MotoGP in “advanced talks” to change its US TV broadcaster

MotoGP could b🧸e set to ඣswitch its TV partner in the United States

Miguel Oliveira, Qatar MotoGP test, 20 February
Miguel Oliveira, Qatar MotoGP test, 20 February

MotoGP is reportedly set to switch to a new TV broadcaster in the Unit🔯ed States.

The motorsport series is in “advanced talks” with Warner Bros Discovery to move onto their channel this year,  report♏s.

The move is an attempt from MotoGP to “look for g𒁃rowth in Americ🐠a”.

MotoGP has been broadcast in the US by NBC since 2020 bu♛t the report c🐭laims that their partnership has expired.

The deal in negotiations with Warner Bros Discovery would mean all Saturday sprint races and Sunday grands prix🔯 wou꧋ld be live on linear cable TV.

Warner Bros Discovery own TNT, TBS and TruTV.

Warner Bros D💧iscovery and MotoGP are already TV broadcast partners in other territories including the UK.

TNT Sports🍷, owned by Warner Bros Discovery, broadcast MotoGP to the UK audience.

MotoGP also held tal🐻ks in the past few weeks with Fox, the repor💎t states.

Fox is separately in talks to p🅷ick up broadcast rights꧑ in the US to IndyCar from 2025.

MotoGP’s switch in TV partner stateside is an “effort to gain a greater foothold in 💫the US”.

But it comes at a time where Bridgepoint - t🐬he majority shareholder in MotoGP rights holder Dorna - are in talks over a sale.

report that Bridgepoint are seeking £3.4 billion and a sale could be agre💞ed “wi꧅thin weeks”.

Liberty Media, the owners of Formula 1, are among the parties🔴 ಌin talks.

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