Formula One strikes first major broadcast deal since takeover as pay-TV networks begin to move in
Formula One has agreed its first major media rights deal under the new ownership after confirming a new partnership with pay TV broadcaster Canal+.
The multi-year deal with the Vivendi Group Major-owned network will run from 2018-2020 and follows on from the recent announcement that the French Grand Prix will return to the Formula One calendar in 2018 after a ten-year absence.
Under the terms of the agreement, the French channel will have the rights to broadcast all grand prix events, as well as Formula 2 and GP£, across all its associated channels including Canal+, Canal+Sport.
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Source: The Drum
