMING EVENTS IN 2019 • European Short Course Championships 4-8 December 2019, Glasgow, United Kingdom

EVENTS IN 2020 • European Water Polo Championships 12–26 January 2020, Budapest, Hungary • European Aquatics Championships 11–24 May 2020, Budapest, Hungary • Water Polo Champions League – “FINAL Eight” 5–7 June 2020, Genova, Italy

EVENTS IN 2021 • European Diving Championships Date and location TBA • European Synchro Swimming Cup Date and location TBA • European Short Course Championships Date and location TBA

TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS.

27 UCI CYCLING

Eurovision Sport is proud to be working with the UCI to bring the world’s leading international cycling events to European audiences for 2019/2020 and the next cycle, 2021-2024.

We will be following the across the globe to bring the best live action, from both established competitions and rapidly growing events, to cycling fans across Europe.

The portfolio of events includes the annual UCI World Championships for road, , mountain bike, cyclo-cross, BMX and urban cycling together with the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup and the Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup.

The UCI events provide broadcasters with year-round world-class cycling events that appeal to audiences of all ages.

For the first time in history, from 1 to 13 August 2023, the UCI will bring together 13 World Championships in Glasgow and across Scotland. From 2023, the UCI Cycling World Championships will be held every 4 years, in each pre-summer Olympic year. Over several weeks, the host city and/or region will become the cycling capital of the world. Images broadcast worldwide will showcase the region to all corners of the globe, while the tens of thousands of visitors will boost tourism. A total of 2,600 athletes from 120 countries will compete for the iconic rainbow-striped jersey.

28 NEXT EVENTS

EVENTS IN 2019 EVENTS IN 2020 • UCI Track World Cup-1/6 • UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup-8/9 1–3 November 2019, Minsk, Belarus 19 January 2020, Montbeliard, France • UCI Urban Cycling World Championships • UCI Track World Cup-6/6 6–10 November 2019, Chengdu, China 24–26 January 2020, Milton, On, • UCI Track World Cup-2/6 • UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup-9/9 8–10 November 2019, Glasgow, United 26 January 2020, Hoogerheide, Kingdom The Netherlands • UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup-4/9 • UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships 16 November 2019, Tabor, 1–2 February 2020, Dübendorf, Switzerland • UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup-5/9 • UCI Track World Championships 24 November 2019, Koksijde, Belgium 26 February–1 March 2020, Berlin, Germany • UCI Track World Cup-3/6 • UCI BMX World Championships 29 November–1 December 2019, , 26–31 May 2020, Houston, United States of Hong Kong America • UCI Track World Cup-4/6 • UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 6–8 December 2019, 25–28 June 2020, Germany (Cross- • UCI Track World Cup-5/6 Country) 13–15 December 2019, Brisbane, Australia • UCI Mountain Bike World Championships • UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup-6/9 5–6 September 2020, Leogang, Austria 22 December 2019, Namur, Belgium (Downhill) • UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup-7/9 • UCI Road World Championships 26 December 2019, Zolder, Belgium 20–27 September 2020, Aigle, Switzerland

TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE ON A EUROPEAN BASIS.

29 UCI WORLD-CLASS EVENTS

UCI ROAD WORLD UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS

The UCI Road World Championships brings together the Played out on hilly technical circuits of 2.5–3.5km and lasting world’s best cyclists to compete to be UCI World Champions around one hour, cyclo-cross demands both supreme bike- in road race, or team time trial. Follow handling skills and incredible fitness levels. The courses the action live as cyclists compete in their country or team’s feature a variety of terrain, including pavement, wooded trails, colours for the privilege of wearing the World Champion’s grass and obstacles, that requires riders to dismount and rainbow jersey on the roads for the next season. carry their bikes.

