Editing Formula One (section)

=== Television broadcasters ===
It was announced on 29 July 2011, that [[Sky Sports]] and the [[BBC]] would team up to show the races in F1 from 2012 to 2018. [[BSkyB|Sky]] launched a dedicated channel, [[Sky Sports F1]] which covered all races live without commercial interruption as well as live practice and qualifying sessions, along with F1 programming, including interviews, archive action and magazine shows.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://badgergp.com/2011/12/qa-with-sky-f1-a-chat-with-martin-david-and-ted/|title=Q&A with Sky F1|last=Mills|first=Adam|date=13 December 2011|work=Badger GP|access-date=21 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108034339/http://badgergp.com/2011/12/qa-with-sky-f1-a-chat-with-martin-david-and-ted/|archive-date=8 January 2012}}</ref> In 2012 the BBC broadcast live coverage of half of the races in the season.<ref>{{cite news | title = BBC reveals F1 coverage schedule for 2012 | work = BBC Sport | date = 25 November 2011 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/formula_one/15893254.stm | access-date = 25 November 2011 | archive-date = 25 November 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111125173432/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/formula_one/15893254.stm | url-status = live }}</ref> The BBC ended its television contract after the 2015 season, three years earlier than planned.<ref name="bbctoc4">{{cite news |last=Sweney |first=Mark |date=21 December 2015 |title=F1 snapped up by Channel 4 as BBC exits deal early |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/dec/21/formula-one-channel-4-bbc-deal |work=The Guardian |access-date=24 May 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731202843/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/dec/21/formula-one-channel-4-bbc-deal |url-status=live }}</ref> The free-to-air TV rights were picked up by [[Channel 4]] until the end of the 2018 season.<ref name="C4F1">{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/channel-4-becomes-terrestrial-home-of-formula-1 |title=Channel 4 becomes terrestrial home of Formula 1 |publisher=Channel 4 |date=21 December 2015 |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222115714/http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/channel-4-becomes-terrestrial-home-of-formula-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Sky Sports F1 coverage remained unaffected and [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] and [[BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra|5 Sports Extra]] coverage was extended until 2021.<ref>{{cite news|title=BBC to end Formula 1 television contract early|work=BBC News|date=21 December 2015|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35149963|access-date=21 December 2015|archive-date=21 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221113336/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35149963|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2022, BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra has rights to such coverage until 2024.<ref>{{cite news |date=18 March 2022 |title=BBC Secures UK Radio Rights For F1 |work=Sport Industry Group |url=https://www.sportindustry.biz/news/bbc-secures-uk-radio-rights-f1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318135119/https://www.sportindustry.biz/news/bbc-secures-uk-radio-rights-f1|archive-date=18 March 2022 }}</ref>

In south-east Asia, the middle east and north Africa, Formula One is broadcast by [[beIN Sports]]. In India, sessions are broadcast by streaming service [[FanCode]] and satellite television provider [[Tata Play]]. In China, the rights are held by [[Tencent]], [[Guangdong Television|Guangdong TV]] and [[Shanghai Television|Shanghai TV]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Broadcast Information |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/toolbar/broadcast-information.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210152612/https://www.formula1.com/en/toolbar/broadcast-information.html |archive-date=10 February 2019 |access-date=9 February 2019 |website=Formula1.com}}</ref>

In the United States, [[ESPN]] has held the rights since 2013, carrying the broadcast and commentary feed provided by Sky Sports UK.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Luke |date=2025-03-19 |title=Netflix? ESPN? Amazon? Why the race for F1’s U.S. TV rights could change the sport |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6129337/2025/02/12/f1-tv-rights-netflix-espn-amazon-streaming/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |work=[[The Athletic]] |language= |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Some races are also broadcast free-to-air on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] under the [[ESPN on ABC]] banner.{{Citation missing|date=May 2025}} According to [[The Athletic|''The Athletic'']], the fee paid by ESPN is estimated at $90 million per year as of 2025, with the current deal set to expire after the 2025 season.<ref name=":4" />

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the exclusive rights are held by [[Pay television|pay TV]] broadcaster [[Sky Sport (Germany)|Sky Sport]]. The rights were previously shared with free-to-air channel [[RTL (German TV channel)|RTL]] for many years, which had broadcast all Formula One qualifying and racing sessions since 1991, but lost its rights after the 2020 season due to being outbid by Sky Sport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Niemeier |first=Timo |date=2018-01-25 |title=Nach fast 30 Jahren: RTL steigt aus der Formel 1 aus |url=https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/78157/nach_fast_30_jahren_rtl_steigt_aus_der_formel_1_aus/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=DWDL.de |language=de}}</ref> Despite no longer holding the rights themselves, RTL has broadcast selected sessions on free-to-air television and its streaming service [[RTL+]] as part of various sublicensing agreements with Sky Sport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weis |first=Manuel |date=2021-03-05 |title=Formel 1 zurück bei RTL, Sky bekommt Europa-League-Rechte |url=https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/96092/formel_1_zurueck_bei_rtl_sky_zwei_europaleaguespiele_pro_woche/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=DWDL.de |language=de}}</ref>

In France, Formula One is currently broadcast by pay TV channel [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]], having renewed its broadcasting rights until 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediasportif.fr/2021/08/31/droits-tv-canal-prolonge-la-f1-jusquen-2024-et-la-moto-gp-jusquen-2029/|title=Droits TV : Canal+ prolonge la F1 jusqu'en 2024 et la Moto GP jusqu'en 2029 – MediaSportif|date=31 August 2021|access-date=14 October 2021|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029171706/https://www.mediasportif.fr/2021/08/31/droits-tv-canal-prolonge-la-f1-jusquen-2024-et-la-moto-gp-jusquen-2029/|url-status=live}}</ref>