FANSEAT Agrees To Media Rights Deal With British Speedway

FANSEAT and British Speedway have agreed a deal to broadcast matches of the British Speedway Premiership on FANSEAT, live and on demand, worldwide outside the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand, meaning Australians get to see all the fast-paced Speedway action.

Speedway fans rejoice at the news the 2021 British Championship will be available worldwide through FANSEAT.

12 regular season matches of the British Speedway Premiership will be broadcast live and on demand to international fans on FANSEAT’s OTT platform, in addition to the playoff matches between the top 4 teams at the end of the season. 

This deal builds on FANSEAT’s offering of speedway content, following the acquisition of Swedish Elite Speedway Series media rights, and enhances the exposure of British Premiership Speedway to fans all around the globe, with the league featuring a host of international riders from Australia, Denmark, Germany, France and the USA.

The exclusive rights means we get to see Australian Speedway racers battle it out in the fierce British Championship.

Fans can watch all the speedway matches live and on demand with a monthly subscription of 9.99€($16AUD), or an all-inclusive subscription is also available at 14.99€($24AUD), giving access to all content on FANSEAT, including top-level ice hockey, football and basketball leagues.

Jean-Maël Gineste, Managing Director at FANSEAT said: “We are delighted to welcome to our platform and speedway offering the British Speedway Premiership, one of the most notorious speedway leagues in the world. Speedway is a very spectacular and growing sport in which FANSEAT and the Spring Media group has been investing a lot of energy for several years now, starting with the Swedish League back in 2018, now with the British League in 2021 and with more Speedway league projects to be announced in the near future too. FANSEAT and Spring Media are undoubtedly becoming the leaders and innovators in the world of speedway in the coming years.”

Head to the FANSEAT WEBSITE at www.fanseat.com to find out more about pricing and the other sports they offer!

Rob Godfrey, Chairman of British Speedway, said: “We are delighted to have this opportunity to showcase this wonderful sport around the world. We anticipate an exciting season of racing and we look forward to showing a new audience what a thrilling spectacle speedway can be.”