DOHA: Dorna Sports yesterday announced that the 2015 MotoGP season will reach a record broadcast coverage across the globe with 87 networks in 207 territories showing the 18-race full-throttle spectacle.
Europe:
In both France and Germany, Eurosport Discovery has increased its MotoGP offering drastically across numerous areas, offering a fully personalized programme with full coverage of every session and race throughout the weekend.
This includes its commentary team, as well as dedicated pit-lane and paddock presenters along with camera crews giving the full MotoGP experience.
British audiences will continue to benefit from BT Sport as its pay TV provider for a full and extensive live coverage from all 18 races throughout the whole weekend, while free-to-air broadcaster ITV4 will retain its 52-minute highlights programme on Monday evenings after the race.
Asia & Oceania:
The popularity of the MotoGP championship has been growing drastically in the Asian region over recent years, which the ever-increasing range of TV coverage reflects.
Cross continental network Fox Sports Asia, which covers countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines, will continue broadcasting all of the races live, as well as their preceding qualifying sessions.
Trans7 continues to bring the motorcycle-racing spectacle to MotoGP-mad fans in Indonesia
Japanese viewers will get a boost from 2015 in a new three-year deal, with G+ offering all QP and races live.
India’s Ten Sports will broadcast live QP and races in a new exclusive agreement.
America:
Across the Pacific it remains a Fox theme as US channel Fox Sports 1 will continue to highlight local rider Nicky Hayden’s progress with every MotoGP race live, the Moto2 race on SDD and a delayed Moto3 race. At the US Grand Prix however there will also be live or SDD MotoGP qualifying.
Canada’s RDS has renewed its contract to broadcast the MotoGP race live in French, as well as the support classes as delayed highlights.
Central and South America has a similarly exciting race coverage, with Argentina’s ESPN+ offering both the MotoGP and Moto2 races live, as well as a variation of live, SDD and delayed Moto3 race coverage.
Middle East & Africa:
In the Middle East, continental network beIN Sports will broadcast all MotoGP qualifying practices and races live across the region.
Africa has a similar continent-wide agreement with SuperSport.
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