From a press release issued by FG Sport Group:

EUROSPORT EXTENDS TV RIGHTS AGREEMENT TO BROADCAST SUPERBIKE & SUPERSPORT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Eurosport today announced that it has reached a 5-year agreement (2005-2009) with FG SPORT to broadcast the Superbike & the Supersport World Championships.

In accordance with this long-term agreement, Eurosport will continue to be the exclusive cable & satellite LIVE broadcaster and will propose extensive coverage on its pan-European channel and on its multimedia platform with Eurosportnews and eurosport.com.


” We welcome this significant agreement renewal for the broadcasting of Superbike and Supersport through our entire mutlimedia platform” said Laurent-Eric Le Lay, Eurosport Managing Director of Broadcast. “Superbike and Supersport are two of the most exciting motorcycling events worlwide and this new extended deal will allow our viewers to watch their favourite sport” he added.

Paolo Flammini, FG Sport CEO, commented: “The wide coverage guaranteed by the Eurosport channels represents one of the key assets of the Superbike and Supersport World Championships. With this extended agreement, manufacturers, sponsors, teams and fans will continue to enjoy a highly qualified distribution of our Championships which are moving from strength to strength with increasing audiences both on TV and on the tracks”.