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BeIN Sports adds MotoGP to WorldSBK rights in North America
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights in North America for the MotoGP world championship and renewed a deal for fellow motorcycle-racing series WorldSBK.
Servus snares MotoGP in Austria
Servus TV’s acquisition of rights to motorcycling series MotoGP last month has come at a high cost as the commercial broadcaster will share coverage in Austria with Eurosport.
Servus TV backs MotoGP’s return to Austria
Servus TV, the German commercial broadcaster owned by energy drinks brand Red Bull, has acquired rights in Austria for the MotoGP motorcycling championship.
IMG races away with MotoGP rights extension
The IMG agency has agreed a multi-season extension to its television rights distribution deal for the MotoGP motorcycling championship.
SuperSport renews MotoGP
Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has renewed its deal for MotoGP rights across sub-Saharan Africa, paying a significant increase to beat competition from rival StarTimes.
Sportsman names Sampino as director of media rights
The Sportsman Media Group agency has appointed Giuseppe Sampino as its new director of media rights.
ESPN Brasil rides off with World Superbikes extension
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Brasil has agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal for the Superbike World Championship (WSBK) motorcycling series.
MotoGP gets off grid with record coverage
MotoGP commercial rights-holder, the Dorna Sports agency, has said the 2015 season of the motorcycling championship will receive record global broadcast coverage.
CyTA tops up motorsport content
Cypriot pay-television broadcaster CyTAvision has expanded its motorsport portfolio over the past month, striking two new deals.
Ten wants MotoGP to itself
Pay-television network Ten Sports’s desire for exclusivity pushed up the value of MotoGP rights in the Indian subcontinent in last month’s deal.
MotoGP goes exclusive in Indian subcontinent with Taj TV
Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Taj TV has confirmed an exclusive five-year deal for the rights to motorcycling championship MotoGP in the region.
FIM enlists Dorna Sports to broaden reach of seven championships
The International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) has signed a two-year deal for the Dorna Sports agency to manage the television rights for a number of championships promoted by the governing body.
Watching Brief (Vol.91) Special Focus: Motor Cycling – MotoGP
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines live television audiences in Europe’s five largest markets for motorcycling’s MotoGP world championship
Eurosport drives MotoGP revenues
Dorna Sports, the commercial rights-holder of the MotoGP racing championship, secured a decent increase in its rights fee from the German market in a deal with Eurosport late last month.
Eurosport adds to MotoGP portfolio with Dutch and Belgian rights
Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired the exclusive television and digital rights for the MotoGP motorcycling championship in the Netherlands, as well as pay-television and digital rights in Belgium, for the four seasons running from 2015 to 2018.
Eurosport confirms MotoGP rights deal in Germany
European pay-television sports broadcaster Eurosport has confirmed the acquisition of rights in Germany for the MotoGP motorcycling world championship.
Eurosport races away with German MotoGP rights – reports
Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a deal for the rights to the MotoGP motorcycling championship in Germany, according to Speedweek.com.
MotoGP to stage 4K showcase for San Marino GP
MotoGP’s commercial and television rights holder Dorna Sports will produce the motorcycling series’ first live ultra-high definition broadcast during this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix.