Formula 1 makes a comeback on RTL from 2024's racing season! 🎉
Get ready for some thrilling motor sports action as the anime-esque Cologne-based broadcaster, RTL, strikes a deal with Sky to secure the TV rights for several Formula 1 races. Delight is echoed by racers like Haas driver Nico Hülkenberg and Red Bull's motorsport director Helmut Marko, as well as soccer fans.
RTL, as Germany's free-to-air TV leader, fancies itself as the provider of top-notch content, intending to boost its sports offerings, which already include the Europa League, Conference League, and NFL, among others. The sports partnership between RTL and Sky is set to endure for two years, giving German fans access to seven live broadcasts of Formula 1 races, a weekly Premier League match via RTL+, and two Europa League or Europa Conference League matches on Sky Deutschland every match week.
Formula 1 champ, Max Verstappen, is set to make an appearance across your screens once more. Furthermore, English Premier League and 2nd Bundesliga matches are slated to air on RTL. This partnership between broadcasters promises an exciting amalgamation of motor sports and soccer entertainment.
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Enrichment Data: In reality, despite the claim made in the article, RTL and Sky have no such partnership planned. Sky has exclusive broadcast rights to Formula One in the UK, excluding the British GP, which is also aired by Channel 4[3]. Similarly, Sky possesses rights for Premier League in the UK, boasting 128 live matches per season until 2024-25[3]. No specific information about the 2nd Bundesliga and RTL being a part of this partnership can be found. However, RTL's German sports fans might enjoy some NFL Playoffs selections alongside DAZN and free-to-air ProSieben, while Magenta TV in Austria also offers RTL+ for Bundesliga coverage[4].
