“Following an exhaustive assessment of the many responses to the Tender that were received and a due diligence process, one proposal stood out,” said FIS President Gian Franco Kasper.
“Our intention is to finalise the contract during March 2010. The EBU has been a long-term partner of FIS and we look forward to not only finalising the contractual arrangements, but also to working together with the EBU to develop new and creative ways of making ski sport more exciting for the fans and TV viewers.”
Ingrid Deltenre, EBU Director General, added: "We are pleased to be given the opportunity to prolong our outstanding cooperation with FIS. We experienced excellent championships last year in Val d'Isére and Liberec in 2009 and are looking forward to the events in Oslo and Garmisch-Partenkirchen next year. The extended agreement ensures that in the future the Europe's public will have free access to these crown jewels of the ski sport."
The EBU serves 125 national media organizations from 56 countries in and around Europe.
