Warner Bros. Discovery Sports (Wbds) will co-produce coverage of both the men’s and women’s Tour de France cycling competition for the first time.
The Tour de France men’s competition runs from July 1-24 while the women’s competition will take place July 24-31. Wbds will broadcast every stage of the men’s competition and the first edition of the women’s live.
Former Tour de France winners Alberto Contador and Sir Bradley Wiggins will report for the broadcaster alongside former pro cyclist Iris Slappendel while Wbds will also offer local studio shows and post-stage shows in a host of European countries, including the U.K., France and Denmark.
Experts include Robbie McEwen; Jacky Durand and Steve Chainel will also lend their voices to the production while Orla Chennaoui will anchor coverage in the U.K. and Ireland.
Wbds will utilize their Cube studio, a mixed-reality studio boasting...
The Tour de France men’s competition runs from July 1-24 while the women’s competition will take place July 24-31. Wbds will broadcast every stage of the men’s competition and the first edition of the women’s live.
Former Tour de France winners Alberto Contador and Sir Bradley Wiggins will report for the broadcaster alongside former pro cyclist Iris Slappendel while Wbds will also offer local studio shows and post-stage shows in a host of European countries, including the U.K., France and Denmark.
Experts include Robbie McEwen; Jacky Durand and Steve Chainel will also lend their voices to the production while Orla Chennaoui will anchor coverage in the U.K. and Ireland.
Wbds will utilize their Cube studio, a mixed-reality studio boasting...
- 6/27/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
David Pérez Sañudo, Manuel Martín Cuenca, Leire Apellániz Unveil New Films at Eave on Demand Sevilla
New projects by David Pérez Sañudo, the rising young star of Basque cinema, Manuel Martín Cuenca, whose last four films have all been selected for Toronto, and Leire Apellániz, with one of the most ambitious Basque features in the making, all feature in a high-caliber lineup of projects at Eave on Demand Sevilla, a development workshop.
Madrid Ecam Incubator alum Ainhoa Menéndez and Berlinale Teddy Award winner María Trénor Colomer also have already announced projects at Eave on Demand, which kicks off industry events at Seville on Nov. 8 with a masterclass, Script Development Strategies, by Clare Downs.
Further masterclasses, given by Oliver Damian, on European Co-Production and the Role of the Producer, and Aranka Matits, on Distribution & the International Market, aim to provide the directors with the necessary skills to navigate a highly competitive market, which Martín Cuenca and Apellániz already have experience with titles such as “Cannibal” and “The Sacred Spirit.
Madrid Ecam Incubator alum Ainhoa Menéndez and Berlinale Teddy Award winner María Trénor Colomer also have already announced projects at Eave on Demand, which kicks off industry events at Seville on Nov. 8 with a masterclass, Script Development Strategies, by Clare Downs.
Further masterclasses, given by Oliver Damian, on European Co-Production and the Role of the Producer, and Aranka Matits, on Distribution & the International Market, aim to provide the directors with the necessary skills to navigate a highly competitive market, which Martín Cuenca and Apellániz already have experience with titles such as “Cannibal” and “The Sacred Spirit.
- 11/5/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Berlinale Talents is in itself one of the biggest, if temporary hubs, for burgeoning creatives in film and TV. Here, Variety spreads the net slightly wider to spotlight 10 on the rise writers-directors.
Miguel Ángel Blanca
Director of two features to date, including sci-fi thriller “I Want the Eternal,” Blanca’s films skew towards tragicomedy, talks about double lives and everyday darkness. To world premiere shortly, his latest movie, “Magaluf Ghost Town,” addresses the downsides of intrusive tourism. “I’m happy genre-bending, twisting film language, working between documentary and fiction, mixing comedy and horror to create a dark image of everyday life,” he says.
Luis López Carrasco
His first feature, “El Futuro,” world premiered at Locarno, receiving excellent reviews. Lightning’s struck twice with his an epic 300-minute doc feature “The Year of Discovery,” an analysis of Spain’s apparently boom decade of the ‘90s which has become the first documentary...
Miguel Ángel Blanca
Director of two features to date, including sci-fi thriller “I Want the Eternal,” Blanca’s films skew towards tragicomedy, talks about double lives and everyday darkness. To world premiere shortly, his latest movie, “Magaluf Ghost Town,” addresses the downsides of intrusive tourism. “I’m happy genre-bending, twisting film language, working between documentary and fiction, mixing comedy and horror to create a dark image of everyday life,” he says.
