Formula 1®, TSN, and RDS Announce Multi-Year Media Rights Extension

– TSN and RDS’s long-standing partnership with Formula 1® extended through the 2024 season –
– In addition to exclusive Canadian broadcast rights to the entire FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, fans can choose to watch a multitude of all-new F1 feeds including onboard cameras, Driver Tracker, the Pit Lane feed , and more –
– Canada’s biggest motorsport event of the year, the CANADIAN GRAND PRIX, airs June 12-14 on TSN and RDS –

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TORONTO (March 2, 2020) – In the lead-up to the 2020 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™ season, a new multi-year media rights extension was announced today by Formula 1^®, TSN, and RDS, ensuring that Bell Media’s sports networks continue to be the Canadian home of Formula 1 through the 2024 season. TSN and RDS will continue to broadcast all Formula 1 races, as well as qualifying and practice sessions and encore presentations. This includes exclusive coverage of the CANADIAN GRAND PRIX – the most-watched motorsport event on Canadian soil. With the new agreement, TSN and RDS subscribers now have access to a multitude of F1 live feeds available at once through the networks’ digital platforms, including the Multiplex player on TSN.ca and RDS.ca, and through the TSN and RDS apps. These all-new feeds include:

Select Onboard Cameras
Pit lane Channel
Driver Tracker
Timing Channel

RDS delivers live coverage of every race, every qualifying session, and the comprehensive pre-race program SUR LA LIGNE DE DÉPART. The network’s coverage is led by the award-winning broadcast team of play-by-play commentator Pierre Houde alongside analyst Bertrand Houle. RDS also produces additional F1 programming, including:

F1 EXPRESS, a 30-minute program recapping each race
F1 MAGAZINE, comprising four original episodes chronicling the 2020 season, beginning prior to the first race of the season, the AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX, on Sunday, March 15

“We are delighted to continue our partnership with Bell Media and believe that both their French and English language broadcast capabilities through RDS and TSN bring Formula 1 to a wider audience within Canada,” said Ian Holmes, Director of Media Rights, Formula 1. “Our partnership continues to deliver impressive results with 2019 showing strong audience growth which is a very important part of our strategy to bring the excitement of F1 direct to fans.” “We’re thrilled to extend this long-standing, successful partnership, and expand our coverage of Formula One across all platforms for years to come,” said Shawn Redmond, Vice-President, TSN and Discovery. “With two Canadian drivers in the series and a newly expanded slate of in-race live feeds on our leading digital platforms, TSN subscribers can enjoy an even more immersive experience during every race of the season.” The 2019 season was the most-watched F1 season ever on TSN. Audiences across TSN and RDS for the 2019 F1 season grew 21% compared to 2018, and F1 coverage across the two networks reached nearly 5.3 million Canadian viewers in 2019. TSN’s SPORTSCENTRE and RDS’s SPORTS 30 as well as both networks’ digital platforms feature Formula 1 news and highlights throughout the season, with a special focus on the Canadian drivers. The award-winning Bell Media Agency will support the promotion of Formula 1 in Canada with a comprehensive suite of broadcast and digital creative featured across TSN’s linear and digital platforms. TSN and RDS have delivered Formula 1 coverage in Canada since 1992 and 1994, respectively. Source: Numeris, Total Canada, Live Races, Viewing Across TSN, RDS, RDS2, and RDS Info

About Formula 1^®

Formula 1® racing began in 1950 and is the world’s most prestigious motor racing competition, as well as the world’s most popular annual sporting series. The 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship™ runs from March to November and spans 22 races in 22 countries across five continents. Formula One World Championship Limited is part of Formula 1® and holds the exclusive commercial rights to the FIA Formula One World Championship™. Formula 1® is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LSXMA, LSXMB, LSXMK, BATRA, BATRK, FWONA, FWONK) attributed to the Formula One Group tracking stock. The F1 logo, F1 FORMULA 1 logo, FORMULA 1, F1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX, PADDOCK CLUB and related marks are trademarks of Formula One Licensing BV, a Formula 1 company. All rights reserved.

About TSN
TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and provides world-class content across its industry-leading platforms including five national television feeds, TSN Direct, TSN.ca, and TSN Radio stations across the country. With a broad portfolio of multimedia sports assets, TSN delivers more championship events than any broadcaster in the country. The network’s deep and diverse roster of live sports programming includes the Grey Cup, IIHF World Junior Championship, Spengler Cup, Hockey Canada events, CFL, NFL, NBA, MLS, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets, Season of Champions Curling, FIFA World Cup™, UEFA EURO, CONCACAF Champions League, MLB, Golf’s Majors, NASCAR, F1, Grand Slam Tennis, UFC, NCAA March Madness, and Skate Canada events. TSN comes from Bell Media, Canada’s premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, digital, and Out-of-Home. More information about TSN is available at TSN.ca.

About RDS
RDS is Canada’s French-language sports broadcasting leader. In addition to its world-class content delivered across multiple platforms, including RDS, RDS2, RDS Info, RDS.ca and the RDS app, RDS offers the broadest portfolio of French-language sports programming in the world. Official broadcaster of the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators, CFL and Grey Cup, NFL and Super Bowl, MLB and World Series, NBA and the NBA Finals, Olympic Games until 2024, FIFA World Cup until 2026, exclusive French-language broadcaster of the Montreal Alouettes, Laval Rocket, Formula 1, RDS’s slate of channels present more than 4,000 hours of live programming each year, including UFC, the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship and World Junior Championship, NASCAR, PGA Tour golf including all four majors, ATP tennis, all four Grand Slam tournaments, Season of Champions Curling and Skate Canada events. RDS comes from Bell Media, Canada’s premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, digital, and Out-of-Home. More information about RDS is available at RDS.ca.

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