Motorsport
RTL renews F1 sublicensing deal with Sky Deutschland
German free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL has renewed a sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland to show four Formula 1 races during the 2022 season
Nascar Roots series shifting to FloSports in multiyear streaming partnership
Nascar and sports streaming service FloSports have announced a multiyear partnership that will make the FloRacing vertical the new home of Nascar's Roots properties.
Amazon to showcase MotoGP docuseries produced by Mediapro
Amazon Prime Video, the video streaming arm of internet retail giant Amazon, has announced an exclusive documentary series about the MotoGP motorcycling championship
F1 director of strategy Gangakumaran to return to Sky Sports
Yath Gangakumaran is to leave his role as director of strategy and business development at Formula 1 to return to UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports in the role of commercial director
Formula E launches behind-the-scenes documentary on YouTube, Facebook
The Formula E electric car-racing series has launched Formula E: Unplugged, a new short-form episodic documentary series on YouTube and Facebook
Formula E looking to upscale but media rights monetisation still not a priority
Electric car-racing series Formula E is looking for opportunities to scale quicker, adding more races that deliver increased media content, although it doesn’t intend to prioritise the monetisation of i…
French motorsport renaissance sees Canal Plus pay more for F1
Canal Plus will pay a decent increase in fee to extend its deal for exclusive rights to Formula One in France during 2023 and 2024, despite uncertainty around the future of the French Grand Prix after 2022.
Eleven seizes opportunity for reduced Premier League fee in Portugal
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports’ deal for exclusive rights in Portugal to the English Premier League was enabled largely due to low first-round bids from competitors.
F1 TV launches on connected TV devices
The Formula One motor-racing championship has launched its F1 TV OTT service on connected TV devices
Sky lands exclusive IndyCar rights across its European markets
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has secured exclusive rights in its European territories to the IndyCar motor racing series from 2022 to 2024
BeIN extends Extreme E rights to Southeast Asia
International pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports has expanded its rights agreement with electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E to cover countries and territories in Southeast Asia
Dorna opts for coverage and continuity in World SBK renewal with Eurosport
Discovery-owned Eurosport’s five-year renewal for media rights to the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) motorcycling series was driven by the preference of commercial rights-holder Dorna to provide the property with wide exposure.
Edelston leaving Premier League for Formula E
The English Premier League’s head of media sales for Asia-Pacific, Michael Edelston, is leaving the organisation to take up a senior media-rights role at Formula E.
Infront Moto Racing renews Eurovision Services distribution, streaming agreement
Infront Moto Racing, the company that manages the exclusive broadcast, sponsorship and promotional worldwide rights of the FIM Motocross World Championship, has renewed an agreement with Eurovision Services,…
F1 agrees deals to cover loss of Fox Sports Asia, extends in Japan, India
Formula 1 has today (Thursday) confirmed a host of rights deals to replace the loss of pan-regional broadcaster Fox Sports Asia, while also extending with rights-holders in India and Japan
Sport TV reclaims F1 rights in Portugal
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has acquired rights to the Formula 1 motor-racing series for the three seasons spanning 2022 to 2024
Now TV becomes F1’s new home in Hong Kong
Now TV, the media entertainment arm of Hong Kong telco HKT, has agreed a media rights deal with the Formula 1 motor-racing championship