Ten Sports To Bring MotoGP To India, Introduce New Racing League

The avenue for non-cricket sports properties like kabaddi, tennis, wrestling, and football, "which saw a great start last year is set to grow bigger," according to Herman Gomes of INDIAN TELEVISION. The newest entrant "is the niche sport Moto Grand Prix popularly known as MotoGP." Ten Sports "has inked a five year deal with the sports property." Previously, MotoGP "was a non exclusive property shared by three sports networks; Star India, Neo Sports and Ten Sports." But "with the new deal coming in place and the two partners reaching a fine print, Ten Sports has gained an exclusive deal with Moto GP" beginning on Feb. 1. There "will also be a set of new programming and races wrapped around it including studio produced shows to propel the sport’s popularity in India." The network "is also looking to foray into introducing a new racing league in the country" (INDIAN TELEVISION, 1/28).