Appearing on a panel discussion at the NeuLion Sports Media & Technology Conference held yesterday, October 27, 2015, World Surf League CEO Paul Speaker discussed the many ways that “Over-The-Top” entertainment is changing the sports media distribution model and how surfing is perfectly positioned to benefit from these developments. The World Surf League (WSL) – […]
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World Surf League Talks about Over-The-Top Entertainment and Samsung Electronics Virtual Reality Surfing Changing the Future of the Sport and Connecting with Greater Demographics
World Snowboard Tour Announces Their Season Calendar Ranging from LAAX Open with $500,000 Purse, to X Games, and World Championships in China
The World Snowboard Tour has released their season’s calendar today, October 21, 2015, with a range of events, ending up with the World Snowboard Championships in Yabuli, China, March 16, 2016. Included this year in the WST Elite Calendar will be Big Air at the GRAND PRIX DE RUSSIE and Slopestyle at the GRADVALIRA TOTAL […]
World Surf League Announces Jeep Sponsorship as Global Automotive Partner, Plus Surf Tour Schedule for 2015
Jeep’s now on board as the official global automotive partner for the World Surf League (WSL). Announced Tuesday, Cinco de Mayo, 2015, the Jeep brand and the World Surf League (WSL) said it was a first-of-its-kind partnership that will make the Jeep Brand the official and exclusive global automotive partner of the WSL and the […]
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Surf Round-up: ASP Adds Maui as Final Venue for Women’s 2014 Tour; Activates Double-Hemisphere Big Wave World Tour for Optimal Swell
Women’s surfing just got a boost for 2014 with the announcement from the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) that an event in Maui has been added as the final stop on the 2014 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT). The event will be hosted in the world-famous Honolua Bay from November 24 through December 6, […]
Mid-Summer Update on Winter News: TTR World Tour Changes Name to World Snowboard Tour, Giving Cred to World’s Most Significant Snowboard Tour
The FIS may not agree, but TTR (Ticket To Ride, founded by legendary snowboarder Terje Haakonsen) has never really played by their rules anyway. TTR World Snowboard Tour announced July 3, 2012, a name change from TTR World Tour to the World Snowboard Tour marking yet another stance on the fact that they are the […]