Formula One’s new owners have voiced their concerns over the TV broadcast deal inherited from the previous management, led by Bernie Ecclestone, fearing that the agreement with Sky will hurt the sport.
From next season Sky will have the exclusive UK broadcast rights to Formula One, ensuring the 2019-2024 seasons will be entirely behind a paywall for UK fans.
Liberty Media has been vocal in its desire to have a balance between paid-TV and free-to-air in its broadcast agreements, however Sky’s deal with Formula One was agreed in March 2016, 10 months before Liberty Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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