Motorsport
TV Cultura follows IndyCar deal with Formula E extension
Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal for the Formula E electric car-racing championship.
TV Cultura’s deal covers free-to-air rights.
Disney acquires IndyCar rights in Latin America, TV Cultura extends deal
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN and OTT platform Star+, both owned by Disney, have acquired rights in Latin America, including Brazil, for the US motor racing series IndyCar
Viaplay signs Verstappen content deal ahead of Dutch launch
Viaplay, the subscription streaming service of Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has agreed a multi-year endorsement and content deal with reigning Formula 1 world drivers’ champion, Max Verstappen.
Infront renews WEC media rights distribution deal
The Infront agency has signed an extension to its deal with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) to remain as the exclusive media rights distributor of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
F1 rights in Greece stay with public-service broadcaster ERT
Formula One rights in Greece will remain with incumbent rights-holder ERT, which paid a flat fee to retain the property in a one-season deal covering the 2022 season.
Post-Fox Sports Asia landscape emerges as SPOTV and beIN snap up rights
A volley of rights sales this year reallocated properties formerly held by pan-regional broadcaster Fox Sports Asia and began shaping a new sports broadcasting landscape in Asia-Pacific.
Spring Media widens speedway portfolio with Danish League deal
The Spring Media agency has secured exclusive global media rights to the Danish Speedway League for four years, from 2022 to 2025
Foxtel channels attract 437,000 viewers for F1 finale
The controversial end to the 2021 Formula 1 season drew a strong audience in Australia, with 437,000 viewers staying up late to watch Max Verstappen win his first championship by overtaking Sir Lewis Hamilton…
Stan Sport bags IndyCar, WRC and WEC rights in Australia
Stan Sport, the streaming platform of Australia’s Nine Network, has secured exclusive rights to the IndyCar Series, the FIA World Rally Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2022.
Formula 1 TV ratings in US up 54 per cent over 2020
The rising popularity of Formula 1 in the United States has been further shown by ESPN networks averaging 934,000 viewers per race in 2021, shattering the previous domestic broadcast record of 748,000…
Formula 1 finale attracts 7.4m peak UK audience and 5m viewers in Holland
An audience of more than 5 million Dutch viewers watched the exciting finale to the Formula 1 season yesterday (Sunday) in which home favourite Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton to win his first world…
Channel 4 to broadcast live coverage of F1 finale with Sky
Free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has agreed a deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky to share live coverage of Sunday’s season finale to the Formula 1 motor racing world championship.
Boombox to handle eSkootr Championship broadcast production
The eSkootr Championship (eSC), the world’s first racing series for electric scooters, has named the Canada-based Boombox as its official broadcast production partner.
C More secures WRC, World RX and ERC rights to 2027
Nordic pay-television broadcaster C More has secured a deal covering Finland and Sweden to broadcast the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) and the FIA…
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