Indycar paves international track

Indycar will open the 2019 season flush with new deals that will bring racing action to around 100 countries. Driven by Indycar Media, nations reaching agreements to broadcast INDYCAR content in 2019 include Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Spain, Sweden, France, New Zealand and Brazil. Canada’s deal with Sportsnet will see fans now able to consume NTT IndyCar Series races and qualifying sessions on SN NOW+, Sportsnet’s direct-to-consumer platform. In the UK, NTT IndyCar Series races, practices and qualifying sessions will air on Sky Sports F1. In addition to full-season coverage on linear pay television in Japan and Spain, the Indianapolis 500 also will air on free-to-air television in both countries with NHK and #Vamos (Movistar), respectively. INDYCAR will expand into the Nordics in 2019, and NTT IndyCar Series races can be seen live on Viasat channels in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway. Meanwhile, DAZN will show NTT IndyCar Series races in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Brazil.

Stateside, NBC Sports begins its first full season as the home of Indycar with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday at 1:30p and pre-race coverage at 12:30p with Countdown to Green on NBCSN. NBC Sports’ lead Indycar broadcast team of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst), and Paul Tracy (analyst) will have the call

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