Motorsport

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has expanded a rights agreement for the Formula E electric car-racing series to cover 54 markets across Europe.

Formula One parent company Liberty Media is close to agreeing a coverage deal for the motor-racing world championship with online streaming service Netflix.

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.

The organisers of the ADAC GT Masters German motor-racing series have secured an increase of at least 40 per cent in a new domestic rights deal with Sport1.

Digital media platform Motorsport Network has signed up telecommunications provider Tata Communications to serve as a content delivery network partner.

Formula One Management has increased its media-rights income from France following last week’s free-to-air deal with commercial broadcaster TF1.

Dorna Sports has prevented a decline in the value of MotoGP rights in Greece, renewing its deal earlier this month with Cosmote for about the same fee.

North American motor-racing series IndyCar has entered into a partnership with augmented and virtual reality production company Mandt VR to enhance its race coverage.

The World Rally Championship has reported a 17-per-cent year-on-year increase in its global television audience for the first seven rounds of the 2017 edition of the motorsport series.

Nascar, the North American stock car-racing series, has confirmed plans to stream live coverage of the 10 Nascar Cup Series Playoff races scheduled to take place before the end of 2017 via in-car cameras.

Formula One chief executive Chase Carey has said he is keen for the motor-racing championship to alter its media-rights strategy in order to support long-term growth plans, rather than focus on quick methods to boost viewing figures.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has reached an agreement to market the commercial rights to series organised by German motorsport body the ADAC.

International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has formed a joint venture with media group The Enthusiast Network (TEN), through which the former’s Velocity channel will be integrated into the latter’s extensive automotive portfolio.

Eleven Sports Network has paid a marginal increase to renew Formula One rights in Poland in a deal with the MP & Silva agency.

North American stock car-racing series Nascar has revamped its leadership across its content and marketing divisions with a host of new appointments.

NC Plus has renewed its rights to the three most important speedway properties in Poland – the Speedway World Cup, Speedway Grand Prix and the Polish Ekstraliga – but will share the Ekstraliga with Eleven Sports Network from 2019.