Motorsport
French and Finnish broadcasters seal World Rallycross deals
Rights for the World Rallycross Championship motor-racing series have been awarded in France in Finland.
Sky ends long-running F1 association in Germany
Commercial broadcaster RTL is poised to serve as the exclusive rights-holder of Formula One in Germany after pay-television broadcaster Sky confirmed it would not extend its long-running deal.
Sky takes exclusive F1 rights in Italy
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia will hold exclusive rights to the Formula One motor-racing championship for the first time after sealing a three-season extension to its contract.
Overall F1 fee falls in Germany; Sky set to miss out on pay rights
The value of Formula One media rights in Germany will fall from 2018 onward following a flat renewal with RTL and the decision to not sell pay-television rights.
F1 fee in Spain remains steady as Telefónica enhances exclusivity
Increased exclusivity encouraged telco Telefónica to maintain its fee to renew Formula One media rights in Spain this month despite a dearth of competition.
Fox reclaims F1 rights following Mediapro’s closure of Canal F1
Fox Sports Latin America’s deal for Formula One rights in the region is less valuable than Mediapro’s recently broken agreement, but much more expensive than the pay-television broadcaster’s previous deals
Augusta retains free and pay coverage in new Australia deals
US Masters media rights in Australia will remain at a similar value in new free-to-air and pay-television deals with Nine and Fox Sports respectively.
Formula E value up in India after interest from big digital players
Switching from Star to Sony last month helped Formula E increase its media-rights value in the Indian subcontinent.
Fox Sports extends partnership with ARCA Racing
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has extended its deal with the Automobile Racing Club of America for rights to the ARCA Racing Series.
World Rally Championship unveils ‘pioneering’ broadcast plan
The World Rally Championship motorsport series has launched a new live streaming service as part of what it claims is a “pioneering” overhaul of its broadcast strategy.
Formula E extends with Little Dot Studios
The Formula E electric car-racing series has renewed its partnership with broadcast and production company Little Dot Studios.
Movistar Plus extends F1 rights deal
Movistar Plus, the pay-television platform of Spanish telco Telefónica, has renewed rights in the country for the Formula One motor-racing world championship, according to news service El Español.
DTM signs new rights partner
German media group ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed a two-season rights deal with the DTM domestic touring cars series.
Motorsport.tv strikes Le Mans archive deal
The Motorsport.tv motor-racing media platform has reached an agreement to showcase archive footage from the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance event.
OTT stipulations lead F1 from NBC to ESPN in key US market
The desire for flexibility around its yet-to-launch OTT service drove Formula One Management to agree a new deal with sports broadcaster ESPN in the US last month.
Eurosport enhances Formula E coverage
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has expanded a rights agreement for the Formula E electric car-racing series to cover 54 markets across Europe.
F1 ‘talking to Netflix’ over 2018 link-up
Formula One parent company Liberty Media is close to agreeing a coverage deal for the motor-racing world championship with online streaming service Netflix.
Trouble at Ten leads to early renegotiation of Australian deal
Financial problems at its free-to-air partner Ten led Formula One Management to strike a new deal in Australia, handing much more exclusivity to pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports.