2023-11-09 05:39:50
Now the cat is out of the bag – and the German GP fans have to swallow a bitter pill. Since the interest of broadcasters such as ARD, ZDF, Pro7.sat1 and RTL was low due to the lack of German GP aces and ServusTV is withdrawing from the German market, the era of free MotoGP television is now over in Germany.
After much back and forth, Dorna Sports and Sky Deutschland today announced a long-term agreement regarding the MotoGP live TV rights. The agreement begins in 2024 and ends the era of ServusTV’s German live rights, but the Grand Prix will only be shown on pay TV – the live rights apply to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Sky will show all MotoGP races on Sunday and the Tissot Sprint Races, as well as the qualifying and training sessions.
As part of the new agreement, Sky Sport will also show live coverage of all Moto2 and Moto3 races, as well as the FIM Enel MotoE World Championship competitions.
It was agreed not to disclose the duration of the contract. But Dorna usually concludes TV contracts for three to five years.
Sky Sport will also offer freely selectable channels for MotoGP, including onboard cameras, data channels and images from a helicopter perspective.
Hans Gabbe, Senior Vice President Sports Rights & Commercialization at Sky Deutschland: “With the purchase of the live TV rights for MotoGP as well as Moto3, Moto2 and MotoE, we will bring the best two-wheel racing series in the world to motorsport fans in Germany . Whether MotoGP, Formula 1 or IndyCar series: anyone who loves spectacular motorsport will find it on Sky Sport. »
Alex Arroyo, Head of Media Rights, Dorna Sports: “We are happy to announce this new agreement with Sky Sport, the leading pay television provider in Europe. They broadcast the best sporting events in the respective countries. We know they will offer fans of MotoGP, which we consider to be the best show in the world, a high-quality and extensive program – in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. These are important markets for us and. We want to further expand our coverage there.”
“We already had a new attendance record at the Sachsenring this year,” added Arroyo. “We are now looking forward to working with SKY to bring this exciting sport to an even wider audience in German-speaking countries.”
The starting package (including Formula 1) should cost 20 euros, in the second year the costs are likely to rise to 28 euros.
All MotoGP broadcasts will be available on Sky Sport via satellite, cable, IPTV, web and mobile and will also be shown on WOW Live Sport as part of the Sky Sport package.
However, ServusTV will continue to have the free TV live rights for the Austrian broadcasting area, SRF for Switzerland.
A well-known free TV partner may also be found in Germany that will show the highlights for free on a time-delayed basis on Monday – like ITV in Great Britain. ITV also broadcasts the British Grand Prix live and one or two other GP events a year.
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