Broadcasters renew deals for European Le Mans Series

The European Le Mans Series, the continental motorsport endurance series, has unveiled media-rights deals with a number of broadcasters for the 2015 campaign.

Pan-European pay-television broadcaster Motors TV has retained rights for all five of the series’ races in 2015. Motors TV will provide live coverage and highlights in 42 countries.

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport and Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 have also renewed rights for all of the series’ races this year.

The series’ chief executive, Gérard Neveu, said that further announcements about rights deals would be made in the coming days.

The 2015 series will comprise events at the Silverstone circuit in England, Imola in Italy, Red Bull Ring in Austria, Paul Ricard in France and Estoril in Portugal.