IndyCar Rumors

Spanish Race fans will only be able to watch Alonso’s Indy bid over the internet

Looks like very few fans in Spain will see the 2019 Indy 500 featuring Fernando Alonso as they will have to pay for a subscription to watch it on their PC or iPhone
Looks like very few fans in Spain will see the 2019 Indy 500 featuring Fernando Alonso as they will have to pay for a subscription to watch it on their PC or iPhone

DAZN is close to acquiring Spanish media rights to the World Rally Championship (WRC) and the IndyCar series, according to a report by Spanish newspaper El Español.

The move would see the over-the-top (OTT) subscription service add to its domestic motorsport package in Spain, which already includes rights to MotoGP and the Superbike World Championship (WSB) from 2019.

The streaming platform entered the Spanish market in November when it acquired rights to the Premier League, English soccer’s top flight, for three years from the beginning of next season.

Miles new international TV deal will see far fewer fans watching IndyCar races than we hoped for. Over The Top (OTT) subscription services get only the hardest of hard core fans. ESPN International had the race on Moviestar, a cable channel in 2017 when 445K viewers tuned in. A few thousand viewers might see the race in Spain in 2019
Miles' new international TV deal will see far fewer fans watching IndyCar races than we hoped for. Over The Top (OTT) subscription services get only the hardest of hard core fans. ESPN International had the race on Movistar, a cable channel, in 2017 when 445K viewers tuned in.

The company, which already holds WRC rights in Italy, also carries rights in Spain to EuroLeague Basketball until the end of the 2022/23 campaign.

The new IndyCar season will see the return of two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso to its landmark event, the Indy 500, with McLaren Racing’s Spanish driver looking to complete the Triple Crown of Motorsport.

According the El Español report, DAZN is finalizing negotiations with the rights owners and will announce its full portfolio next month to coincide with race testing ahead of the start of the 2019 MotoGP season.