Motorsport
F1 TV revamped for new season, premium service added in three countries
Formula 1 has overhauled its over-the-top streaming service, F1 TV, as it prepares to go live in three new markets ahead of the motor racing championship’s 2021 season.
Canal Plus to retain free-to-air F1, reports French subscriber jump in 2020
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is set to showcase free-to-air coverage of four Formula 1 races itself instead of selling on the rights
DAZN signs up Tsunoda and Scuderia AlphaTauri in Japanese F1 push
DAZN has signed up Japanese Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda as a brand ambassador to promote the OTT subscription platform in Japan
Extreme E lands Hungarian free-to-air coverage through TV2
Extreme E, the electric off-road racing series, has announced a rights agreement in Hungary with free-to-air commercial network TV2
Sport TV extends Portuguese rights to MXGP
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal for the Motocross World Championship (MXGP) motorcycling series
Globo picks up pay-television rights to Formula E
Brazilian media group Globo has acquired pay-television rights to electric motor racing’s Formula E, boosting the rights-holder’s exposure in the South American country following a free-to-air deal wit…
Extreme E tops up German distribution with Sky highlights deal
Extreme E, the nascent electric off-road racing series, has added to its distribution in German-speaking countries in a highlights agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland
Discovery wins full Formula E exclusivity in seven markets, Eleven lands Portugal rights
Discovery, the international broadcaster that owns Eurosport, has secured a new rights deal with Formula E, the electric motor racing series, spanning over 50 European countries and including full exclusivity…
Kayo Freebies launches with Supercars opener
Kayo Freebies, a free version of Australian broadcaster Foxtel's Kayo Sports streaming service, launches today, with this weekend's Supercars season-opener the highlight of the launch content
Formula E lands new Brazilian broadcaster, Sky signs on in Italy
Free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has become the new home for Formula E in Brazil, while the electric racing series has also agreed a multi-year deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia
BBC renews Formula E rights ahead of new season
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has renewed a rights agreement with Formula E ahead of the electric car-racing series’ 2021 season.
RTL ‘to sublicense’ four F1 races from Sky Deutschland
German free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL will broadcast four Formula 1 races in 2021 following a reported sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland
Formula 1 embarks on Brazilian reset in two-year Band deal
Formula One Management, the commercial arm of Formula One motor racing, is testing the waters in its two-year deal in Brazil with commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes. Its new strategy is focused on building exposure after the collapse late last year of its agreement with investment vehicle Rio Motorsports.
Formula E signs SuperSport rights deal across sub-Saharan Africa
Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has agreed a multi-year deal with Formula E to show the all-electric racing series live in more than 50 territories across sub-Saharan Africa
Formula E broadcaster RTBF adds Extreme E rights
RTBF, the French-language public broadcaster in Belgium, has acquired rights to Extreme E, the new electric off-road motor racing series
Eleven picks up exclusive Nascar rights in Portugal
Subscription broadcaster Eleven has secured exclusive rights in Portugal to US stock car racing series Nascar in a deal covering 2021 and 2022
Nascar, IMG secure record international broadcast reach
US stock car racing series Nascar has secured record international broadcast reach for the 2021 season, with its content available in nearly 200 countries and territories in over 25 languages
WRC Promoter wins World RX business after end of IMG era
WRC Promoter, the commercial arm of the FIA World Rally Championship, has added the FIA World Rallycross Championship to its portfolio in a deal with the International Automobile Federation (FIA)