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Middle East and Africa market report, 2020
Sky, Channel 4 keep terms steady for three-year F1 sublicence renewal in UK
FREE | Latin America Data Report, 2019
Latin America Data Report, 2019
FREE | Motorsport Data Report, 2019
Motorsport Data Report, 2019
Greece’s ERT to refinance F1 rights in ‘cash plus content’ deal with Cosmote
Sky Deutschland listens to the demand of subscribers: bring back Formula One
More live coverage than ever in new Greek F1 deal
Complex Ziggo deal helps Formula One secure huge percentage increase in the Netherlands
Sport TV retains Premier League as Eleven entry drives prices up in Portugal
ERT continues to invest in domestic sport
MTV3 pays 20% more to retain hold on key F1 rights in Finland
F1 not expecting quick returns from yet-to-launch OTT platform
Formula One has told TV Sports Markets its OTT subscription platform, F1 TV, will not have short-term subscriber targets as it looks to build a durable digital presence.
Saran pays slightly less to renew F1, as Demirören buys D-Smart
Saran Media has renewed its Formula One rights in Turkey for the next three years, from 2018 to 2020, in a deal thought to have remained roughly flat on the previous cycle
Frank Arthofer, director of digital, licensing and new business, Formula One
Interview with Frank Arthofer, Formula One’s director of digital, licensing and new business, about the forthcoming launch of F1 TV Pro and F1 TV Access, the championship’s own OTT services.
Sky hopes F1 exclusivity will help reignite subscriber growth
Pay-television operator Sky Italia believes its acquisition of exclusive rights to motor racing’s Formula One world championship can expand its subscriber base, which has been stuck at 4.7m to 4.8m for more than five years.
Overall F1 fee falls in Germany; Sky set to miss out on pay rights
The value of Formula One media rights in Germany will fall from 2018 onward following a flat renewal with RTL and the decision to not sell pay-television rights.
F1 fee in Spain remains steady as Telefónica enhances exclusivity
Increased exclusivity encouraged telco Telefónica to maintain its fee to renew Formula One media rights in Spain this month despite a dearth of competition.
Fox reclaims F1 rights following Mediapro’s closure of Canal F1
Fox Sports Latin America’s deal for Formula One rights in the region is less valuable than Mediapro’s recently broken agreement, but much more expensive than the pay-television broadcaster’s previous deals
Augusta retains free and pay coverage in new Australia deals
US Masters media rights in Australia will remain at a similar value in new free-to-air and pay-television deals with Nine and Fox Sports respectively.
OTT stipulations lead F1 from NBC to ESPN in key US market
The desire for flexibility around its yet-to-launch OTT service drove Formula One Management to agree a new deal with sports broadcaster ESPN in the US last month.
Trouble at Ten leads to early renegotiation of Australian deal
Financial problems at its free-to-air partner Ten led Formula One Management to strike a new deal in Australia, handing much more exclusivity to pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports.