Motorsport
BT pays big increase to maintain loyal MotoGP subscriber base
Telco BT will pay an increase of about 140 per cent to keep hold of exclusive MotoGP media rights in the UK and Ireland.
J Sports maintains touring car connection with WTCR deal
Japanese sports broadcaster J Sports has renewed its commitment to touring car racing by acquiring rights to the newly-formed World Touring Car Cup (WTCR).
Fox Sports Latin America extends touring car connection with WTCR deal
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America has extended its commitment to touring car racing by agreeing a rights deal for the newly-formed World Touring Car Cup (WTCR).
Nascar extends with UK rights partner
UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has agreed a five-year extension to its rights deal with North American stock car-racing series, Nascar.
Sky hopes F1 exclusivity will help reignite subscriber growth
Pay-television operator Sky Italia believes its acquisition of exclusive rights to motor racing’s Formula One world championship can expand its subscriber base, which has been stuck at 4.7m to 4.8m for more than five years.
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.