Sportsnet extends deal for alpine skiing events

TORONTO - Sportsnet has signed a two-year broadcast agreement with FIS (International Ski Federation) for Alpine skiing events including 25 World Cup races each season. The races will air on Sportsnet One every weekend throughout the season and will include slalom, giant slalom, downhill and super-combined races. Complementing the race coverage will be 30-minute magazine shows on news and stories from snowboard and freestyle skiing. “With this new agreement we have created destination viewing every weekend for Alpine skiing," said Navaid Mansuri, VP of finance and sports programming for Rogers Media, in Wednesday’s announcement. “Our viewers now have a home...