EBU Renews Rights for FILA World & European Wrestling Championships

GENEVA: The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA) have extended their pact for the FILA World and European Wrestling Championships to cover 2013 to 2016.

The new contract includes media rights in Europe for seven championships, four European and three world. The EBU is now the worldwide distribution partner for all FILA events on different platforms and will also assist FILA in the sales of media rights.

The two outfits have been in partnership since 1988. With the renewed agreement, the relationships extends to a 28-year history.

Raphael Martinetti, FILA’s president, said: "We are pleased to continue our excellent partnership with the EBU, the strongest media consortium in Europe. This gives a unique possibility for Greco-Roman and Freestyle Wrestling to grow into new markets and continue the recent and positive development of our fantastic Olympic sport."
 
Ingolfur Hannesson, the EBU’s head of indoor sports, added: "This long-standing cooperation is driven by the excellent FILA organization their Championships and the recent multi-services approach of the EBU. This approach provides sports federations with a platform of continuous growth within the challenging and competitive marketplace of sports and media."