Motorsport
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.
BT Sport acquires World RX rights in UK and Ireland
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights to the FIA World Rallycross Championship in the UK and Ireland from 2019 in a multi-year deal
Eleven Sports will sublicense F1 in Poland to Polsat and TVP in 2019
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports announced Thursday it will sublicense the Formula One motor racing championship in Poland to pay-television broadcaster Polsat and public-service broadcaster TVP for the…
Eleven Sports set to renew F1 rights in Poland until 2022
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports is set to agree a three-year renewal for rights to the Formula One motor racing championship in Poland, SportBusiness Media understands
Dubai’s MBC picks up F1 rights in Mena until 2023
Dubai-based media group MBC has agreed a five-season deal for broadcast rights to the Formula One motor-racing championship in the Middle East and North Africa
Greece’s ERT to refinance F1 rights in ‘cash plus content’ deal with Cosmote
Greek public-service broadcaster ERT will recoup almost a quarter of its investment on the first two years of its deal for Formula One motor racing championship rights in a ‘cash plus content’ sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Cosmote.
OTT platform DAZN extends F1 deal in Japan
Online-streaming platform DAZN has extended a rights deal in Asia for the Formula One motor-racing world championship, according to the Grand Prix 24/7 news service
Australian viewers lose live IndyCar coverage in Fox Sports deal
Fox Sports has acquired rights in Australia for the 2019 season of the IndyCar North American motor-racing series
MotoGP extends stay on Saran’s S Sport
The Saran Media agency has extended a rights deal in Turkey for the MotoGP World Championship.
The exclusive deal covers the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons of the motorcycle-racing series
Sportsnet expands coverage of IndyCar series
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has expanded its coverage of the IndyCar motor-racing series to include all races and qualifying sessions on its OTT streaming platform
Movistar Plus claims IndyCar rights
Spanish telco Telefónica’s Movistar Plus platform has announced the acquisition of exclusive rights in the country to US motor-racing series IndyCar.