Formula One Management (FOM)
Formula One switch to MBC could herald big Middle East market shake-up
Sky Deutschland listens to the demand of subscribers: bring back Formula One
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
MTV3 pays 20% more to retain hold on key F1 rights in Finland
Kim Mikkelsen, SVP group head of sports, Nordic Entertainment Group
Interview with Kim Mikkelsen, SVP group head of sports at Nordic Entertainment Group, about the company’s host of media-rights deals in recent weeks, including English Premier League, Formula One, International Handball Federation and European Handball Federation agreements.
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
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.
Formula One free-to-air package grows revenue further in France
Formula One Management has increased its media-rights income from France following last week’s free-to-air deal with commercial broadcaster TF1.
Canal Plus pays up for F1, misses out on Champions League rights
Competition heats up in France with three big tenders out
Watching Brief (Vol.137) Special Focus: FIA Formula One World Championship
Econet continues to grow sports portfolio in sub-Saharan Africa
African telco Econet has continued to spend its billion-dollar sports-rights acquisition budget in recent weeks, buying Formula One, National Football League and Brazilian football rights.