Motorsport
McLaren Racing aligns with pair of Entain gaming brands
Global sports betting and gaming group expands sponsorship portfolio
Scuderia AlphaTauri adds ICM.com and Fantom to sponsorship portfolio
Formula One’s Scuderia AlphaTauri has signed sponsorship deals with foreign exchange and trading brand ICM.com and smart contract platform Fantom ahead of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.
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Formula E ‘to add four new races’ to 2021-2022 calendar
Next year's Formula E calendar could see the addition of four new races as it looks to deliver a bumper schedule following two seasons of Covid-19 disruption
Spring Media’s Fanseat adds to speedway content with British Premiership deal
Pay-per-view and subscription-based sports streaming service Fanseat has agreed a deal for global media rights to motorsports’ British Speedway Premiership.
Formula 1 cancels Turkey Grand Prix, adds second Austria race
Formula 1 has had to make further changes to its 2021 calendar as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, cancelling this year’s Turkish Grand Prix and adding a second race in Austria.
Motorsport Network hires ex-BBC Worldwide executive Danker to lead OTT growth
Digital media company Motorsport Network has appointed Simon Danker to lead the next growth steps of its OTT platform, Motorsport.tv.
As chief executive of Motorsport
RTL acquires World Endurance Championship rights in Germany
German free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL has acquired rights to broadcast the FIA World Endurance Championship, which includes the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the ADAC Total 24 Hours of Nürburgring races.
Business sustainability expert Stephane Bazire appointed by Silverstone
UK motorsports circuit Silverstone has appointed Stephane Bazire as its head of business sustainability
EXCLUSIVE: Sky Italia closes in on MotoGP renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia is in the process of finalising a deal to retain rights to motorcycling’s MotoGP World Championship, SportBusiness understands.
Eurosport secures exclusivity in 32 countries in five-year WorldSBK deal
Eurosport has retained rights across Europe to motorcycling’s Superbike World Championship until 2025 in a deal that includes exclusivity in 32 countries.
Georgiou: Electric GT strategy demonstrates value of Discovery+
Andrew Georgiou, president of Discovery-owned broadcaster Eurosport, tells Adam Nelson about the company's investment in the FIA Electric GT Championship series and describes how the launch of Discovery+ earlier this year has given the company a platform to "connect all the different stories we're telling."
Sky Deutschland adds GT World Challenge Europe rights, CCO Hindennach exits
Sky Deutschland, the German pay-television broadcaster, has secured rights to the GT World Challenge Europe, the sports car racing series promoted by SRO Motorsports Group
Fanseat offers OTT showcase for Swedish speedway
Pay-per-view and subscription-based sports streaming service Fanseat has agreed a two-year deal with Elite Speedway Sweden for the global rights to its top-tier competition, the Elitserien
Mercedes shrugs off impact of Covid-19 to report profit
Formula 1 team Mercedes-AMG Petronas has pointed to the diversity of its income streams as it posted relatively minor reductions in revenue and profit for the 2020 financial year during Covid-19
Signs of F1 recovery as Q1 revenues hit $180m, operating loss cut
Formula 1 has shown signs of emerging from the Covid-19 crisis after reporting revenues of $180m (€148.4
Venturi Racing puts sustainability at the focus of Ecoalf sponsorship
Formula E team Rokit Venturi Racing has signed sustainable clothing and accessories manufacturer Ecoalf to its sponsorship portfolio
Automoto La Chaîne extends MXGP rights in France to 2022
French motorsport-focused channel Automoto La Chaîne has renewed its broadcast rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP) for 2021 and 2022.
Penske: F1 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ‘on the horizon’
Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske has revealed he has had “more than a couple” of conversations with Formula 1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali about the global motorsport series returning to …