German broadcaster Sport1 "secured broadcast rights to the International Champions Cup" summer football tournament in '16 and '17. The deal with Relevent Sports, the North American organizers of the ICC, "includes exclusive multi-platform rights in Germany and Austria, and non-exclusive rights in Switzerland." Sport1 "plans to show at least 16 matches this year and next, as well as highlights, across its TV, online and mobile platforms" (SOCCEREX, 3/23).
French free-to-air broadcaster L’Équipe 21 is continuing to expand its range of sports broadcasting. Starting in April, the channel will broadcast the Int'l Triathlon Union World Championship and the World Triathlon Corp. Ironman World Championships. The channel will also begin broadcasting the Curling World Championships starting with the women's competition on April 4. The men's competition begins April 11 (L’Équipe).
The IOC has awarded Sky New Zealand the right to broadcast the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, 2020 Tokyo Summer Games, 2022 Beijing Winter Games and 2024 Summer Games, the host city of which has yet to be elected. Sky acquired the broadcast rights for '18-24 on all media platforms in the following territories: New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Independent State of Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu (IOC).
