Motorcycling
MotoGP’s NZ fees rise as Spark beats increasingly cost-sensitive Sky
The value of MotoGP rights in New Zealand has more than doubled in deals finalised last month with telco Spark and free-to-air broadcaster Three.
Cosmote holds MotoGP fee steady once more in latest renewal
Cosmote, Greece’s dominant pay-television broadcaster, has maintained a flat fee in its latest renewal of exclusive MotoGP rights.
Eurosport renews MXGP rights until 2022
International broadcaster Eurosport has renewed its media rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship until 2022
Eurosport Events replaces IMG’s BSI in 10-year speedway promotion deal
The Eurosport Events arm of international sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a 10-year deal to become the global promoter of all speedway events organised by the International Motorcycling Federation…
DAZN spots chance for post-Covid recovery in Spain with MotoGP sublicense to RTVE
OTT platform DAZN’s decision to sublicense a pair of MotoGP Grands Prix to Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE will go some way to recovering subscribers who left its service in the country during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Eurosport adds US motorcycling rights, Danish Superliga returns on Discovery
Discovery-owned international sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights in the UK and France to the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship ahead of the start of its 2020 season this weekend
MotoGP launches #StayAtHomeGP virtual racing, Spanish GP postponed
Motor cycling’s MotoGP has announced the launch of a virtual racing competition involving star riders from the series.
Rai to keep following Cairoli’s exploits in MXGP renewal
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has agreed a two-year extension to its rights deal for motorcycling's FIM Motocross World Championship
Infront Moto Racing strikes CBS motocross rights renewal
CBS Sports Network has extended its FIM Motocross World Championship rights agreement in the US with the recently-rebranded Infront Moto Racing.
The broadcaster’s new agreement runs from 2020 to 2022.
LaLiga builds on anti-piracy drive with Dorna tie-up
Dorna Sports, commercial rights-holder of MotoGP and the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK), has engaged LaLiga, organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, to aid its efforts…
NBC signs multi-year extension with American Flat Track
NBC Sports has announced a multi-year extension of its broadcast deal with US dirt track motorcycling series American Flat Track (AFT)
Canal Plus flags MotoGP audience jump in France
The debut season of MotoGP coverage on Canal Plus attracted an average audience of 412,000 subscribers for races taking place during the early afternoon timeslot, the French pay-TV broadcaster has said
TVRI acquires rights for 8 Hours of Sepang
Indonesian public-service broadcaster TVRI has acquired rights for this year's inaugural 8 Hours of Sepang motorcycle racing event, in a deal with Eurosport Events, the commercial rights-holder of the…
Astro acquires rights for Races of Malaysia motorsports double-header
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro will broadcast live coverage of the inaugural 'Races of Malaysia' motorsports event this December under a new media rights agreement with Eurosport Events
BT Sport extends UK, Ireland rights to Speedway World Championships
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has extended its rights deal in the UK and Ireland to the Speedway World Championships
Quest seals late MotoGP free-to-air highlights deal in UK
UK digital channel Quest has acquired exclusive rights for free-to-air highlights of the MotoGP motorcycle-racing world championship
DAZN picks up MotoGP rights in German-speaking markets
Streaming platform DAZN has acquired rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to the MotoGP motorcycle-racing series.
The deal covers the 2019 season, which gets underway this weekend in Qatar