ESPN and the America鈥檚 Cup finalized a deal for the cable network to broadcast the 35th edition of the sailing event, race organizers announced in .听
The race will be held in Bermuda in May and June 2017. Team Oracle, which won the last America鈥檚 Cup, will compete against the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup qualifying series, which began in July. 聽
鈥淭his is a wonderful opportunity for ESPN International to broadcast one of the marquee sailing events in world sport,鈥 Tim Bunnell, senior vice president of production, programming, marketing, and advertising sales of ESPN International, said in a statement. 鈥淔ans will be able to watch live and highlight programming of the America鈥檚 Cup on a variety of platforms, including television, broadband, and mobile.鈥