The ARG suite of categories, which includes the likes of TCR Australia, S5000, GT World Challenge Australia and Trans Am, will be shown live on Nine Network’s Stan Sport streaming service the year.
The deal, thought to be worth in the vicinity of $20 million over four years, replaces an existing deal with the Seven Network that included more traditional live free-to-air TV coverage.
Apart from the season-opening Race Tasmania event, which will be shown live on one of Nine’s TV channels, live coverage of the new-look ‘SpeedSeries’ will only be available to Stan Sport subscribers.
A subscription is worth $20 per month on the lowest tier plan.
FTA coverage will be limited to a mid-week, primetime highlights package on a Nine channel.
There will also be related coverage through Nine Entertainment’s wider network of media outlets, which includes the likes of major newspapers The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald and a nation-wide talk radio presence.
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