Luis López Carrasco
His first feature, “El Futuro,” world premiered at Locarno, receiving excellent reviews. Lightning’s struck twice with his an epic 300-minute doc feature “The Year of Discovery,” an analysis of Spain’s apparently boom decade of the ‘90s which has become the first documentary...
- 3/2/2021
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
NBC and Nbcsn present complete coverage of the 2015 Tour de France cycling race from July 4-26. Coverage is also available through a subscription to NBC Sports Tour de France Live on computers or mobile devices. All stages will be televised live, and Nbcsn airs a nightly Tour Primetime show on most days, complete with highlights, race replays, analysis and more. 2014 Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) looks to defend his title against top contenders including Chris Froome (Team Sky), Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team). Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen call the live race actionwith reporters Steve … Continue reading →
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- 7/4/2015
- by Ryan Berenz
- ChannelGuideMag
With The Armstrong Lie, documentarian Alex Gibney unpacks the psychology of one of sport's most notorious cheaters. And the Oscar-winner is no stranger to mendacity – his previous credits include Taxi to the Dark Side (about the CIA's use of torture), Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Elliot Spitzer. But unlike those other projects, Gibney was actually welcomed into Armstrong's web of deceit. Gibney's first take on the subject, which was going to be called The Road Back, followed the racer during...
- 11/7/2013
- Rollingstone.com
Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by cycling’s governing body Monday following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams.
Uci President Pat McQuaid announced that the federation accepted the Usada’s report on Armstrong and would not appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
“Lance Armstrong has no place in cycling and he deserves to be forgotten in cycling,” McQuaid said at a news conference. “This is a landmark day for cycling.”
The decision clears the...
Uci President Pat McQuaid announced that the federation accepted the Usada’s report on Armstrong and would not appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
“Lance Armstrong has no place in cycling and he deserves to be forgotten in cycling,” McQuaid said at a news conference. “This is a landmark day for cycling.”
The decision clears the...
- 10/22/2012
- by Associated Press
- EW.com - PopWatch
When all the mountains have been conquered, the beautiful countryside absorbed, the scary descents navigated, the inevitable crashes suffered and the endless leg sapping miles finally completed there can only be one winner of the Tour De France, the 2,000, + mile three week sporting torture fest that plays out like a Kubrickian game of chess on wheels and makes a giant out of each competitor who manages to reach the finish line on the Champs-Elysees.
This year there is a sincere hope in the hearts of British cycling fans that Bradley Wiggins, the former track star turned bona fide grand tour contender on the road, can make his name as the first ever Brit to emerge victorious from the race with the coveted yellow jersey in tact and as the following list shows, there is certainly reason to be optimistic about the chances of an easy going, mod loving Londoner standing...
This year there is a sincere hope in the hearts of British cycling fans that Bradley Wiggins, the former track star turned bona fide grand tour contender on the road, can make his name as the first ever Brit to emerge victorious from the race with the coveted yellow jersey in tact and as the following list shows, there is certainly reason to be optimistic about the chances of an easy going, mod loving Londoner standing...
- 6/24/2012
- by Laurent Kelly
- Obsessed with Film
It may have taken almost two years happen, but Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title on Monday (Feb. 6) and banned for two years after cycling's highest court found him guilty of doping.
Contador's claim that he tested positive for the steroid clenbuterol was caused by eating contaminated meat was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, reports Espn.
And although Contador was banned for two years, that ban was backdated and he'll be eligible to return to competition on Aug. 6 -- just six months from now, but long enough to miss the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the London Olympics.
The ruling came just three days after a U.S. court cleared seven-time Tour de France victor Lance Armstrong of his own doping charges.
Luxembourg's Andy Schleck, who finished second in the 2010 Tour, will receive the title. ...
Contador's claim that he tested positive for the steroid clenbuterol was caused by eating contaminated meat was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, reports Espn.
And although Contador was banned for two years, that ban was backdated and he'll be eligible to return to competition on Aug. 6 -- just six months from now, but long enough to miss the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the London Olympics.
The ruling came just three days after a U.S. court cleared seven-time Tour de France victor Lance Armstrong of his own doping charges.
Luxembourg's Andy Schleck, who finished second in the 2010 Tour, will receive the title. ...
- 2/6/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Tour de France Winner Alberto Contador marries Macarena Pescador in Madrid. Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. Tour de France Winner Alberto Contador marries Macarena Pescador in Madrid. Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. Tour de France Winner Alberto Contador marries Macarena Pescador in Madrid. Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. Tour de France Winner Alberto Contador marries Macarena Pescador in Madrid. Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. Tour de France Winner Alberto Contador marries Macarena Pescador in Madrid. Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. 11/05/2011 - Macarena Pescador and her father - Tour de France Winner Alberto Contador Marries Macarena Pescador in Madrid on November 5, 2011 - Pinto - Madrid, Spain © Solarpix / PR Photos 11/05/2011 -...
- 11/8/2011
- by M&C
- Monsters and Critics
• Thomas Voeckler's overall lead down to 15 seconds
• Alberto Contador's Tour hopes ruined on monster climb
On the highest finish in the history of the Tour de France, Andy Schleck ascended to the plateau of greatness. All previous doubts concerning the 26-year-old Luxembourg rider's courage and judgment were dispelled by a majestic attack that vindicated his supporters, disarmed his critics and earned the gratitude of neutrals who had been waiting for the explosive gesture that would define the 98th edition of the race.
Coming home just over two minutes ahead of his nearest pursuer at the end of a 200km stage that started in the Italian Piedmont town of Pinerolo and included three climbs above 2,300 metres, Schleck reshaped the contest single-handed. Amid the peaks of the Hautes-Alpes the runner-up of 2009 and 2010 came within a mere 15 seconds of tearing the yellow jersey off the shoulders of the extraordinary Thomas Voeckler, whose...
• Alberto Contador's Tour hopes ruined on monster climb
On the highest finish in the history of the Tour de France, Andy Schleck ascended to the plateau of greatness. All previous doubts concerning the 26-year-old Luxembourg rider's courage and judgment were dispelled by a majestic attack that vindicated his supporters, disarmed his critics and earned the gratitude of neutrals who had been waiting for the explosive gesture that would define the 98th edition of the race.
Coming home just over two minutes ahead of his nearest pursuer at the end of a 200km stage that started in the Italian Piedmont town of Pinerolo and included three climbs above 2,300 metres, Schleck reshaped the contest single-handed. Amid the peaks of the Hautes-Alpes the runner-up of 2009 and 2010 came within a mere 15 seconds of tearing the yellow jersey off the shoulders of the extraordinary Thomas Voeckler, whose...
- 7/22/2011
- by Richard Williams
- The Guardian - Film News
Andy Schleck won at the highest finish in Tour history, but Thomas Voeckler clings on to the yellow jersey by 15 seconds
Stage 18: Pinerolo to Col du Galibier (200.5km)
Three of the Tour's nine hors category Alpine climbs loom ominously between the riders and the finish line today in a stage that should go some way towards sorting out the men from the boys ... unlike several other stages we predicted would do so, only for the Gc to remain more or less the same.
First up is the Col Agnel (2,744m), the third-highest pass in Tour history, followed by the Col d'Izoard (2,360m) with an average ascent of 7.1%. Finally, an exhausted field must tackle the Col du Galibier (2,645m), where the first rider to the summit will stand on the stage-winner's podium at a higher altitude than any competitor in Tour de France history.
The highest summit finish the Tour...
Stage 18: Pinerolo to Col du Galibier (200.5km)
Three of the Tour's nine hors category Alpine climbs loom ominously between the riders and the finish line today in a stage that should go some way towards sorting out the men from the boys ... unlike several other stages we predicted would do so, only for the Gc to remain more or less the same.
First up is the Col Agnel (2,744m), the third-highest pass in Tour history, followed by the Col d'Izoard (2,360m) with an average ascent of 7.1%. Finally, an exhausted field must tackle the Col du Galibier (2,645m), where the first rider to the summit will stand on the stage-winner's podium at a higher altitude than any competitor in Tour de France history.
The highest summit finish the Tour...
- 7/22/2011
- by Barry Glendenning
- The Guardian - Film News
Two positive drug tests for Tour de France winner Alberto Contador have raised new questions about doping in cycling, U.S. champion Lance Armstrong's own involvement, and how a scandal might affect his charity work. But the CEO of Armstrong's Livestrong insists the Contador news "isn't on my radar." Here's why.
