Motorsport
Channel 4 extends F1 sublicensing deal with Sky
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has agreed a one-season extension to its Formula 1 sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky
Peacock becomes US home for Supercross and Pro Motocross
NBCUniversal’s Peacock OTT subscription service will stream live coverage of all Supercross and Pro Motocross races, including the SuperMotoCross World Championship, as part of a multi-year media rights e…
EXCLUSIVE: beIN Sports set to acquire Formula 1 rights in Asia-Pacific
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is finalising a multi-year deal beginning in 2023 for Formula 1 rights across its Asian markets, SportBusiness understands
Sky renews multi-territory F1 rights with greater exclusivity in Germany and Italy
Pan-European pay-television broadcaster Sky has renewed its Formula 1 rights deal in the UK and Ireland, Germany, and Italy, with the expanded agreement granting it greater exclusivity in the latter two…
China Telecom moves for F1 streaming rights
Telecoms operator China Telecom has acquired streaming rights to the remainder of the 2022 Formula 1 season
StarzPlay adds Extreme E to Mena portfolio
Extreme off-road racing series Extreme E has announced a broadcasting agreement with Starzplay Arabia, the subscription video-on-demand service covering the Middle East and North Africa region.
F1’s star keeps rising as new Brazil deal yields increase
Formula One will significantly increase its media rights income from Brazil over the next three years thanks to strong competition resulting in a lucrative deal with Rede Bandeirantes.
Formula 1’s Q2 revenues increase to $744m
Formula 1 recorded revenues of $744m (€731.6m) during the second quarter of this year as the return of crowds and an uplift in sponsorship and media receipts helped increase its operating income to $65m.
MotoGP free-to-air rights value to double in Indonesia
The value of MotoGP’s free-to-air rights in Indonesia has doubled thanks to strong competition, stimulated by a well-timed sales process and the return of the Indonesian GP after 25 years.
CCTV shows coverage of F1’s Austrian Grand Prix with rights deal reportedly on horizon
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV over the weekend showed its first coverage of this year's Formula 1 season, with local media reporting that a new rights deal is being finalised
F1 lives the American dream as Disney pays stratospheric increase
Formula One’s meteoric rise in the US has yielded a media rights fee to match via a new deal with Disney, putting the US behind only the UK and Germany in terms of F1 broadcast revenue.
Formula E looks to long-term holistic strategy as rights fees plateau
Formula E’s latest media rights deal in the UK demonstrates that, at present, sponsorship and hosting fees remain the primary sources of revenue for the electric open-wheel racing series.
WTCR offered new platform through Recast-Discovery Sports Events deal
Subscription-free streaming platform Recast has added the World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) as its latest content partner through an agreement with the motor-racing championship’s promoter, Discovery Sports Ev…
Band secures F1 rights extension in Brazil, Claro to distribute F1 TV Pro
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes has agreed a three-season extension to its Formula 1 rights deal
China Telecom in advanced talks for Formula 1 rights
A new player looks set to emerge in China's sports media landscape, with giant telco China Telecom in advanced talks to acquire digital rights for Formula 1 motor racing, according to local industry insiders
Canal Plus nears 1.5m peak for disrupted Monaco GP
Canal Plus, the French pay-television broadcaster, registered an average audience of 1.26 million subscribers for live coverage of yesterday’s (Sunday’s) Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.
Veritone to provide AI video search technology at Nürburgring 24 Hours
Veritone, the US-based artificial intelligence technology company, has signed up motor racing’s ADAC TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Nürburgring as its latest client.
WRC Promoter planning rally television channel
Jona Seibel, managing director of WRC Promoter, commercial arm of the World Rally Championship, has revealed plans to launch a “24/7 rally television channel” next year.