Motorsport
Spanish competition watchdog threatens Telefonica sanctions
Spanish competition regulator the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y La Competencia (CNMC) has threatened Spanish telco Telefónica with sanctions over alleged overcharging for access to rights for the 2…
Sportradar renews Nascar partnership
Data provider and media company Sportradar has renewed its partnership with US stock-car racing series Nascar
F1’s commercial MD wants increased free-to-air coverage
Formula One’s commercial managing director Sean Bratches has told the Daily Mail newspaper that the motor racing series’ decline in free-to-air coverage across the globe concerns owners Liberty Media.
NBC snaps up US rights to 2019 W Series motorsport competition
NBC Universal has acquired US rights to the inaugural 2019 season of W Series, the women’s motorsport championship.
Women’s motorsport series goes for ‘reach over reward’ in inaugural season
W Series, the all-female motorsport competition, is prioritising exposure over revenue in its media-rights strategy for the series’ inaugural year, it has told SportBusiness Media, although it would be difficult for the series to adopt any other approach, according to industry experts.
Speedway GP maintains UK income despite lack of competition in BT renewal
The value of FIM Speedway World Championship rights in the UK held up in a new three-year deal, from 2019 to 2021, despite incumbent rights-holder BT Sport facing no serious competition.
Japan’s Super GT strikes deals with Motorsport.tv, Astro
Japanese motor-racing championship Super GT has secured international rights deals with Motorsport.tv, the OTT arm of Motorsport Network, and Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro
W Series motorsports competition sells Asia, Africa, Oceania rights to inaugural season
W Series, the women’s motor-racing championship, has signed media rights deals covering its inaugural season across 35 territories in Asia, Africa and Oceania, it said Tuesday.
Nent picks up Nordic rights to the inaugural W Series
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights in the Nordics to the 2019 edition of the W Series, the new women’s motorsport championship.
Pitch to market W Series international rights
W Series has appointed the Pitch International agency to market global media rights to the inaugural season of the women’s motor-racing championship.
Motorsport Network hires Liberty Media exec to drive next phase of development
Technology and media company Motorsport Network has appointed former Liberty Media executive Yavor Efremov as its group chief executive
Channel 4 adds W Series to motorsport line-up
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired rights to the W Series, the new women’s motor-racing championship that will debut next month.
IndyCar secures LatAm partnership with Claro
US motor-racing series IndyCar has agreed a rights partnership with the Claro division of Mexican telco América Móvil.
BBC agrees deals for Scottish football friendlies, WTCR season-opener
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed deals to cover Scotland’s women’s national football team’s friendlies matches ahead of the 2019 Fifa Women’s World Cup and the opening event of the 201…
F1 signs content partnership with Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios
The Formula One motor-racing series has teamed up with production company Westbrook Studios on a new broadcast entertainment initiative that will align with grand prix weekends
FREE | Motorsport Data Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape of motorsport.
Globo renews free-to-air partnership with Stock Car Brasil
Brazilian media group Globo has renewed its domestic free-to-air rights deal with domestic Stock Car Brasil, starting from the 2019 season
DAZN attempts to bolster summer portfolio with motorsports deals
OTT streaming service DAZN’s acquisition of rights to World Rally Championship, MotoGP and IndyCar in Germany, Austria and Switzerland is part of its plan to avoid customer churn and bolster content in the summer months when its football coverage breaks.