UCI TRACK CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TELENET UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD In this prestigious event, track cyclists compete in a wide variety of track-cycling disciplines including time trial, The Telenet UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup is a season-long , Keirin, , , scratch, competition running from September to January. The series individual sprint, , and the tests not only the fitness and cycling skills of the cyclo-cross (men only). With riders reaching incredible speeds and riders but also their consistency as they fight it out for the top demonstrating amazing endurance, the UCI Track Cycling spot in 9 events per season. World Championships are a truly awe-inspiring competition.

30 UCI TRACK CYCLING UCI BMX WORLD WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS

The UCI Track Cycling World Cup is a multi-race track-cycling The 8 best BMX riders on the planet compete to be the UCI tournament, each round of which takes place in a different World Champion, beginning from a 8m start ramp. Jumps, country. Riders must perform well in every round to have a high speed and daring moves are the DNA of this discipline, chance of winning the title. Consistency is what counts. which is extremely popular among younger viewers.

UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD UCI URBAN CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS

The UCI Mountain Bike World Championships include cross- The UCI Urban Cycling World Championships comprises country Olympic and downhill competitions. Cross-country 3 different disciplines: BMX freestyle park, the mountain races are held on undulating circuits featuring a variety bike cross-country Eliminator (XCE) and trials. Showcasing of natural obstacles. Downhill features a race against the the urban environment, the event attracts a large number of clock, from top to bottom, during which riders negotiate spectators and is particularly popular with young audiences. a succession of incredibly complex passages at fast speeds. One event, 3 disciplines!

31 UCI WORLD TOUR RACES CYCLING

Eurovision Sport offers European broadcast rights for Tour of Flanders and Amstel Gold Race as well as worldwide broadcast rights for the Clásica San Sebastián and the Hamburg Cyclassics. These 4 one-day races are part of the UCI World Tour:

TOUR OF FLANDERS In partnership with NV, Eurovision Sport distributes the European media rights for the historic Tour of Flanders, bringing this most prestigious of cycling races to millions of fans. Held in Belgium every spring, the Tour of Flanders is considered one of ‘The Monuments’, the top races in the professional calendar. The annual race is more than a century old and is a must-see for cycling fans as one of the toughest cycling races around, featuring the notorious cobbled climbs and steep hills. The distances are 250km for men and 150km for women. The Tour of Flanders offers around 10 hours of content each for the men’s and women’s races.

AMSTEL GOLD RACE The Amstel Gold Race, in the Netherlands, is one of cycling’s most eagerly anticipated races for European fans. Taking place in April, the race has been the showpiece of the Dutch cycling community for more than 50 years. The routes – stretching over 250km for men and 120km for women – feature narrow roads, short sharp climbs and numerous twists and turns, making for exciting viewing. The Amstel Gold Race offers around 4 hours of content each for the men’s and women’s races.

32 NEXT EVENTS

• Tour of Flanders 5 April 2020, Flandern, Belgium • Amstel Gold Race 19 April 2020, Maastricht, The Netherlands

TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE ON A EUROPEAN BASIS.

33 UCI WORLD TOUR RACES CYCLING

CLÁSICA SAN SEBASTIÁN The Clásica San Sebastián takes place right after the , in late July, and is famous for its spectacular views of the coastline and its winding, rolling terrain which favours aggressive riding. Attracting a competitive field, the 230km race includes the tough Alto de Jaizkibel climb. The Clásica San Sebastián offers more than 2 hours of content, covering both men’s and women’s events. The women’s race starts at 10:30am GMT and ends 11:30am GMT and the men’s race starts at 13:20pm GMT and ends at 15:45pm GMT.

HAMBURG EUROEYES CYCLASSICS The Hamburg EuroEyes Cyclassics is a men’s race staged in and around Hamburg during the month of August. Although the route varies, the distance is always around 250km, comprising over mainly flat terrain in the Hamburg hinterland. The course’s most significant difficulty is Waseberg Hill in , which riders tackle 3 times in the race finale. This represents a 700m climb, with a 16% gradient, and can significantly change the leader board. Tactical riding is therefore required, offering a thrilling spectacle for audiences. The Hamburg EuroEyes Cyclassics offers 1.5 hours of content, starting at 13:15pm GMT and endings at 14:45pm GMT.

