Canal+ has extended its broadcast rights deal with Formula 1 through to 2029. The French broadcaster has held the rights to the competition in the country since 2013. It said that the sport’s popularity is exploding, with the first two races of the 2022 season already ranking among the top five ratings of all time […]
Formula 1 has terminated its contract with the Russian Grand Prix, following the cancellation of the scheduled race in Sochi later this year. While other sporting bodies such as UEFA have also moved landmark sporting events away from the country, this move effectively severs the F1’s ties with Russia for the foreseeable future. September’s grand […]
Russia could be stripped of the annual Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom as the latest sanction against its invasion of Ukraine. The news comes after UEFA reached a decision to move the 2022 Champions League Final away from St Petersburg. The race is provisionally set to take place in September, but it looks likely […]
The 2021 Formula One season, which wrapped up in controversial fashion, was watched by more than 1.5 billion viewers around the world, the league has said. Revealing its viewership and attendance statistics for the season, the F1 said that the cumulative TV audience for 2021 was 1.55 billion, up 4% from 2020. The most-watched race […]
Canal+ has renewed its rights deal with Formula One through to 2024. The two season extension is a continuation of a partnership that was first established in 2013, and also includes rights to every Formula Two and Formula Three session. Canal+ will broadcast every Grand Prix, qualifying and practice session live, along with a post-race […]
Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport will not look to renew its broadcast partnership with Formula One when its latest deal wraps up after this season. The broadcaster, which has held the F1 rights for almost a decade, confirmed the news on Twitter, posting: “From 2022, Formula One will unfortunately move to another channel. We have proudly […]
Motorsport championship Formula One will launch its F1 Pro OTT service in Brazil as a part of a five-year media rights deal with investment firm Rio Motorsports. Rio Motorsports will distribute the F1’s rights in the country through to 2025, with commercial broadcaster Globo’s broadcast deal ending this year after 40 years. The F1 Pro […]
Stefano Domenicali has been appointed as the new president and CEO of F1. Domenicali, the former principal of Ferrari’s F1 team between 2008-2014, will replace Chase Carey from January who himself will become F1’s non-executive chairman. It marks the Italian’s return to the sport, having spent the past four years behind the wheel of Lamborghini. […]
Sky Italia has announced a two-year extension of its broadcast rights deal with Formula One. The deal was initially set to end this year, but Sky will now broadcast the premiere racing competition through to the end of the 2022 season. As per its previous deal, Sky Italia will air live coverage from each practice […]
The German Bundesliga has announced the distribution of its domestic rights for the four seasons from 2021-22 with Sky, DAZN and Sat.1 all picking up matches. The value of the rights has decreased from the current deal of €4.64 billion, as previously reported, with the sale being worth €4.4 billion. Sky and DAZN will be […]
