Earlier this week, the reported that Apple was in active negotiations to acquire the streaming rights for Formula 1 in the United States.now builds on that report and says that “barring a last-minute change,” Apple is poised to secure this deal.From today’s report: Following the report on Tuesday, reported that Apple had submitted an offer over between $150 million and $200 million per year for the rights to F1 streaming in the US.
ESPN currently holds those rights and pays around $90 million annually.ESPN’s deal expires after this F1 season, so Apple is set to take the wheel starting with the 2026 season.If the deal goes through, it will mark a significant expansion of Apple’s sports ambitions.
Currently, Apple TV+ is the exclusive home for all Major League Soccer games.Apple TV+ also streams exclusive MLB games each week through its Friday Night Baseball broadcast.It’s also a big brand synergy opportunity for Apple, following its successful debut of F1: The Movie last month.
There are, of course, many questions about how Apple will stream F1.Presumably it will exist alongside Apple TV+ and MLS Season Pass as a separate streaming package.It’s also unclear what the deal will mean for F1 TV, as we questioned earlier this week.
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