Motorsport
Nent adds F1 rights to growing Polish portfolio
Pan-regional broadcasting group Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has added Formula 1 rights from 2023 to its burgeoning portfolio in Poland
Nova picks up WorldSBK rights as new Czech race unveiled
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nova Sport has agreed a five-year rights deal in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for the Superbike World Championship with the motorcycling series adding a new…
WTCR promoter Eurosport Events agrees extension with FIA
Discovery-owned Eurosport Events will continue to promote the FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) until at least 2025 after signing off on a three-year renewal
Star India, Claro agree multi-year Formula E broadcast deals
Formula E, the electric car racing championship, has agreed a multi-year deal with pay-television broadcaster Star India for rights to the series across the Indian subcontinent
J Sports secures Extreme E rights in Japan
Extreme E, the new electric off-road series, has agreed a rights deal in Japan with pay-TV broadcaster J Sports to show the championship across its linear channels
Netflix develops Bubba Wallace docuseries
Global streaming service Netflix is developing a docuseries following Bubba Wallace, Nascar’s only Black full-time driver, as he competes for the newly formed 23XI Racing team.
Nascar partners with Grabyo to enhance content capabilities
US stock car racing series Nascar has partnered with cloud video production platform Grabyo to shift its digital video production workflow to a hybrid model.
Motorsport.tv engages Grabyo for digital news channel services
Motorsport.tv, the OTT streaming platform operated by digital media group Motorsport Network, has recruited cloud video production platform Grabyo to support the launch of its new digital news channel.
Motosport
BeIN acquires Extreme E rights in home Mena market
BeIN Media Group, the pay-television broadcaster, has agreed a rights deal across 24 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region for Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series
AWS enhances F1 broadcast graphics offering
Formula 1 has announced that it will roll out the first of six new real-time racing statistics at this weekend’s grand prix in Imola, Italy, to enhance broadcast coverage of the motor-racing championship’s 202…
Indonesia’s TVRI strikes deal to show remaining Formula E races
Indonesian state-owned broadcaster TVRI has signed a deal with electric motor racing series Formula E to show the remaining races of the 2020-21 World Championship
Motorsport Network hires Stegelmann as CCO
Digital media company Motorsport Network has appointed Lars Stegelmann as its chief commercial officer
TV Cultura secures Brazilian rights to IndyCar
Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has built on its motorsports portfolio by acquiring rights to US motor-racing series IndyCar
W Series recruits FA’s Gracey as head of broadcast, media rights
W Series, the all-female motorsport competition, has recruited the Football Association’s Tom Gracey as its head of broadcast and media rights.
Elta agrees deal to show Extreme E in Taiwan
Extreme E, the new electric off-road series, has agreed a rights deal with Taiwanese digital operator Elta TV
SABC signs on as latest Extreme E broadcaster
Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series, has agreed a rights deal with South African public-service broadcaster SABC
L’Équipe acquires 24 Hours of Le Mans free-to-air rights, replacing France Télévisions
Motor racing’s FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be broadcast on free-to-air television in France until at least 2023 under a deal announced today (Thursday) with L’Équipe, the …
REV TV picks up Canadian rights to MotoGP as Mediapro provides playout services
Motorsport-focused broadcaster REV TV has acquired rights in Canada to the MotoGP motorcycling championship