World Surf League doubles up

The World Surf League inked expanded and new national media partnerships for the 2018 season with CBS Sports carrying more than 40 hours of surfing coverage as the television partner across CBS and CBS Sports Network while Turner Sports’ B/R Live will distribute extensive live WSL coverage and become the league’s official destination for championship-caliber video on demand (VOD) content, replays and highlights. Coverage begins with the WSL Founders’ Cup of Surfing presented by Michelob ULTRA Pure Gold event from May 5-6.

The CBS Sports deal will see, for the first time, surfing running live for four hours across the CBS broadcast network, beginning with The Founders’ Cup event and in September for the WSL Surf Ranch Open, a Championship Tour stop. Meanwhile, CBS Sports Network will air 20 hours of live coverage including the Vans US Open of Surfing, Championship Tour stops and Big Wave Tour events. In addition to the live event coverage, CBS Sports Network will air 15 one-hour WSL specials throughout the year.

Turner Sports joins the WSL team as a media partner with B/R Live providing live coverage of the entire Founders’ Cup and additional WSL events throughout the season.

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