Winter Sports

Winter Sports
Media

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights in the region to all International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup events taking place in Switzerland through a deal with the Infront agency
Football
Other

Figures including Infront president and chief executive Philippe Blatter and Gian Franco Kasper, president of the International Ski Federation, pay tribute to former Infront Italy president Marco Bogarelli, who died earlier this week.
Winter Sports
Industry Moves

US Ski & Snowboard has announced that Tiger Shaw will step down as its president and chief executive on March 1, 2022, following the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Winter Sports
Media

The Infront agency has agreed a six-year deal to sell the international broadcast rights to FIS World Cup events organised by Swiss-Ski, the Alpine country’s national ski federation.
Football
Media

Marco Bogarelli, a former president of Infront Italy and a visionary of the business of sport, has passed away at the age of 64
Winter Sports
Media

One of the flagship properties in Austria is on the market once again as the Austrian Ski Federation (ÖSV) prepares to invite bids for its media rights.
Winter Sports
Events

The International Ski Federation is confident that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will power growth in skiing in China, despite a lack of home-grown stars. Tom King reports.
Winter Sports
Media

The Infront agency is working with broadcast services company Euro Media Group on a full network-based set-up for the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) forthcoming Nordic World Ski Championships, w…
Winter Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Swedish state-owned gambling company Svenska Spel has signed as the new ‘principal partner’ of the Swedish Ski Association, starting this July.
Biathlon
Events

A number of winter sports events scheduled to be held in Norway have had to be cancelled or rescheduled after the country introduced stricter travel and event regulations in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic
Winter Sports
Governance

SportBusiness looks at what China is doing to get ready for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and the impact preparations are having on local engagement with winter sports.
Winter Sports
Events

The 2021 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships have been moved from Zhangjiakou in China to Aspen in the state of Colorado due to travel restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic
Winter Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Infront agency has brokered a deal for coffee brand Caffè Latte to sponsor the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) upcoming Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
Multi-sport
Events

IOC president Thomas Bach said the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics would "transform the global scene for winter sports", in an address marking one year to go until the start of the Games
Winter Sports
Events

Guy Horne, founder of specialist consultancy H&A Media and his colleague and former Olympian Ana Jelusic examine China’s readiness to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and look at the commercial opportunities in the country’s emerging winter sports market
Winter Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Construction fittings and materials company, Würth, has been named a main sponsor of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021.
Winter Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

The EA7 sports brand of fashion house Emporio Armani has been named as the main sponsor of the 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
Winter Sports
Industry Moves

Italian television executive Antonio Marano has been named as the new commercial director of the Milan-Cortina Foundation 2026, the organising committee for the Italian Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games