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Telefónica returns to media rights as Vodafone presses
Telefónica makes return to sport-rights market after a decade away
Telefónica to launch dedicated F1 channel after agreeing rights deal
Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica has agreed a multi-year rights deal with Formula One Management, the commercial rights-holder for the motor racing series, under which it will launch a dedicated F1 channel on its IPTV platform Movistar TV.
Go snaps up Maltese F1 rights extension
Maltese telecommunications company Go has agreed a three-year extension to its broadcast rights deal for the Formula One motor-racing championship.
Formula One suffers drop in global audience
Formula One’s global television audience for its 2013 season dropped by 50 million to 450 million viewers due to changes in broadcast partners in the Chinese and French markets, along with the dominant campaign of Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel, according to the motor-racing championship’s annual global media report.
Mediapro ahead by a nose after discounted deals
Mediapro sees margins trimmed but still makes profit on F1 as its sell on the rights in Spain
Setanta Sports Eurasia snaps up F1 rights
The Setanta Sports Eurasia arm of international sports broadcaster Setanta Sports has agreed a two-year rights deal with Formula One Management covering the 2014 and 2015 seasons of the motor-racing championship.
Abu Dhabi strikes back after losses
Middle East market could be set to heat up again as Abu Dhabi Media lands European Qualifiers
Sport 24 extends F1 rights deal
Sport 24, the live sports channel produced and distributed by the IMG Media agency exclusively for the in-flight and in-ship markets, has signed a three-year extension to its rights deal for the Formula One motor racing championship.
Watching Brief (Vol.69) Special Focus: Motor Racing – Formula One
MP & Silva snaps up Formula One rights
The MP & Silva agency has acquired exclusive rights for the Formula One motor-racing championship in the Middle East and North Africa, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania.
Nobody overtaking SRG for F1
SRG faces no competition to hold on to F1 in Switzerland
New F1 rights strategy will be in place next season
Mediapro renews F1 deal in Spain but for smaller package
Watching Brief (Vol.47) Special Focus: UK TV Sports Viewing – Review of 2012
Sky to bring back multi-channel F1
Ecclestone finally takes over production of main F1 signal
Ecclestone finally takes over production of main F1 signal
Formula One Management to take over host-broadcasting of Formula One series from this season.