A1GP World Cup of Motorsport is due to hit the ground running with a full line of up of both new and renewed TV deals ensuring continued worldwide exposure for the series that kicks off Season Four in less than a month.
Commenting on the new agreements, A1GP's Director of Broadcast, Richard Dorfman said: "A1GP continues to attract new broadcasters around the globe along with our original family of carriers which have been with us since our inception. This is testament to the growing popularity and acceptance of the series by many of the worlds most highly viewed channels."
A1GP has taken a major leap forward in Italy with the commitment of RAI. The national broadcaster, which hosts several channels, will broadcast all the races in Season Four in their entirety either live or slightly delayed. Complementing the new deal in Italy, A1GP is pleased to announce the signing of NT1 France, along with their channels such as Men and Motors, which will air the series in full.
Sky Sports, one of the top sports broadcasters in Europe and Five UK have both extended their agreements to broadcast the series. Sky Sports has extended its contract for a further three seasons and will continue to broadcast live coverage of Saturday qualifying and Sunday’s races while Five will continue its highlights package in its regular late night sports slot within a week of the race.
In addition, Pan-Asian broadcaster, ESPN Star Sports (ESS) which reaches more than 30 countries and territories in the region has also signed a renewal. Other new carriers include TEN Sports India and TV1 Indonesia who join a continuing group of broadcasters including Fox Sports Australia, RTL Holland, Sport TV Portugal and SABC, to name but a few.
Through its network of broadcast partners across the globe, A1GP fans will be able to follow the series in over 150 countries worldwide as the new cars prepare to line up on the grid for the very first time at A1GP Zandvoort, Netherlands on 4-5 October.
A1GP BROADCAST LICENSEES 2008/2009
ASIA
Asia & Pan Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam
ESPN Star Sports Satellite
India Zee TV Taj TV Satellite
Malaysia RTM Free to air
Pakistan Geo Super
OCEANIA
Australia Fox Sports Satellite
Australia Nine Network Free to air
New Zealand TV3 Free to air
MIDDLE EAST
Lebanon ANB Free to air
AFRICA
French Speaking Africa NT1 Free to air digital
Nigeria Hi TV Cable
South Africa SABC Free to air
Rest of Africa: Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Angola, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Mozambique, Swaziland, Ethiopia, Burundi, Mauritius, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Sudan, Gambia, Liberia, Guinea, Congo, Senegal, Gabon, Togo, Benin, Niger, Central Africa, Chad, Comores, Mali
SABC Satellite
AMERICAS
Brazil Rede TV
Latin America: Anguilla, Aruba, Antigua, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Rep, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadaloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St Chirstopher (St Kitts)&Nevis, St Lucia, St Marten, St Vincent&The Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad&Tonago, Turks&Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuala
Speed Latin America Satellite
Mexico Televisa Sports Free to air
USA America One Out of season replays
USA, Latin America + Canada Setanta Satellite
EUROPE
Belgium NT1 Free to air digital
France NT1 Free to air digital
Greece, Cyprus Supersport Satellite
Greece (highlights only) ERT
Italy Raisportpiù Satellite
Luxembourg NT1 Free to air digital
Malta Melita TBC
Monaco NT1 Free to air digital
The Netherlands RTL7 Free to air
Portugal Sport TV
Russia (Highlights only) RTR Sport Free to air
Spain Sogecable Satellite
Switzerland (German speaking) Schweiser Sport Fernshen (SSF) Free to air
Switzerland (French speaking) NT1 Free to air digital
Ukraine Poverkhnost TV Satellite
United Kingdom (Highlights) Channel Five Free to air
United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands Sky Sports Satellite
WORLDWIDE
Worldwide Gilette World Sport
For additional information about A1GP including ticket sales and television viewing times and a full list of international broadcast partners, please visit www.A1GP.com.
- Ann Bradshaw , Jo Crosby, Sophie Ogg -
