Motorcycling
Arroyo vacates Dorna Sports CCO role
Manel Arroyo has left his role as chief commercial officer of Dorna Sports, the commercial rights-holder of the MotoGP motorcycling championship, and will take up a new position as a strategic advisor…
SX Global launches World Supercross Championship streaming service
SX Global, the Australia-based promoter of the World Supercross Championship (WSX), has launched an OTT streaming platform for the motorcycling property.
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Trans7 extends free-to-air MotoGP rights in Indonesia to 2026
Indonesian free-to-air broadcaster Trans7 has extended its long-running rights to the MotoGP motorcycling championship as part of a newly announced four-year agreement with global rights-holder Dorna Sports
Tata Communications strengthens MotoGP ties with new deal
Indian telecommunications company Tata Communications has extended its agreement with the MotoGP motorcycling series
MotoGP secures five-year renewal in Portugal with Sport TV
MotoGP will remain on Sport TV in Portugal for at least another five seasons after the motorcycling series' commercial rights-holder, Dorna Sports, secured another long-term renewal from 2022 onwards
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