Motorsport
Eurosport’s hold on MotoGP rights across Europe weakens
Sports broadcaster Eurosport has had its grip on MotoGP rights across Europe weakened in recent times, despite its renewal of rights in the Netherlands.
Eurosport retains MotoGP rights in Netherlands and Flanders
Sports broadcaster Eurosport has retained its rights to MotoGP in the Netherlands and Flanders from 2019, after losing out in France earlier this month.
Servus TV adds Germany to new MotoGP rights contract
Commercial broadcaster Servus TV has extended its MotoGP rights deal in Austria and has become the new home of the motorcycling championship in Germany
Channel 4 to show F1 in 2019 after partnering with Sky
Another content partnership in the UK will allow commercial broadcaster Channel 4 to show live coverage of the Formula One British Grand Prix in 2019, along with highlights from all races that season.
Canal Plus replaces Eurosport as MotoGP rights-holder in France
Beleaguered French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has reacted to the shrinking of its sports portfolio by acquiring MotoGP rights in the country
IndyCar puts international rights sale on hold ahead of Alonso talks
IndyCar is delaying the sale of its international media rights until its teams and drivers for 2019 are confirmed, as ex-Formula One driver Fernando Alonso and Formula One manufacturer McLaren are strongly…
Eleven’s big wheel keeps turning in Portugal after new F1 deal
Eleven Sports’ acquisition of Formula One in Portugal will bring diversity to its offering in the country but will have little impact on market leader Sport TV’s business.
MTG and Nent Group secure new credit facility
Swedish media company Modern Times Group and its subsidiary Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) have jointly agreed a five-year revolving credit facility with a group of six Nordic banks
DAZN lands Pro14 rights, Italian launch line-up revealed
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has secured rights in Italy to the Pro14 cross-border rugby union league as it unveiled its full line-up for its launch in the country
Sky Italia holds on to MotoGP as new rival DAZN picks up LaLiga and much of the Fox inventory
Pay-television platform Sky Italia and Perform Group’s OTT service DAZN will probably both be happy with the outcome of an intense period of rights negotiations in Italy.
MotoGP extends with Italian rights partner
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has struck a three-season extension to its rights deal for the MotoGP motorcycling championship
Sport1 picks up World RX rights
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for the World Rallycross Championship (World RX) motorsport series
MTV3 pays 20% more to retain hold on key F1 rights in Finland
MTV3 will pay about 20 per cent more for Formula One media rights in Finland in a renewed deal, TV Sports Markets understands.
WorldRX signs digital deal with WTF1
The World Rallycross Championship (WorldRX) motorsport series has entered into a partnership with online platform WTF1.
FreeSports picks up DTM rights in UK
UK free-to-air digital channel FreeSports has acquired rights for the DTM German Touring Car Championship.
World RX seals latest UK rights deal with Channel 4
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired rights to the World Rallycross Championship (World RX) motor-racing series.
Sohu seals World RX rights
Chinese digital platform Sohu has acquired rights for the World Rallycross Championship.
Sport1 secures rights to World Cup, Formula 2
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to this summer’s Fifa World Cup national team football tournament and the Formula 2 Championship motor-racing series.