Motorsport

The Formula E motor racing series secured strong rights fees in Germany for its inaugural season, mostly through a deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland agreed earlier this month.

Modern Times Group said this week that the emergence of Nordic drivers in Formula One was transforming the championship into a “magnificent” media rights property.

Media rights clips from August 21 to September 3

The IMG Events & Media agency said this week that US stock car racing operator Nascar was open to all ideas for expanding its series beyond its core US audience, including bringing in international drivers and developing race circuits abroad.

Media rights clips from July 24 to August 20

Media rights clips from July 10 to July 23.

Media rights clips from June 26 to July 9

Formula One has earned a significant increase in its rights value in Canada thanks to intense competition between pay-television broadcasters.

Media rights clips from June 12 to June 25

Greek pay-television broadcaster OTE paid an increased fee in last week’s renewal for rights to the MotoGP motorcycling series.

Media rights clips from May 29 to June 11

Media rights clips from May 15 to May 28

The MP & Silva agency said that its deal earlier this month for the FIM Superbike World Championship in Latin America, excluding Brazil, and the Caribbean, was part of a strategy to expand into the region and into motorsports generally.

Media rights clips from May 1 to May 14

The IMG agency believes that the recent deals it secured with 30 broadcasters for the newly-launched FIA World Rallycross Championship are a strong indication that the agency’s long-term investment in the sport will pay off.

New F1 bidders emerge in Germany