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Sara Alessi

Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. She can be reached at salessi@worldscreen.com.

Eurosport Boosts Cycling Coverage

February 2, 2017

SINGAPORE: Eurosport has bolstered its commitment to cycling by securing exclusive and extended coverage for the Giro d’Italia and additional races, bringing fans more than 200 days of live coverage of the sport this year.

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Zoomin.TV Invests in German Operation

February 2, 2017

AMSTERDAM: Zoomin.TV, part of MTG, has made an investment of more than €2 million ($2 million) to support its Generation Z strategy in Germany, appointing former Clipkit CEO Cengiz Kurt to lead Zoomin.TV Deutschland as part of this initiative.

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Sky Sports to Air Tough Mudder Events

January 20, 2017

NEW YORK/LONDON: Sky UK and Tough Mudder have entered into a video content partnership that brings the active lifestyle brand to digital and linear platforms on Sky Sports.

Leadership Changes at TVN Poland

January 12, 2017

KNOXVILLE: Scripps Networks Interactive has made leadership changes at TVN in Poland, with Kenneth W. Lowe and Jim Samples both taking on new responsibilities.

TERN Bolsters Its INsight TV Team

January 11, 2017

HILVERSUM: Television Entertainment Reality Network (TERN), creator of the premium Ultra HD channel INsight, has appointed Graeme Stanley as its commercial director.

Eurosport Taps UEFA Exec to Lead Olympics Coverage

December 14, 2016

LONDON: Discovery Communications has appointed Bernard Ross, who joins from The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), to the newly created role of Eurosport’s chief operating officer and general manager of the Olympic Games.