MotoGP in “advanced talks” to change its US TV broadcaster

Mo✅toGP could be set to switch its TV partner in the United State🌜s

Miguel Oliveira, Qatar MotoGP test, 20 February
Miguel Oliveira, Qatar MotoGP test, 20 February

MotoGP is reportedly set to switch to a new TV broadcaster ♌in the United States.

The motorsport series i♛s in “advanced talks” with Warner Bros Discovery to move onto their channel this year,  reports.

The move is an attempt from MotoGP to “look for growth i💖n America”.

MotoGP has been broadcast in t💃he US by NBC since 20ꦗ20 but the report claims that their partnership has expired.

The deal in negotiations with 🐠Warner Bros Discovery would mean all Saturday sprint races and Sunday grands prix would be live on linear cable TV.

Warner Bros Discovery own TNT, TBS and TruTV.

Warner Bros ♊Discovery and MotoGP are already TV broadcast partners in other territories including the UK.

TNT Sports, owned by Warner Bros Discovery, br꧂oadcast MotoGP t✅o the UK audience.

MotoGP also held talks in the 🔯past few weeks with Fox, the report states.

Fox is separately in talks to pick up broadcast rights in෴ the US to IndyCar from 2025.

MotoGP’s switch in TV partner💦 stateside is an “effort to gain a greater foothold in the US”ꦦ.

But it com▨es at a time where Bridgepoint - the majority shareholder in MotoGP rཧights holder Dorna - are in talks over a sale.

repo🐟rt that Bridgepoint are seeking £3.4 billion and a sale could be agreed “within weeks”.

Liberty Media, the owners of Formul♒a 1, are among t✨he parties in talks.

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