Network Ten has extended its agreement with Dorna Sports to broadcast the motorcycle racing FIM World Championship, MotoGP for the next three years.
With the 2018 MotoGP Championship season nearing its end, the extension of the broadcast deal will bolster Ten's sport offering, which has taken a new direction since Cricket Australia ended its partnership with the broadcaster, moving the Big Bash League to Seven and Foxtel.
The extended deal guarantees that every international MotoGP race will be available live on 10 Boss, one of the network's newly rebranded multichannels, for the next three years.
It also guarantees the Australian round of the MotoGP World Championship, including qualifying and the race, held at Victoria’s Phillip Island, which will be broadcast on 10's main channel.
The coverage will again feature pre-race and post-race analysis from former Grand Prix rider Daryl Beattie for all 19 races, which cover 16 countries and five continents.
Every MotoGP race, including the pre-race and post-race shows, will continue to be available via live streaming on 10Play.
“Australian motorsport fans deserve to see this incredible racing category live and free and we are delighted to extend our broadcast deal with Dorna Sports for another three years. This deal further demonstrates Network 10’s commitment to premium sport," recently appointed Network 10 head of sport Matt White said.
White recently spoke to AdNews about his long-standing career in sports and his new role with the network, which is focused on driving awareness about 10's current offering, as well as building on new deals, including the recently acquired rights to the Melbourne Cup.
“The MotoGP World Championship is part of our DNA and has proudly been on our Network for the past 21 years," Network 10 CEO Paul Anderson said.
“MotoGP provides some of the most dramatic motor racing vision in the world and is a key plank in our motorsport strategy combining brilliantly with the Australian Formula One Grand Prix and the Bathurst 1000.
“With the Melbourne Cup, Network 10 will be the place to watch all of the big races that stop the nation in 2019. We have an incredible partnership with Dorna Sports and are very excited to be partnering once again and remaining the free to air home of motorsport in Australia.”
Ten recently posted its new logo on its Pyrmont building:
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