From Brazil to Japan, and Spain to South Africa, W Series’ network of broadcast partners covers more than 175 territories with a reach of more than 500 million viewers. With further partners to be announced, the final reach of the series is likely to be double that of the inaugural season, with the majority of programming to be broadcast live.
Catherine Bond Muir (Chief Executive Officer, W Series) said:
“We are delighted to see such an incredible appetite for W Series among the world’s leading broadcasters. Our mission is to showcase our fantastic grid of female drivers and the exciting racing they produce to as many fans around the world as we possibly can, and this can’t happen without the enthusiastic support of a global network of broadcasters.
“There is no doubt that our partnership with Formula 1 this season has made a decisive difference to the way W Series has been recognised. That has made it far easier to engage with the key broadcasters. Additionally, having a truly international grid of drivers means there is strong support from their home territories.”
With six of this season’s eight W Series races being staged in Europe, it was important to ensure maximum coverage in the region. Leading broadcasters including Channel 4, Sky Deutschland, Ziggo, NENT, RTVE & TV3, Canal+ and RTBF will all transmit live coverage of the full W Series season, which starts at the Red Bull Ring, Austria, on 26 June in support of Formula 1’s Styrian Grand Prix. W Series’ list of broadcast partners is below, with further announcements to follow in due course.
Broadcaster Country
- Channel 4 UK
- Match TV Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
- Sport Klub Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia
- Sky Deutschland Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, South Tyrol
- ORF Austria
- Cosmote TV Greece
- NENT Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
- Ziggo Netherlands
- RTVE & TV3 Spain
- RTBF Belgium
- Auto TV Ukraine
- Canal+ France, Vietnam, Myanmar, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Sport1 Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia
- SuperSport Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Cote d’lvoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia (including Somaliland), South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cape Verde, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion, Socotra, St. Helena and Ascension, Seychelles
- Discovery India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar
- Astro Malaysia, Brunei
- DAZN Japan
- beIN Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Djibouti, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tunisia
- beINSport USA
- Sky New Zealand New Zealand
- GloboSat Brazil
- TSN / RDS Canada
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