Motorsport
Foxtel secures MotoGP pay-TV and free-to-air rights, retains WorldSBK
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has extended its rights deals for the MotoGP and Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) motorcycling series
Music City GP proves immediate success for IndyCar, NBC Sports
The inaugural Music City Grand Prix has proven an immediate success for the NTT IndyCar Series and NBC Sports, with the Nashville road race drawing an average 1.2 million viewers on cable network NBCSN
Spanish competition watchdog seeks alteration of Telefónica-DAZN F1 pact
Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has ordered Telefónica to alter the terms of its agreement with OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN so that it …
Greenland’s KNR to air Extreme E’s landmark Arctic X Prix
KNR, the national broadcaster in Greenland, is to air the Arctic X Prix, a stage of electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E that will be held in the autonomous territory
Discovery’s renewal for Le Mans boosted by return of big manufacturers
Discovery’s five-year-renewal for media rights to the FIA World Endurance Championship, which includes the 24 Hours of Le Mans, has seen a slight fee uplift despite challenging pandemic-related economic conditions.
Fanseat adds French league to speedway portfolio
Pay-per-view and subscription-based sports streaming service Fanseat has bolstered its speedway rights portfolio through a wide-ranging deal with the French Motorcycling Federation (FFM)
BT Sport extends WRC rights to 2024
WRC Promoter, the commercial rights-holder of the FIA World Rally Championship, has extended its agreement for exclusive live media rights in the UK with pay-television broadcaster BT Sport for three years,…
IndyCar, NBC Sports seal multiyear US rights extension
The NTT IndyCar Series and NBC Sports have announced a multiyear extension of their domestic media rights agreement in the United States, which includes two races streamed exclusively on Peacock.
Channel 4 to show Formula E’s London double-header
The Formula E electric car-racing series has agreed a deal for UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 to cover its upcoming London E-Prix
Seven picks up Extreme E highlights in Australia
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has struck a highlights rights deal with Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven
Sportfive reconnects with Race of Champions in long-term media rights deal
The Sportfive agency has agreed a multi-year deal to sell the global media rights to the Race of Champions motorsport event
World RX seeks to ‘push the envelope’ with new OTT platform
The World Rallycross Championship (World RX) has launched a new OTT streaming platform ahead of the start of its 2021 season
Nova extends long-running MotoGP coverage in Czech Republic, Slovakia
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nova Sport has renewed an agreement in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for coverage of the MotoGP motorcycling series
Eleven secures non-exclusive Extreme E streaming rights, plus Belgian rights
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has added Eleven Sports, the subscription broadcaster and streaming platform, as its latest broadcaster in a deal covering multiple markets
Nitro Circus Pit Bike Triple Crown secures Fox Sports distribution, Guaranteed Rate partnership
Sports entertainment property Nitro Circus is expanding on the success of last year’s Pit Bike Championships with the creation of the Nitro Circus Pit Bike Triple Crown, which has secured a linear broadcast d…
L’Équipe extends MXGP rights, French hosting deal extended to 2027
Digital terrestrial channel L’Équipe has extended its broadcast rights in France to the FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP) for three years until the end of 2023.
Canal Plus’ French GP pay-TV audience eclipses free-to-air figure
Canal Plus, the French pay-television broadcaster, netted an audience of 1.02 million subscribers for live coverage of Formula 1’s French Grand Prix yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.
W Series passes up rights fee from Sky to renew with Channel 4
W Series, the all-female motorsport competition, turned down a significant rights fee from UK pay-television broadcaster Sky to renew with commercial broadcaster Channel 4 as it continues to prioritise exposure, SportBusiness Media understands.