Fox International Channels picks up WRC rights in Italy

The Fox International Channels (FIC) broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has acquired rights in Italy for motor racing’s World Rally Championship, according to various reports in the country.

Pay-television channel Fox Sports 2 will show live coverage of the series until at least the end of the 2014 campaign.

The Sportsman Media Group agency and the Red Bull Media House production company were jointly appointed to promote the series ahead of the 2013 campaign.