34 NEXT EVENTS

• Clásica de San Sebastián 25 July 2020, Spain • Hamburg EuroEyes Cyclassics 16 August 2020, Hamburg, Germany

TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS.

35 UEC CYCLING

Eurovision Sport, in partnership with the Union Européenne de Cyclisme (UEC), brings the very best of European cycling to worldwide audiences.

We offer the worldwide distribution rights for 5 adrenaline-fuelled UEC European Championships – which are a major part of our cycling portfolio – through to 2021:

–– BMX European Championships – July –– Mountain Bike Cross Country European Championships – July –– Road European Championships – August –– Track European Championships – October –– Cyclo-Cross European Championships – November

These 5 Championships represent roughly 15 days of competition, attracting top cyclists, men and women alike, from across the whole of Europe. The high-adrenaline action across all the disciplines provides great entertainment for every cycling and sports fan, captivating audiences throughout the year.

36 NEXT EVENTS EVENTS IN 2019 • UEC 2019 Track ECHs 16–20 October 2019, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands • UEC 2019 Cyclo-Cross ECHs 10 November 2019, Silvelle, Italy

EVENTS IN 2020 • UEC 2020 Mountain Bike Cross Country ECHs 14–17 May 2020, Graz, Austria • UEC 2020 BMX ECHs 10–12 July 2020, Dessel, Belgium • UEC 2020 Road ECHs 9–13 September 2020, Trento, Italy • UEC 2020 Track ECHs 14–18 October 2020, place TBA • UEC 2020 Cyclo-Cross ECHs 7–8 November 2020, place TBA

TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS.

37 FISA ROWING

Arguably one of the most beautiful and the most demanding of all sports, rowing requires focus, presence and teamwork. These qualities are the cornerstones of the sport, and are reflected in Eurovision’s values. Eurovision Sport was pleased to renew the contract with FISA until 2020 and thus one more time offer the FISA World Championships as well as the FISA World Cups to European broadcasters.

The is an annual team competition, comprising 3 international regattas in Grand Prix format per year. A World Rowing Cup Champion is allocated in each boat class to the nation with the most points won in that boat class at all 3 regattas.

The World Rowing Championships is an annual, 8-day Championships for male and female rowers in all 14 Olympic disciplines. It attracts entries of approximately 1,200 athletes representing up to 70 countries. The last 4 days of semis and finals (Thursday-Sunday) generate worldwide television coverage.

38 NEXT EVENTS

EVENTS IN 2020 • World Rowing Cup 1 10–12 April 2020, Italy • Rowing Olympic Qualifications 27–29 April 2020, Varese, Italy • World Rowing Cup 2 1–3 May 2020, Varese, Italy • World Rowing Cup 3 22–24 May 2020, , Switzerland • European Rowing Championships 5–7 June 2020, Poznań, Poland

TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE IN EUROPE.

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40 41 ÖSV SKIING

Eurovision Sport represents the Austrian Skiing Federation (ÖSV), for the European distribution of the FIS Skiing World Cups taking place in Austria.

The Austrian ski season will start on the 26 October 2019 in Sölden. The world’s elite skiers will also meet in Kitzbühel from 24 to 26 January 2020 and will compete on the famous Streif, one of the most demanding race courses on the World Cup circuit.

The ÖSV contract covers 38 competitions per year with an average of 1.5 hours of live coverage from the main competitions, resulting in approximately 55 hours in total.

