Editing Dakar Rally (section)

==Television coverage==
The rally is broadcast on television in more than 190 countries. A live feed of the event and a roundup of each day's race progress is made into a 26-minute programme.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Media offers|url=https://www.dakar.com/en/the-competitors/practical-information/media-offers|website=www.dakar.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref> This has been commentated on by [[Toby Moody]] for ten years, and more recently by [[Neil Cole]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Toby Moody – Eurosport's MotoGP Commentator and Huge Cycling Fan|url=https://www.veloveritas.co.uk/2012/11/07/toby-moody-interview/|last=Williamson|first=Martin|date=2012-11-07|website=VeloVeritas|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref>

The rally organizers and their television crews provide 20 edit stations along the route for various countries to produce their own programmes about the rally. There are four TV helicopters, six stage cameras, and three bivouac crews to make over 1,000 hours of TV over the two-week period.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}

A 2006 television documentary ''[[Race to Dakar]]'' described the experiences of a team, including the English actor [[Charley Boorman]], in preparation for and entry into the 2006 Dakar Rally.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Charley Boorman's long and winding road|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/charley-boormans-long-and-winding-road-35697402.html|website=independent|date=11 May 2017 |language=en|access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref>

=== Broadcasters ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of TV broadcasters as of 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Dakar Broadcasters 2022 |url=https://www.dakar.com/en/dakar-world/therace/broadcast-2022 |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=www.dakar.com |language=en}}</ref>
![[Region]]
![[Country]]
![[TV Network]]
|-
| rowspan="17" |[[Western Europe]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|France}}
|[[France Info (TV channel)|Franceinfo]]
|-
|[[France 2]] / [[France 3]] / [[France 4]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |{{Flag|Spain}}
|[[La 1 (Spanish TV channel)|La 1]]
|-
|[[Teledeporte]]
|-
|[[TV3 (Catalonia)|TV3]]
|-
|[[Esport3]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|Netherlands}}
|[[RTL 4]]
|-
|[[RTL 7]]
|-
|{{Flag|Belgium}}
|[[VTM (TV channel)|VTM]]
|-
|
|[[RTBF]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|Austria}}
|[[ORF Sport +]]
|-
|[[ServusTV]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |{{Flag|Italy}}
|{{Ill|Sport Mediaset|lt=Sport Mediaset|it|Sport Mediaset|WD=}}
[[:it:Sport Mediaset]]
|-
|[[RAI]]
|-
|[[Sky Italia|Sky Sport 24]]
|-
|[[Italia 1]]
|-
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|[[ZDF]]
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Eastern Europe]]
|{{Flag|Estonia}}
|[[TV6 (Estonian TV channel)|TV6]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|Poland}}
|[[Polsat]]
|-
|[[TVP1]] / [[TVP2]] / [[TVN (Polish TV channel)|TVN]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{Flag|Czech Republic}}
|[[TV Nova (Czech Republic)|Nova]]
|-
|[[Prima televize|Prima]]
|-
|[[Czech TV]]
|-
|{{Flag|Lithuania}}
|[[LNK (television station)|LNK]]
|-
|{{Flag|Slovakia}}
|[[RTVS]]
|-
|[[Europe]]
|{{Flagicon|EU}} [[Europe|Pan-Europe]]
|[[Eurosport 2|Eurosport]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Middle East]]
|{{flagicon|unknown}} [[Middle East]]
|[[BeIN Sports]]
|-
|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|[[KSA Sport|SSC sport]]
|-
|[[Latin America]]
|{{flagicon|unknown}} [[Pan-Americanism|Pan-Latin America]]
|[[ESPN]]
|-
| rowspan="11" |[[Americas]]
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[MavTV]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/mavtv-airing-2024-dakar-rally-coverage/ | title=MAVTV Airing 2024 Dakar Rally Coverage (Updated) | date=15 December 2023 }}</ref>
|-
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[FloSports]]
|-
| rowspan="6" |{{Flag|Argentina}}
|[[:es:Canal 12 (Córdoba)|Canal 12 (Cordoba)]]
|-
|[[America TV]]
|-
|[[Televisión del Principado de Asturias 2|TPA]]
|-
|[[C5N]]
|-
|[[El Trece]]
|-
|[[Telefe]]
|-
|{{Flag|Brazil}}
|[[ESPN (Brazil)|ESPN]]
|-
|{{Flag|Colombia}}
|[[Caracol TV]]
|-
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|[[Fox Sports (Mexican TV network)|Fox Sports]]
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Asia]] and [[Oceania]]
|{{flagicon|unknown}} [[Asia]] and [[Oceania]]
|[[Eurosport|Eurosport Asia]]
|-
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|[[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]]
|-
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
|[[Sky Sport (New Zealand)|Sky Sport]]
|-
|{{Flag|China}}
|Zhibo.tv
|-
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|[[J Sports]]
|-
|{{Flag|India}}
|[[1Sports]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Africa]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|South Africa}}
|[[SABC]]
|-
|[[eNCA]]
|-
|{{flagicon|unknown}} [[Africa]]
|Supersoft
|-
| rowspan="6" |World
| rowspan="6" |{{flagicon|unknown}} World
|[[Red Bull TV]]
|-
|[[Motor Trend]]
|-
|[[Motorsport.com]]
|-
|[[France 24]]
|-
|[[24 Horas (Spanish TV channel)|Canal 24 Horas]]
|-
|[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]
|}