List of Superleague Formula broadcasters

This is a list of Superleague Formula broadcasters, that is, a list of broadcasting networks and media outlets which have shown coverage of Superleague Formula. Superleague Formula is covered regularly by such publications as Autosport magazine as well as offering applications such as live timing and live race video streaming from its official website. The series also operates several official social networking websites for its fans, including Twitter and Facebook. This list is accurate up to and including the final round of the 2010 championship at Navarra.

2008 International broadcasters

  • Portugal: TVI
  • Russia: 7TV
  • Spain: Cuatro
  • Sweden: Viasat Motor

In addition Superleague Formula was also broadcast on many of the participating club's own networks including:

  • A.C. Milan: Milan Channel
  • Borussia Dortmund: BVB TV
  • SC Corinthians: Timão TV

  • CR Flamengo: Fla TV
  • FC Basel: FCB Internet TV
  • Galatasaray S.K.: Galatasaray TV

  • Rangers F.C.: Rangers TV
  • R.S.C. Anderlecht: RSCA TV
  • Sevilla FC: Sevilla TV
  • An average of 6 million fans per race watched the 2008 Superleague Formula season.[1] Superleague Formula's inaugural race at Donington Park was seen in 62 countries by a viewing audience of 100,000 people. 34,000 fans attended the last race of the season at Jerez, broadcast live in 70 countries.[2]

2009 International broadcasters

Country / Region TV Network
World Superleagueformula.com (Live races)
Africa Setanta Sports (Live races)
Asia ESPN Star, CNBC (Race highlights)
 Australia Setanta Sports (Live races), SBS,
Nine Network, Fox Sports (Race highlights)
 Belgium EXQI Sport (Live races)
 Brazil TV Esporte Interativo (Live races)
 Canada Setanta Sports (Same day delay Sunday races)
Caribbean Setanta Sports (Same day delay Sunday races)
 Cyprus MyVision (Live races)
 Denmark TV3+ (Live races)
 France Direct 8, OLTV (Race highlights)
 Greece Sport+ (Live races), ET1 (Race highlights)
 India ESPN Star Sports (Race highlights)
Country / Region TV Network
 Ireland Setanta Sports (Live races)
Middle East Abu Dhabi Sports Channel (Live races)
 Netherlands RTL (Race highlights)
 Norway Viasat Motor (Live races)
 Portugal TVI 24 (Live races)
 Spain Canal+, Cuatro (TV channel) (Live races)
 Sweden Viasat Motor (Live races)
  Switzerland SSF (Race highlights)
 Turkey Galatasaray TV (Live races)
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Sports Channel (Live races)
 United Kingdom British Eurosport 2 (Live races)
 United States Setanta Sports (Same day delay Sunday races)
Rest of Europe Eurosport 2 (Live races and highlights),
CNBC (Race highlights)
  • For the 2009 Superleague Formula season, the races were broadcast in 62 countries to a reach of 100 million people.[3]
  • Official race commentary on the SF World Feed same from Ben Edwards and Bruce Jouanny for every round of the season. Jonathan Green and Martin Haven have also featured in the commentary box. Ben Constanduros and Warren Pole were the pitlane reporters and interviewers.

2010 International broadcasters
  • Prior to the opening round of the 2010 Superleague Formula season, Superleague Formula got a media deal with The NewsMarket to distribute video content to 25,000 global media outlets in over 190 countries for the duration of the season.[4]
  • The races had four different commentators on the SF World Feed: Ben Edwards spoke at six rounds, Martin Haven commentated at Silverstone and the Chinese races, Jonathan Green was at Jarama and John Hindhaugh did the Adria and Portimão rounds. Abi Griffiths became the new pitlane reporter, replacing Ben Constadanduros and Warren Pole. Co-commentators were Bruce Jouanny (rounds 1–6, 9, 11), Earl Bamber (rounds 7–8), María de Villota (round 8), Ho-Pin Tung (round 10) and Andy Soucek (Beijing round).[5]

2011 International broadcasters
  • Motors TV will screen live coverage of all twelve rounds of the 2011 season to viewers in Europe, having signed a deal for the first time with the series.[6]
  • Superleague Formula will be available to broadcast into as many as 400 million households worldwide for 2011. Deals have been struck with over 180 global territories to show live and delayed coverages of races in the series. Qualifying and the races, in partnership with Endemol Sport, will also still be shown live via the SF World Feed, as per in previous years.[7]

References
  1. http://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24,56199,Superleague-Formula-will-be-broadcast-in-Japan,news.htm
  2. "Reception of Superleague Formula's first season consolidates the championship for 2009". superleagueformula.com. Superleague Formula. 2008-12-17. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2010-01-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Superleague Formula by Sonangol revs up video presence with www.thenewsmarket.com". superleagueformula.com. Superleague Formula. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  5. Bradley, Charles (2010-10-14). "Bamber bags the Beijing bounty". Autosport. Vol. 202 no. 2. Haymarket Publications. p. 53. In a twist of irony, Soucek, whose Flamengo machine was totalled, took over the TV commentary duties that Bamber was supposed to be doing!
  6. "Motors TV secures live Superleague Formula coverage for 2011". superleagueformula.com. Superleague Formula. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  7. "Superleague Formula Nations Cup available in over 400m TV households for 2011 season". superleagueformula.com. Superleague Formula. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
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