42 NEXT EVENTS

ALPINE WOMEN OTHERS • 26 October 2019, Solden (GS) • Freestyle Slopestyle (Men/Women), • 28-29 December 2019, Lienz (GS+PSL) 23 November 2019, Stubai • 11-12 January 2020, Altenmarkt/ • Snowboard (SBX Men/Women + SBX Team Zauchensee (DH+AC, DH+SL) Men/Women), 13 December 2019, Montafon • 14 January 2020, Flachau (SL) • Freestyle SkiCross, 14 December 2019, Montafon ALPINE MEN • Nordic Combined (10km + HS 96), • 27 October 2019, Solden (GS) 21-22 December 2019, Ramsau am • 24-26 January 2020, Kitzbuhel Dachstein (SG+DH+SL) • Snowboard (PGS Men/Women + • 28 January 2020, Schladming (SL) PGS Team), 4-5 January 2020, Lackenhof • 29 February–1 March 2020, Hinterstoder • Snowboard (SBX Men/Women + SBX Team) (SG+AC, SL+GS) 10-11 January 2020, Bad Gastein • Snowboard (PS Men/Women + PS Team) SKI JUMPING 14-15 January 2020, Bad Gastein • 3-4 January 2020, Innsbruck (Men, HS 128, • Nordic Combined, 31 January–3 February Four Hills Tournament) 2020, Seefeld • 5-6 January 2020, Bischofshofen, • Ski Flying Men, 14-16 February 2020, (Men, HS 142, Four Hills Tournament) Bad Mitterndorf • 8-9 February 2020, Hinzenbach (Women)

TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR EUROPE.

43 SWISS SKI SKIING

Eurovision Sport distributes the worldwide rights for the FIS World Cups in Switzerland, hosted by Swiss-Ski.

The FIS World Cups in Switzerland have a long tradition, and Swiss-Ski every year hosts a large number of events representing a wide range of disciplines.

The Lauberhorn Races in Wengen are considered as one of the highlights every winter, featuring the longest and most demanding downhill race in the world. The impressive panorama view of the famous North Face of the Eiger and the spectacular jumps create a unique experience for TV spectators. Together with the races in Adelboden, attracting every year more than 40,000 enthusiastic spectators in the impressive finish arena at the bottom of Chuenisbergli, these events are core parts of the World Cup.

Altogether, Swiss-Ski hosts more than 30 World Cup events in a number of disciplines every year, all of them produced with one of the most experienced skiing production crews in the world.

44 NEXT EVENTS

ALPINE SKI JUMPING • 14-15 December 2019, St. Moritz 21-22 December 2019, Engelberg (2xHS140) (SG + PSL Women) • 11-12 January 2020, Adelboden SNOWBOARD (Men GS + SL) • 11 January 2020, Scuol (Parallel GS) • 17-19 January 2020, Wengen • 17-18 January 2020, Laax (Slopestyle + (Men AC + DH + SL) Halfpipe) • 22-23 February 2020, Crans-Montana • 15 March 2020, Veysonnaz (SBX) (Women DH + AC) FREESTYLE CROSS-COUNTRY • 17 December 2019, Arosa (Ski Cross M&W) • 14-15 December 2019, Davos (Sprint M&W + • 14 March 2020, Veysonnaz (Ski Cross) 10 km Women + 15 km Men) • 21 March 2020, Silvaplana (Slopestyle M&W) • 28-29 December 2019, Lenzerheide (10kmW, 15kmM, Sprint W&M) TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS.

45 FIS SKI FLYING

The FIS Ski Flying World Championships is a thrilling event organized by the International Ski Federation, held every 2 years, appealing to new audiences in search of drama and exciting viewing.

There are just 5 ski flying hills in the world, in Harrachov (CZE), Vikersund (NOR), Planica (SLO), Kulm (AUT) and Oberstdorf (GER). These hills are much larger than ski-jumping hills, with the K-point set between 185 metres and 200 metres. Unlike ordinary ski jumping, the Ski Flying World Champion is determined after 4 jumps. 40 jumpers qualify for the competition and jump the first round, 10 are eliminated, and the 30 remaining jumpers compete in the last 3 rounds. The athlete with the most points after 4 jumps is named World Champion.

Finland, Norway, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Poland and Japan are the top nations in Ski Flying. France, Russia, Italy or US will be challenging these ‘reigning stars’ at Planica 2020.

The FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2020 will take place in Planica (Slovenia). Eurovision Sport will distribute these rights until 2024.

