Turkey gets live MotoGP broadcasts.
Ahead of the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix, to be held later this year, MotoGP has secured a new television deal with a major terrestrial network in Turkey.
The new agreement, with NTV, means that the national free-to-air network will broadcast the premier MotoGP class live at every event, with highlights of the 125cc and 250cc races also shown.
Ahead of the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix, to be held later this year, MotoGP has secured a new television deal with a major terrestrial network in Turkey.
The new agreement, with NTV, means that the national free-to-air network will broadcast the premier MotoGP class live at every event, with highlights of the 125cc and 250cc races also shown.
The contract between NTV and Dorna Sports, the rights-holders to the MotoGP series, will last for two and a half years - until the end of the 2007 season - and follows the inclusion of Turkey in the MotoGP calendar for the first time.
The inaugural Turkish Grand Prix will take place at the brand new circuit of Istanbul (lower pic) on October 23rd - when all three classes will be broadcast live by NTV.
With this new addition, the TV distribution list for MotoGP's live broadcasts (or same day delayed on the different time zones) includes no less than 48 TV networks, covering more than 200 countries in all five continents.
The average TV audience for each race is over 300 million viewers worldwide.
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