Motorsport
Fox Sports Australia, Claro among new eSkootr Championship rights partners
The eSkootr Championship (eSC) has signed a rights deal in Australia with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports, while it will also receive coverage in Latin America after an agreement was struck with…
Nent to pay strong increase for F1 rights in Poland
Formula One has secured its highest ever annual fee in Poland, despite the absence of a Polish driver during the 2022 season.
ESPN adds W Series to motorsport portfolio in US
W Series has followed up its recent rights agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky by securing a deal with US sports broadcaster ESPN
F1, Netflix agree to two more seasons of ‘Drive to Survive’
Popular docuseries confirmed through 2024
Mediaset agrees domestic free-to-air deal for F1 Spanish GP
Media group Mediaset España has agreed a sublicensing deal for Formula 1’s forthcoming Spanish Grand Prix with the property’s main domestic rights-holder, the Movistar Plus pay-TV platform of telco Tele…
Emilia Romagna GP pulls in strong home audience on Sky Italia channels
Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix pulled in strong ratings in its home country of Italy, despite disappointment for local Formula 1 fans after a difficult race for Ferrari.
Twitch to show Spanish MotoGP race live
Amazon-owned online streaming platform Twitch will show this Sunday's MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix live
Sky invests in W Series to 2024 in property’s biggest deal to date
The W Series has secured a three-year broadcast rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky that represents the women’s motor racing championship’s largest media rights deal to date.
Foxtel fights off Nine to renew Formula One in Australia
In addition to the new deal, Formula One’s F1TV streaming service will be available at no extra cost to Foxtel subscribers via its set-top boxes.
Australian GP drives large Foxtel audience but FTA viewership declines
The return of the Australian Grand Prix generated strong audiences for pay-television broadcaster Foxtel but the free-to-air audience for the Formula 1 race declined by 15 per cent
ServusTV extends DTM deal, RTBF acquires FIM EWC rights
ServusTV, the commercial free-to-air broadcaster in German-speaking countries, has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal in Germany and Austria to the DTM touring cars series
Discovery steps in for one-year MotoGP deal in Finland
Media group Discovery has secured exclusive live rights to MotoGP in Finland after a vacancy was created by Telia-owned MTV3’s decision not to renew its deal.
L’Équipe retains FIM EWC rights for three more years
L’Équipe, the French media and publishing group, has signed a three-season extension to its rights deal for the FIM Endurance World Championship.
Canal Plus pays ‘significant increase’ to extend F1 deal to 2029
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a five-season extension to its media rights deal in France for the Formula 1 motor racing championship
F1 extends content partnership with Twitter
Formula One and Twitter have announced an extension and expansion of their partnership, which will see F1 content amplified across the social media platform
F1 needs drivers that are also ambassadors, Domenicali says
Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali has said today's drivers must also be great communicators, if the sport is to continue to grow and reach new audiences
ESPN faces fight to keep hold of US Formula 1 broadcast rights
ESPN faces a battle to keep hold of United States broadcast rights to Formula 1 in 2023 when the motorsport series will have three grands prix in the key international territory
Foxtel renews Formula One rights
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has renewed its exclusive rights for Formula One motor racing in a multi-year deal starting in 2023