Formula E
Formula E launches new esports competition
The Formula E electric car-racing series has launched a new esports competition, which will begin later this month and culminate in a grand final event in March
Round-Up: ITTF axes 2020 World Team Championships, Formula E postpones January races, and more
Due to a spike of Covid-19 cases in South Korea the ITTF has cancelled the 2020 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships
Formula E signs TVA Sports rights deal, Extreme E kits out with Moncler
Pay-television broadcaster TVA Sports has agreed a three-year deal to become the exclusive French-language broadcaster of Formula E in Canada
Iqoniq extends motorsport footprint with Envision Virgin Racing tie-up
Envision Virgin Racing, the UK-based Extreme E team, has become the latest rights-holder to sign an agreement with the fan engagement app Iqoniq
Saudi Arabia to stage first Formula E night race, Extreme E adds ESPN deal
The Formula E electric racing series has announced it will stage its first night race in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, as part of its 2020-21 season
Formula E secures multiyear US broadcast deal with CBS Sports
Formula E and US network CBS Sports have announced a multiyear partnership to broadcast the all-electric racing series live across various platforms.
Sanya and Mexico City on back burner as Formula E revises calendar
The Formula E electric racing series has revised its calendar plan for the 2020-21 season, with races in China and Mexico postponed indefinitely as the first four rounds will now consist of double-headers…
Agag’s electric powerboat series eyes 2022 start, broadcast via existing ‘network’
Details of an electric powerboat championship backed by Alejandro Agag, the founder of electric vehicle racing series Formula E, and Rodi Basso, former director of motorsport at McLaren, have been announced,…
Covid-19 accelerates move into challenging new era for sports media-rights business
SportBusiness gathered a panel of experts at the All That Matters Online 2020 conference to discuss the challenges being faced in the sports media rights sector.
Formula E not ruling out Tesla joining in future
There is a technical reason that electric car maker Tesla does not currently participate in Formula E which could change in the not-too-distant future, the electric motor racing series’ chief executive J…
Formula E claims German free-to-air showcase with ProSiebenSat.1 deal
German commercial broadcasting group ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed a multi-year rights deal with the Formula E electric car-racing series
Formula E sponsor Hugo Boss calls for discount as Covid-19 hits hospitality asset
Fashion brand Hugo Boss has held talks to reduce its Formula E rights fee by 50 per cent this season, primarily because of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on its key corporate hospitality inventory,…
Title sponsor ABB provides charging technology for Gen3 Formula E cars
Technology firm ABB has widened its sponsorship of the Formula E electric racing series to include the provision of the charging technology for the third generation of cars in the series
Formula E agrees partnership with Chinese video platform Kuaishou
Formula E and Tencent-backed Chinese short video platform Kuaishou have announced the launch of a 'strategic alliance'
F1-Formula E merger a long-term possibility, says Agag
Alejandro Agag, the founder and chief executive of electric vehicle racing series Formula E, has suggested that a merger with Formula 1 could be on the cards in the long-term future
Formula E to finish season with six-race swing in Berlin
The Formula E electric car-racing series will resume in August with six races in nine days at Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport.
Formula E seeks ‘five or six races’ to end season
The Formula E electric car-racing series is seeking to end its 2019-20 season with five or six races, with founder and chairman, Alejandro Agag, stating that behind closed doors events would not seriously…
Formula E suspends season as WRC and FIM Motocross hit
The Formula E electric car-racing series, together with the International Automobile Federation (FIA), has moved to temporarily suspend its season for two months due to the coronavirus outbreak