News Details
Liberty want ‘75% of races on free-to-air'
Liberty Media will push for more free-to-air Formula 1 grands prix, but don't expect any changes in the UK until 2024. At present Sky Sports have the rights to broadcast Formula 1 races. The deal, believed to be around £120million a season under a deal, runs until 2024 but it means viewers in the United Kingdom have to pay extra to watch Formula 1. They can head to Channel 4 but that only shows delayed highlights and the British GP live. With viewer numbers on the decline, Liberty Media's commercial boss Sean Bratches says the sport has to return to free-to-air coverage. He told the Daily Mail: 'It concerns us in a pretty material way, not just for Britain but around the world. 'Our ideal...
Full Story »
Full Story »
6y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Kimi Raikkonen exactly as excited as you would expect...
You didn't seriously expect Kimi Raikkonen to be all that enthusiastic...
6y ago from GPFans.com
Perez admits Mexico GP heading for axe
Sergio Perez has admitted that his home race in Mexico looks set to drop...
6y ago from ThisIsF1.com
Liberty: ‘Huge progress' made in 2021 talks
Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei has said that Formula 1 and its teams are...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com
2019 Monaco Grand Prix Free Practice 2
Mercedes were looking in worryingly imperious form in Free Practice 2 for...
6y ago from F1i.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Jonathan Rea explains why ‘mental management’ will...
Jonathan Rea believes Toprak Razgatlioglu's chances of success in MotoGP...
2h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Joan Mir explains why he crashes so often in MotoGP
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
Andrea Dovizioso: “Marc Marquez’s situation is...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Fast-paced schedule proving beneficial for IndyCar’s...
The NTT IndyCar Series recently completed its fourth racing weekend in...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Winners and losers from IndyCar at Barber Motorsports...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Mick Schumacher: “I thought I was ready — but I...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Pato O’Ward left searching for answers after...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Storm damage forces changes to WRC Rally Islas...
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
Kalle Rovanpera returns to WRC with Subaru
Double WRC Champion Kalle Rovanpera is set to return to the WRC next year...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Former FIA vice president and WRC boss Morrie Chandler...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Subaru teases new rally car for Japanese Championship
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Carabao Cup final pain will only make Arsenal better,...
Arsenal must learn the lessons from their Carabao Cup final loss to Man...
1h ago from SkySports.com
Southampton vs Arsenal preview: Odegaard and Timber...
No description available...
1h ago from SkySports.com
'Really good news' – Mikel Arteta provides...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has provided a positive injury update on Noni...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arsenal latest: Good news on Madueke, but Eze still...
No description available...
2h ago from SkySports.com
Comments
Hottest News
Stella reveals his ‘priority number one’ ahead of...
Andrea Stella has fired a warning shot at Formula... Read More »
48m ago from F1i.com
FIA approve new race after F1 cancellations
The FIA have announced a change in one of their... Read More »
28m ago from GPFans.com
Audi F1 driver points to key struggle: 'It's terrible'
Audi has endured a mixed start to the new F1... Read More »
58m ago from RacingNews365.com
