FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) is moving into a new hybrid era for the 2022 season, which is set to bring fans a new-look production and added excitement to the sport’s 50th anniversary year. Rally Monza, taking place this weekend (19 to 21 November,) marks not only the end of the 2021 season but the […] More
The city of Rovaniemi attracted a star-studded line-up for the first ever Arctic Rally Finland powered by CapitalBox, with the world’s best rally drivers taking to the snowy roads of Lapland on the 26-28 February. The 2021 event was contested over ten stages totalling 251.08km in competitive distance and featured 56 entries representing 24 countries. This […] More
The FIA has paved the way for an exciting co-operation with the World Rally Championship Promoter Group for the promotion of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, and the pair are also pushing towards an electric future. The FIA and WRC Promoter will work together to implement the 2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship and look set […] More
World Rally Championship (WRC) is back on track with five rallies being held this year, starting with Rally Estonia in September. The post-lockdown rallies bring with them WRC Promotor’s plans for moving to full remote production for live output, a project that was put on hold in March as the pandemic took hold. In May […] More
FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) is set to talk about the challenges of televising its extreme events, from those held in Scandinavia to those further afield, alongside its technology partner, NEP at SVG Europe’s Nordic Summit in Bergan, Norway, on 12 March. From FIA World Rally we have Jared Grelet, communications manager at WRC Promoter, […] More
eSports has long been part of FIA World Rally Championship’s (WRC) global strategy, yet it has had to wait for technology to move forward to enable it to really go to town on the gamers. WRC has been in the gaming business significantly longer than many motorsports, comments Marc de Jong, director of business development […] More
Digital infrastructure provider, Tata Communications, has upgraded its Sponsorship of SVG Europe to Platinum. The company stated it is looking forward to increasing its profile in Europe through its new commitment to the association. Bijaya Basu, global head of sponsorships and media business marketing at Tata Communications, commented: “Tata Communications is pleased to not only […] More
FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) is a motorsport with a fast growing audience and increasing numbers of broadcasters taking up the mantel for rights, thanks to the promoter’s innovative take on live over the top (OTT) broadcasts and in-depth coverage of the season. Alongside broadcast technology partners NEP and Tata Communications, which is the official […] More
It’s been an interesting week for the World Rally Championship. Last Friday the FIA served notice to terminate its contract with the WRC’s promoter and global rights holder, North One Sport, and internet speculation since has Eurosport not only taking over broadcast duties for next week’s Monte Carlo Rally, but in fact inking a deal […] More
