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

MotoGP could ওbe set to switch its TV partner in the United Stat♍es

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

MotoGP is reportedl🧜y set to switch to a new TV broadcasteꦡr in the United States.

The motorsport series is in “advanced talks” with Warner Bros Discovery to move📖 onto their channel this year, 🐓 reports.

The move is an attempt🍨 from Mot🐽oGP to “look for growth in America”.

Mot𓆉oGP has been broadcast in the US by NBC since 2020 but the report c🔯laims that their partnership has expired.

The dea🐎l in negotiations with Warner Bros Discovery would mean all Saturday sprint races and Sunday grands prix would be liv😼e on linear cable TV.

Warner Bros Discovery own TNT, TBS and TruTV.

Warner Bros Discovery and MotoGP are already TV broadcast partners in other te🎀rritories including the UK.

TNT Sports, owned by Warner Bros 🌸Discovery, broadcast MotoGP to the UK audience.

MotoGP also held talks in 🃏the past few weeks with Fo🌃x, the report states.

Fox is separately in talks to pick up broadcast rig⛦hts in the US to IndyCar fromﷺ 2025.

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

But it comes at a time where Bridgepoint - the majority shar🌟eholder in Mot𒐪oGP rights holder Dorna - are in talks over a sale.

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

Liberty Media, the owners of F👍ormula 1, are among the parties in talks.

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