The Tour de France is notorious for twists and turns and uphill battles. The same can also be said of its champions. Seven-time winner Lance Armstrong has been the subject of a federal investigation since last spring, when the disgraced 2006 winner and his former teammate, Floyd Landis, accused him of doping and fraud. Now this year's winner, Alberto Contador, has been tied to two positive drug tests. For once, maybe Armstrong is happy to have Contador, a fierce rival last year, bump him out of the headlines. The Spaniard could wind up making doping seem so common that...
The Tour de France is notorious for twists and turns and uphill battles. The same can also be said of its champions. Seven-time winner Lance Armstrong has been the subject of a federal investigation since last spring, when the disgraced 2006 winner and his former teammate, Floyd Landis, accused him of doping and fraud. Now this year's winner, Alberto Contador, has been tied to two positive drug tests. For once, maybe Armstrong is happy to have Contador, a fierce rival last year, bump him out of the headlines. The Spaniard could wind up making doping seem so common that...
- 10/8/2010
- by Chuck Salter
- Fast Company
• The House approved a trade sanctions bill that will allow the U.S. to explore sanctions against nations that manipulate their currency in order to gain trade advantages. [AP] • After 13 years of cluttering your mailbox in catalogs, Heidi Klum is quitting Victoria’s Secret. [Page Six] • Pakistan has blocked the most important supply route for Nato trucks carrying supplies into Afghanistan after a Nato airstrike killed three Pakistani soldiers. [Washington Post] • Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has tested positive for steroids. Contador claims the small trace of steroids came from contaminated meat. [Guardian] • A.I.G. and the U.S. government have reached a plan as to how they will pay back taxpayers for bailing out the insurance company in 2008. [New York Times...
- 9/30/2010
- Vanity Fair
The Spanish have come top in football, tennis, cycling and Formula One. That still leaves the Oscars, golf and water polo up for grabs
Even if you don't follow sport closely, you may have noticed that Spain is on a winning streak at the moment: they won the World Cup; Rafael Nadal won Wimbledon for the second time; over the weekend Alberto Contador won the Tour de France and (despite some controversy that led to a £100,000 fine for Ferrari) Fernando Alonso won the German Grand Prix.
We're already in the second half of 2010. What's left for the Spanish to win?
• Golf Spain's Sergio Garcia isn't having the greatest year of his career, but he's in with a chance at the Greenbrier Classic in a few days' time, the Bridgestone Invitational at the beginning of August and the 92nd PGA Championship after that.
• Water Polo Spain won a silver medal at...
Even if you don't follow sport closely, you may have noticed that Spain is on a winning streak at the moment: they won the World Cup; Rafael Nadal won Wimbledon for the second time; over the weekend Alberto Contador won the Tour de France and (despite some controversy that led to a £100,000 fine for Ferrari) Fernando Alonso won the German Grand Prix.
We're already in the second half of 2010. What's left for the Spanish to win?
• Golf Spain's Sergio Garcia isn't having the greatest year of his career, but he's in with a chance at the Greenbrier Classic in a few days' time, the Bridgestone Invitational at the beginning of August and the 92nd PGA Championship after that.
• Water Polo Spain won a silver medal at...
- 7/26/2010
- by Tim Dowling
- The Guardian - Film News
• Bp’s board is meeting this evening to discuss the termination fate of C.E.O. Tony Hayward. [NPR] • At least 19 people were killed and 340 injured at the Love Parade music festival near Dunsburg, Germany on Saturday. [Pitchfork] • Spain’s Alberto Contador won his third Tour de France in four years Sunday. American Lance Armstrong, racing in his last Tour, finished 23rd. [Huff Post] • A former prison warden of the Khmer Rouge was found guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Cambodia yesterday. Kaing Guek Eav, the first major figure of the regime to be tried since it was toppled 30 years ago, was sentenced to 35 years in prison. [New York Times] • Inception beat out Salt and topped the box office for the second week in a row with $43.5 million. [Variety]...
- 7/26/2010
- Vanity Fair
Tom Cruise is hoping to follow his wife Katie Holmes into theater - he wants to land a role in London's West End. The Hollywood actor was immensely proud when his partner starred in a Broadway production of "Arthur Miller's All My Sons" in 2008, and he admits Holmes' stage debut has made him consider treading the boards himself.
And Cruise is convinced London would be the ideal location to launch his theater career. He tells Britain's Evening Standard, "I'd really like to do the stage at some point."
In another news, Tom Cruise were made honorary members of the Tour De France on Friday, July 23 with Cameron Diaz after they were presented with ceremonial yellow jerseys by the race's current leader. The Hollywood stars, who are in Europe promoting their new movie "Knight & Day", flew to the country to watch the action as the legendary cycle race nears its conclusion,...
