Motorsport
Sport1 renews World Endurance Championship deal
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has renewed a rights deal for the FIA World Endurance Championship motor-racing series.
Motorsport Network to provide DTM support
Motorsport Network, the digital media platform, has agreed a partnership with the DTM German Touring Car Championship.
L’Équipe renews FIA, FIM endurance rights deals
French digital-terrestrial sports channel L'Équipe has extended rights deals for motorsport’s FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC) motorcycle-racing series.
NBC Sports replaces Fox as IMSA rights partner
The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has enhanced its motorsport portfolio by agreeing a six-season rights partnership with the International Motor Sports Association.
DTM lands breakthrough rights deal in Austria
German touring car racing series DTM has secured full live coverage in Austria for the first time through a deal with public-service broadcaster ORF.
F1 not expecting quick returns from yet-to-launch OTT platform
Formula One has told TV Sports Markets its OTT subscription platform, F1 TV, will not have short-term subscriber targets as it looks to build a durable digital presence.
Saran pays slightly less to renew F1, as Demirören buys D-Smart
Saran Media has renewed its Formula One rights in Turkey for the next three years, from 2018 to 2020, in a deal thought to have remained roughly flat on the previous cycle
Frank Arthofer, director of digital, licensing and new business, Formula One
Interview with Frank Arthofer, Formula One’s director of digital, licensing and new business, about the forthcoming launch of F1 TV Pro and F1 TV Access, the championship’s own OTT services.
WTCR signs Chinese rights deal
Chinese streaming service QIE Live has acquired rights to the newly-formed World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) motor-racing series.
World Endurance Championship signs North American rights deal
Cable and satellite-television broadcaster Velocity has acquired rights in the US and Canada to the World Endurance Championship motor-racing series.
World RX secures UK rights deal
UK free-to-air digital television channel FreeSports has acquired rights to the World Rallycross Championship (World RX) motor-racing series.
Mediapro partners with new electric racing series
New electric car-racing championship the Electric Production Car Series has stepped up its launch plans by agreeing a partnership with the Mediapro agency.
Eurosport Events to exploit WTCR’s new digital opportunities
Eurosport Events, promoter of the World Touring Car Cup, has said the inaugural season of the motor-racing series will be live streamed on the website of its presenting partner, online automotive spare parts retailer Oscaro, and via social media platform Facebook.
FloSports picks up World Rallycross Championship rights
Sports streaming specialist FloSports has agreed a multi-year deal for exclusive rights in the US to motorsport series the World Rallycross Championship (World RX).
IndyCar heads exclusively to NBC Sports as historic ABC ties end
The NBC Sports division of US media company NBCUniversal has become the sole broadcast partner of IndyCar, with the motor-racing series to receive its first direct-to-consumer offering under the new deal.
NBC in box seat as IndyCar nears rights reveal
The NBC Sports division of US media company NBCUniversal is seemingly poised to become the sole broadcast partner of IndyCar as the motor-racing series closes in on a new rights deal.
RTL rolls on touring car commitment to WTCR
Dutch commercial broadcaster RTL has agreed a rights deal for the newly-formed World Touring Car Cup (WTCR).
BT Sport extends speedway deal, claims first with UCL broadcast
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has extended a rights deal with the British Speedway Promoters’ Association and also claimed a world-first with a trial broadcast of a Uefa Champions League football match in High Definition High Dynamic Range (HD HDR) direct to mobile.