The multi-year deal will broadcast AST Dew Tour coverage through 2009 on Eurosport channels and will provide promotional content for the group’s network of websites, www.eurosport.com.
Twenty hours of live television and 20 hours of highlights programming will broadcast each season to approximately 112 million homes in more than 50 countries.
“Our relationship with Eurosport is just another way that we reach our international fans through unique distribution platforms,” said Wade Martin, president of the AST Dew Tour. “We are excited to offer a live telecast during Saturday and Sunday of event finals to more than 50 countries.”
Amaud Simon, programme director and head of broadcasting for Eurosport 2, added: "Eurosport 2 will broadcast live for the first time in Europe, one of the biggest alternative action sports, the AST Dew Tour. The event corresponds with Eurosport 2''s mission to continuously present to its younger viewers the latest trends within the world of sports."
The AST Dew Tour is distributed internationally by Apparent Gravity Media.
