Motorsport
F1’s full OTT service ‘set for Brazil’ amid Globo uncertainty
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo is set to be faced with increased competition to its Formula 1 coverage from the motor-racing championship’s official over-the-top subscription streaming platform, s…
Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans event launched
Automobile Club de l'Ouest, organiser of the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor racing event, has teamed up with the World Endurance Championship and Motorsport Games, the racing game developer and esports specialist,…
Extreme E negotiates one-year break clause in BBC rights deal
Extreme E, the electric SUV off-road racing series, has secured a one-year break clause in a two-year media-rights deal in the UK with public broadcaster the BBC, SportBusiness Media understands.
Eleven to broadcast live ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge
Eleven Sports will screen the ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge in support of Unicef live to motorsports fans from this Saturday
Eurosport Events swoops to end IMG’s long-standing FIM speedway relationship
The investment of Eurosport Events in global rights to the Speedway World Championships and Speedway of Nations series makes sense for the company on several fronts, independent experts say.
Dorna prioritises exposure over rights fee in NBC deal
Dorna Sports, the commercial rights-holder of MotoGP, has prioritised exposure over the rights fee in its deal with US network NBC for the 2020-22 cycle, SportBusiness Media understands.
NOS extends MXGP rights into 2020
Dutch public broadcaster NOS has renewed its rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship for 2020
MTV3 agrees MXGP rights deal as Finnish event returns
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster MTV3 has acquired rights in Finland to the FIM Motocross World Championship in a new four-year deal, from 2020 to 2023
Eleven Sports acquires DTM rights in Poland and Belgium, Kubica set to race
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has secured rights to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) touring cars series in Poland and Belgium
Supercars Championship suspends TV rights negotiations
Australian motor-racing series the Supercars Championship has suspended talks over a new broadcast rights deal as it seeks to focus on getting back on the track amid the ongoing effects of the Covid-19…
Dorna makes MotoGP documentaries available free
MotoGP’s commercial rights-holder Dorna Sports has made a number of the motorcycling series’ documentaries available to watch free of charge in the absence of live sport due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Formula One closes North American rights cycle with Canadian fee rise
Formula One Management, the commercial rights-holder of Formula One, has rounded out a successful North American rights cycle by increasing its fees in Canada by roughly a fifth, while also earning a healthy rights fee in the US.
Automoto La Chaîne retains French rights to MXGP
The International Motorcycling Federation’s (FIM) Motocross World Championship (MXGP) has renewed a rights agreement in France with motorsport-focused channel Automoto La Chaîne.
Formula One latest beneficiary of Nent’s aggressive strategy in Nordics
Formula One is the latest rights-holder to benefit from Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group's acquisitions strategy, as a new deal boosts the value of its rights across the Nordics almost 50 per cent.
Broadcast technology consultant Adey takes Formula E experience to Extreme E
Electric off-road racing series Extreme E has enhanced its operations division ahead of its launch next year with the recruitment of Dave Adey as head of broadcast and technology
Dentsu closes in on free-to-air WRC deals in Japan
The Dentsu agency is in the process of finalising FIA World Rally Championship sublicensing agreements in Japan with terrestrial broadcasters NHK and TV Asahi, SportBusiness understands
RMC won’t renew six-figure F1 radio rights deal
RMC, the commercial radio station in France, has opted against a renewal of its radio rights to motor racing’s Formula 1.
BBC lands ‘multi-year’ rights to Extreme E
UK public broadcaster the BBC has acquired “multi-year” rights to the new Extreme E electric SUV off-road racing series.