Motorsport

The Sportfive agency has agreed a multi-year deal to sell the global media rights to the Race of Champions motorsport event

The World Rallycross Championship (World RX) has launched a new OTT streaming platform ahead of the start of its 2021 season

Commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nova Sport has renewed an agreement in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for coverage of the MotoGP motorcycling series

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

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…

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, 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, 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.

Media group Discovery has signed off on a five-year deal for rights to the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship

Spring Media, the Stockholm-based agency, has extended its agreement to commercialise the broadcast rights and improve broadcast exposure for Sweden’s top speedway league.

W Series, the all-female motorsport competition, has announced broadcast deals in over 175 markets ahead of its 2021 season

CBS Sports will not make a bid for Nascar or IndyCar rights in the coming years despite its recent move into motorsports with the newly-formed Superstar Racing Experience, network chairman Sean McManus…

Nascar's Kevin James-fronted Netflix comedy series The Crew has not been renewed for a second season, SportBusiness understands

Subscription sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in Poland to Swedish speedway competition the Bauhaus-Ligan

The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights in nine countries for the W Series and three other motorsport series

Nordic Entertainment Group has paid a colossal increase for Formula One rights in the Netherlands, sending shockwaves through the Dutch media rights market by more than trebling the current value.

Motorcycling’s MotoGP World Championship, through its commercial rights-holder Dorna Sports, has extended its agreement with Facebook for another year.

Media group TV3 has agreed a three-year deal for broadcast rights in the Baltic countries to the FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP)