Canal+ has extended its contract to screen the MotoGP World Championship for a further six years.
Announcing the agreement, the French paycaster said the championship was increasingly popular with subscribers. The 2020 Moto GP season recorded an average of 703,000 viewers, an increase of 71% on the previous year, with 2021 already bringing in an average of 846,000 viewers to date.
Maxime Saada, Chairman of the Canal+ Board of Directors: “We are proud to extend the collaboration with Dorna for another 6 years and to offer, thanks to their expertise and know-how, a particularly attractive show for our subscribers. Dorna has done an exceptional job and, alongside the editorial teams led by Thomas Sénécal, has made a significant contribution to the development of the sport in France.”
Expert mode on myCanal allows subscribers to follow the action with the onboard cameras of their choice or through Multiview. There’s also a dedicated OTT channel on myCanal: Canal+ MotoGP.
Manel Arroyo, Chief Commercial Officer at Dorna Sports: “We are very proud, not only to extend our contract with Canal+, but to do so for six more seasons. This shows the strength of our collaboration. It’s fantastic to see the growing success of MotoGP in France and we are delighted to be working with a partner like Canal+, which produces such high-quality coverage.”
Canal also holds the rights to the Formula 1 World Championship until 2024 and the WRC until 2030.
