Motorsport
Ex-WRC Promoter chief Ciesla on board with Motorsport Network
Motorsports-focused digital media group Motorsport Network has recruited Oliver Ciesla, the former managing director and chief executive of the FIA World Rally Championship commercial arm WRC Promoter
TF1’s TMC to show Portugal and Emilia Romagna F1 races
Formula 1 fans in France will be able to watch free-to-air coverage of the races in Portugal and Emilia Romagna in Italy after commercial network TF1 revealed its scheduling plans
IMG in talks with FIA over possible termination of World Rallycross deal
The IMG agency is in negotiations with the International Automobile Federation (FIA) about potentially ending its deal to promote the World Rallycross Championship
IndyCar secures record nine races on main NBC network in 2021
The NTT IndyCar Series will feature a record nine races on the NBC broadcast network in 2021
Extreme E lands Turkish rights deal with Saran Media Group
Saran Media Group, the Istanbul-based media-rights agency, has acquired rights in Turkey to the Extreme E electric off-road motorsport series
WePlay hired to drive OTT subscriptions for WRC
The World Rally Championship motorsport series has appointed sports marketing agency WePlay to help drive subscriptions to its over-the-top streaming platform
Rio Motorsports acquires F1 rights in Brazil for five-year cycle
Brazil-based motor sports investment business Rio Motorsports has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to Formula 1 motor racing for a five-season cycle
Supercars agrees new domestic media-rights deals
Australian motor-racing series Supercars has announced new five-year domestic media-rights deals with pay-television broadcaster Foxtel and free-to-air broadcaster the Seven Network, for the 2021 to 2025…
ITV retains British Touring Car Championship rights until 2026
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has extended its long-running coverage of the British Touring Car Championship for a further five years to 2026.
The renewal with rights-holder Toca starts in 2022
NHRA strikes multiyear media-rights extension with Fox Sports
The National Hot Rod Association and Fox Sports have announced a multiyear extension of their domestic media-rights agreement to telecast all NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing series competitions across Fox,…
StarTimes signs three-season rights deal with Extreme E
Sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has acquired the non-exclusive rights to the Extreme E racing series across the region
MotoGP continues on Fox Sports Brasil despite concern over ‘missed payments’
The Brazilian arm of Fox Sports will continue to broadcast races from this season’s MotoGP despite concern in Brazil over missed payments by its partner in the deal.
Globo ‘informs advertisers’ of end to F1 coverage
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has started to inform advertisers and broadcast sponsors that it will not show Formula 1 action next season, its has been reported
ESPN drives off with Extreme E rights across Africa
International sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights across the African continent to Extreme E, the electric off-road motoring series scheduled to debut in 2021
Seven ‘finalising deal’ for Supercars rights
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven West Media is finalising a media-rights deal for the Australian Supercars Championship motor-racing series
IMG launches World RX and Speedway GP magazine programmes
The IMG agency will launch two new magazine shows for the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) and the FIM Speedway Grand Prix as part of plans to provide additional content for fans
Nascar debuts dedicated channel on Motorsport.tv
Nascar has debuted a dedicated channel on Motorsport
GSRM eyes another Argentinian Superliga tender, targets rights outside football
Global Sports Rights Management, the agency that recently acquired the international rights to the top two Brazilian football leagues, remains interested in securing a similar remit with the Argentinian…