46 NEXT EVENTS

• FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2020 20–22 March 2020, Planica, Slovenia • FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2022 date TBA, Vikersund, Norway • FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2024 date and location TBA

TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS.

47 IBU BIATHLON

The winter Olympic sport of Biathlon combines the endurance of free-technique cross- country skiing with precision small-ball rifle marksmanship. The combination of 2 very different disciplines in the same competition – skiing and shooting – presents the athletes with an extremely demanding challenge.

This popular spectator sport draws a huge audience, not only at the competitions themselves but also on screen – not surprisingly as biathlon offers a wide spectrum of activities in a single event. For example, spectators can view starts, shooting, penalty loops and finishes, at all times aware of who is in the lead. Whether on the competition trails or in the stadium, the experience is just as exhilarating for the spectators, who can follow exciting duels between the athletes at close range.

48 NEXT EVENTS

• 1/9, • Biathlon World Championships, 30 November–8 December 2019, 13–23 February 2020, Antholz - Anterselva, Ostersund, Italy • Biathlon World Cup 2/9, • Biathlon Open European Championships, 13–15 December 2019, Hochfilzen, Austria 24 February–1 March 2020, Otepaa, Estonia • Biathlon World Cup 3/9, 19–22 December • Biathlon World Cup 7/9, 5–8 March 2020, 2019, Le Grand Bornand, France Nove Mesto, Czech Republic • Biathlon World Cup 4/9, 9–12 January • Biathlon World Cup 8/9, 12–15 March 2020, 2020, Oberhof, Germany Kontiolahti, Finland • Biathlon World Cup 5/9, 15–19 January • Biathlon World Cup 9/9, 20–22 March 2020, Ruhpolding, Germany 2020, Oslo, Norway • Biathlon World Cup 6/9, 20–26 January • Biathlon Summer World Championships, 2020, Pokljuka, Slovenia 20–23 August 2020, Kontiolahti, Finland • Biathlon Youth Junior World Championships, 27 January-2 February 2020, Lenzerheide, Switzerland TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS.

49 INDOOR SPORTS

50 51 UEG GYMNASTICS

Our agreement with the UEG dates back almost 30 years, and the story continues to this day. The latest contract takes the two organizations’ relationship to a new level as we present to future audiences using a multi-platform approach.

The agreement covers 5 championships, including all Men’s and Women’s European Artistic and Rhythmic Championships, distributed on Eurovision’s state-of-the-art broadcast network.

Combining the technical performance with finesse and grace, this beautiful sport is widely followed in a large number of countries around the world.

The Artistic (Men and Women) and Rhythmic European Championships are held annually. An average of 70 hours of footage is distributed on Eurovision’s network every year.

52 NEXT EVENTS

• UEG 2020 Artistic Team Gymnastics European Championships 30 April–3 May 2020, Paris, France • UEG 2020 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships 21–24 May 2020, Kiev, Ukraine • UEG 2020 Artistic Team Gymnastics European Championships 28–31 May 2020, Baku, Azerbaijan

TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS

53 PARALYMPIC GAMES

54 PARALYMPIC GAMES

55 IPC PARALYMPIC GAMES

Eurovision Sport is proud to represent the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games – one of the most prestigeous international sports events in the world.

The 4 Paralympic values – courage, determination, inspiration and equality – become tangible to spectators as the athletes, coping with a range of physical disabilities (from mobility issues and visual impairment to, in some cases, cerebral palsy), boldly compete for gold. Since 1988, the Paralympic Games have always taken place after the Summer , in the same location. The governing body is the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), based in , Germany.

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Summer Games will bring together more than 4,200 Paralympians from some 150 nations to compete in the 22 Paralympic Sports.

The games will take place from 25 August to 6 September 2020, generating more than 500 hours of live content in HD quality in addition to daily highlights.

56 NEXT EVENTS

• Paralymic Games Tokyo (Japan) 25 August–6 September 2020

TERRITORIES: THESE RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE IN EUROPE.

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