Surfing

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has renewed its agreement for free-to-air coverage of the World Surf League ahead of the 2023 season

The World Surf League (WSL) has announced that Melbourne will become the first destination to host an official event at a wave basin development

The World Surf League has furthered its association with production company Box to Box Films by agreeing a deal to create original unscripted and scripted projects

The World Surf League has renewed a partnership with AB InBev beer brand Corona for the next three years

The World Surf League has secured a second season of its Apple TV+ docuseries Make or Break, which will make its debut on the global streaming service on April 29

Seven will remain the free-to-air home of the World Surf League in Australia after the network extended its deal with the property for another season

Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has extended and expanded its media rights deal with the World Surf League ahead of the 2022 season

Brazilian media group Globo has agreed a three-year deal for rights to World Surf League events

Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing are set to be included at Los Angeles’ 2028 Olympics after being named in the initial programme of 28 sports.

The International Surfing Association has awarded Puerto Rico hosting rights for the 2022 edition of its World SUP and Paddleboard Championship

The International Surfing Association has appointed Federico Ferroni as its new marketing and media manager

The World Surf League has announced its 2022 campaign will have a midseason cut for athletes in an attempt to add excitement and drama for both participants and fans.

In an interview with SportBusiness, Fernando Aguerre, the president of the International Surfing Association (ISA), repeats his call for sports that appear at consecutive Games to receive a full share of Olympics revenue. Theo Andrew reports.

In the latest of a series of articles about the new sports making their debut at the Tokyo Olympics, WSL chief executive Erik Logan tells SportBusiness how the organization will aim to capitalize on surfing's rare moment in the global spotlight.

The campaign of the International Surfing Association for inclusion in the Olympics was led by ISA president, Fernando Aguerre. Vero Communications worked to strengthen the federation's relations with key figures in the Olympic movement. Vero managing director Sujit Jasani tells Frank Dunne what goes into building a successful campaign.