Motorsport
Discovery pens WEC, 24 Hours of Le Mans deal in over 100 territories
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 retains Swedish speedway business to 2025
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 unveils international rights deals, Channel 4 to air documentary
W Series, the all-female motorsport competition, has announced broadcast deals in over 175 markets ahead of its 2021 season
CBS Sports will not bid for Nascar, IndyCar rights despite move into motorsports with SRX series
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 Netflix sitcom ‘The Crew’ will not have second season
Nascar's Kevin James-fronted Netflix comedy series The Crew has not been renewed for a second season, SportBusiness understands
Eleven Sports adds Swedish speedway to Polish rights portfolio
Subscription sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in Poland to Swedish speedway competition the Bauhaus-Ligan
Nent picks up W Series and other motorsport rights across nine countries
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights in nine countries for the W Series and three other motorsport series
Nent continues its charge, spending big on F1 in the Netherlands
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.
Dorna Sports, Facebook Watch extend MotoGP content deal
Motorcycling’s MotoGP World Championship, through its commercial rights-holder Dorna Sports, has extended its agreement with Facebook for another year.
TV3 takes Baltics rights to Motocross World Championship
Media group TV3 has agreed a three-year deal for broadcast rights in the Baltic countries to the FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP)
Extreme E steps up TikTok engagement for Senegal race
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has gone live on short-form video-sharing platform TikTok for its Ocean X-Prix at Lac Rose in Dakar, Senegal, starting on May 29
Channel 4 renews W Series rights deal
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has renewed its rights agreement for the W Series, the women’s motor-racing championship.
Extreme E becomes latest rights-holder to embrace Twitch
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has become the latest sports organisation to develop a presence on live streaming service Twitch
RTL ties up long-term Endurance World Championship deal in Luxembourg
Commercial broadcaster RTL has secured rights to motorcycling’s FIM Endurance World Championship.
WSC Sports to produce automated Extreme E highlights
Extreme E, the new electric off-road series, has agreed a deal with Israel-based automated highlights company WSC Sports
Nent unveils Dutch launch strategy armed with Bundesliga and F1 rights
Media company Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has this morning unveiled its launch plans for the Netherlands through the acquisition of rights to German football’s Bundesliga and the Formula 1…
Nent to push into the Netherlands as Ziggo confirms loss of F1 rights
The expectation that Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group will enter the Dutch market continues to gather pace as pay-television broadcaster Ziggo Sport confirmed its loss of Formula One rights in the Netherlands…
Spring Media’s Fanseat adds to speedway content with British Premiership deal
Pay-per-view and subscription-based sports streaming service Fanseat has agreed a deal for global media rights to motorsports’ British Speedway Premiership.