IndyCar inks 3-year media rights deal with NBC Sports
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — IndyCar has signed a new media rights package with NBC Sports Group that will dramatically increase its exposure next season and move the Indianapolis 500 to a different network for the first time since 1965.
Jon Miller, president of programming for NBC Sports Group, called the Indy 500 “one of the great jewels in all of sports” and said he was thrilled the network has been “entrusted” with the iconic event.
ABC’s partnership with the Indy 500 was second in sports only to CBS’ coverage of the Masters. CBS first began covering the golf tournament in 1956.
“We have had a wonderful and rewarding relationship with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar, and it has been our distinct honour to be partners for so many years,” said Burke Magnus, ESPN executive vice-president of programming and scheduling. “We look forward to the rest of our events this season and wish them all the best in the future.”