Motorsport
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.
Fox Sports expands IndyCar deal in Australia
Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has expanded a rights agreement with the IndyCar North American motorsport series for the 2020 season
Fox Sports Brasil picks up MotoGP rights
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Brasil has acquired exclusive rights to the forthcoming season of the MotoGP motorcycle-racing series
Coronavirus prompts RTL to remain in Germany for F1 production
German commercial broadcaster RTL has said it will refrain from on-site reporting of the opening three races of the 2020 Formula 1 season due to risks presented by the coronavirus
Nent snares F1 rights in Finland and Iceland in pan-Nordic deal
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has retained exclusive rights to motor racing’s Formula 1 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, while also securing the rights in Finland and Iceland in the broadcaster’s lat…
DAZN retains MotoGP rights in German-speaking markets
International sports streaming service DAZN has renewed an agreement for MotoGP rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
F1 extends Canadian broadcast deal with TSN, RDS through 2024
Formula One has extended its broadcast deal in Canada with Bell Media's TSN and RDS through the end of the 2024 season
NBC Sports adds MotoGP to its motorsport portfolio
NBC Sports will broadcast all MotoGP races across its platforms beginning in 2020, including four races on the main NBC network
Eleven Sports launches pass for Portuguese F1 fans
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has launched an annual pass in Portugal for Formula 1, ahead of the second season of its coverage of the motor-racing championship
Sport1 retains World Rallycross in wide-ranging IMG motorsports deal
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired a suite of motor racing rights from the IMG agency in a deal headlined by the FIA World Rallycross Championship
Youthstream name disappears but management unchanged in Infront rebrand
Youthstream, the owner of exclusive worldwide television, marketing and global promotional rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship, has been renamed Infront Moto Racing a little over after a year…
Sony drives off with Extreme E rights in Indian subcontinent
The Extreme E off-road racing series has continued its media-rights drive through a deal with pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN)
Sport1 seals Nascar deal with IMG, sublicenses to Motorvision TV
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to the US stock car racing series Nascar for the next three years
F1 TV takes to big screen with Roku tie-up
F1 TV, Formula 1’s over-the-top streaming service, will be available in a large-screen format after the motor-racing championship agreed a deal with US media company Roku.
F1 OTT platform to show testing as more countries added
The Formula One motor-racing series has announced that this year’s pre-season tests will receive coverage on its F1 TV Pro over-the-top streaming service.
Extreme E signs rights deal with Malaysia’s RTM
The Extreme E off-road racing series has agreed a three-season rights deal with Malaysian public-service broadcaster RTM