And Cruise is convinced London would be the ideal location to launch his theater career. He tells Britain's Evening Standard, "I'd really like to do the stage at some point."
In another news, Tom Cruise were made honorary members of the Tour De France on Friday, July 23 with Cameron Diaz after they were presented with ceremonial yellow jerseys by the race's current leader. The Hollywood stars, who are in Europe promoting their new movie "Knight & Day", flew to the country to watch the action as the legendary cycle race nears its conclusion,...
- 7/26/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz were made honorary members of the Tour De France on Friday after they were presented with ceremonial yellow jerseys by the race's current leader.
The Hollywood stars, who are in Europe promoting their new movie Knight and Day, flew to the country to watch the action as the legendary cycle race nears its conclusion, and they met with cycling superstar Alberto Contador, who is tipped to win the event on Sunday.
Contador presented the actors with their own yellow jerseys, the symbolic shirts worn by the leader of the race, and he told them, "Here is a yellow jersey, which I hope to win on Sunday."...
The Hollywood stars, who are in Europe promoting their new movie Knight and Day, flew to the country to watch the action as the legendary cycle race nears its conclusion, and they met with cycling superstar Alberto Contador, who is tipped to win the event on Sunday.
Contador presented the actors with their own yellow jerseys, the symbolic shirts worn by the leader of the race, and he told them, "Here is a yellow jersey, which I hope to win on Sunday."...
- 7/24/2010
- WENN
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz were back out in France this evening, premiering Knight and Day after their beautiful vineyard press conference earlier. The costars also visited the Tour de France today where they presented the yellow jersey to rider Alberto Contador. Tom and Cameron have been side-by-side for all the worldwide travel for the film, with stops in Munich and London this week. Their hard work promoting together is getting lots of attention, and Cameron's making further headlines with her comments about lasting relationships despite being spotted once again with Alex Rodriguez and his kids. View 5 Photos ›...
- 7/23/2010
- by PopSugar
- Popsugar.com
Few people know that I'm a Tour De France fanatic. In part because, except for occasional low-key visits from the likes of Robin Williams and Ben Stiller, it's traditionally a Hollywood-free zone. Until today. Obviously desperate to publicize their Knight And Day pic overseas, Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz put their mugs in front of the cameras all morning during today's Stage 18 heading into Bordeaux. See Tom and Cam standing stiffly by the side of the road as the peloton whizzes by. See Cam flirting with Andy Schleck while Tom watches from 5 inches away. See Cam and Tom on the winner's podium arm-in-arm with yellow jersey race leader Alberto Contador. That's right, On The Podium. Ugh. (And, in answer to your queries about Chaingate, I do think it was very bad form that Contador did not wait for Schleck.)...
- 7/23/2010
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
From trashing the Terminator to praising the baboon – here's a selection of the stories you chose as your favourite in 2009
Anything by Lucy Mangan, because of the hooting hilarity that invariably ensues (Wookey Hole wants to hire a witch. Well, I can cackle ... G2 shortcuts, 9 July) – Sadie Clifford, Stockport
The greatest named place in Britain is inviting applicants for possibly the country's greatest job – to become the modern-day counterpart to the legendary witch of Wookey Hole.
The Somerset caves have long been home to a witch turned to stone in the middle ages by a Benedictine monk with a flair for that kind of thing called Father Bernard. Now, however, the popular tourist attraction is in need of someone with a wider skill set than that possessed by the average vaguely person-shaped rocky outcropping, and is advertising for a living witch to take up residence in the caves at weekends,...
Anything by Lucy Mangan, because of the hooting hilarity that invariably ensues (Wookey Hole wants to hire a witch. Well, I can cackle ... G2 shortcuts, 9 July) – Sadie Clifford, Stockport
The greatest named place in Britain is inviting applicants for possibly the country's greatest job – to become the modern-day counterpart to the legendary witch of Wookey Hole.
The Somerset caves have long been home to a witch turned to stone in the middle ages by a Benedictine monk with a flair for that kind of thing called Father Bernard. Now, however, the popular tourist attraction is in need of someone with a wider skill set than that possessed by the average vaguely person-shaped rocky outcropping, and is advertising for a living witch to take up residence in the caves at weekends,...
- 12/29/2009
- by Guardian readers
- The Guardian - Film News
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