Will Liberty takeover change MotoGP’s TV broadcast rights?

Liberty CEO quizzed about the future of TV deals for MotoGP and F1
Miguel Oliveira, MotoGP, Portuguese MotoGP, 23 March
Miguel Oliveira, MotoGP, Portuguese MotoGP, 23 March

Liberty Meಌdia do not intend to s൩ell television rights for MotoGP and Formula 1 as one package.

The US-based empire announced a takeover of MotoGP this week, meanin🔴g the world’s top two-whe💙el and four-wheel championships are under the same banner.

Among the questions put to L﷽iberty Media was a query about how television deals will be dist🐼ributed.

Greg Maffei, Liberty CEO, insisted that regulat𒆙ory issues would prevent them selling TV rights to Mot🔯oGP and F1 as a single entity.

"One thing we will not be doing is negotiatin💞g MotoGP and Formula 1 together,” Maffei said♋.

“Both because of the regulatory is🅷sues, and because of the structure of our deal with our F1 partners.

"So that's a non-starter.

“I would think Liberty has insights into how the media landscape is evolving, and♏ how to make the product appealing to media partners outside of the traditional bases of Italy, Spain and France.

“And to help grow in t🧔hose other markets. ⛦I think we have some insights on that."

In the U✅K, TNT Sports have the TV rights for MotoGP while Sky💮 Sports broadcast F1.

In the US, MotoGP also partnered with TNT Sports in a fresh deal 🍨that was announced ahead of the season-opening grand prix.

ESPN show F1 in the United States.

None of these television deals will be impacted this season,﷽ after the ♍takeover of MotoGP by Liberty.

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