Surf: Facebook extends as the exclusive digital broadcaster of the World Surf League for 2018-2019

"World Surf League (WSL) and Facebook announced a historic partnership today that makes the social media platform the exclusive digital home for the top live events in surfing in 2018 and 2019. This includes all elite men's and women's Championship Tour events, the Qualifying Series 10,000 and Big Wave Tour events, as well as the World Junior Championships," said World Surf League on 24/01/2018. The amount for the acquisition of these rights is estimated at $30m (€24m), or $15m (€12m) per year, according to American press. 

The previous agreement, covering the 2017 season, was signed on 07/03/2017. The broadcast, accessible via the World Surf League (WSL) Facebook page, includes the Championship Tour and Big Wave Tour and will now extend to the "Qualifying Series 10,000" and the Junior World Championships. "More than 13.9 million people watched a World Surf League event on Facebook in 2017". The WSL, which had more than 6 million Facebook fans on 14/03/2017, now has more than 6.5 million (as of 25/01/2018).

"We're thrilled to become the exclusive home of the World Surf League's…