QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY WILL ENJOY RECORD TV EXPOSURE
Thursday, 17th October 2024 - QIPCO British Champions Day will enjoy record TV exposure with Britain’s most valuable day of horseracing to be aired on 40 networks, covering over 170 territories (compared to 30 in 150 in 2023).
Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and HBA Media (HBA), working with British Champions Series, have secured truly global coverage of the £4.1m raceday, which includes four Group 1 races, culminating with the QIPCO Champion Stakes, featuring the eagerly-anticipated clash between Economics and Calandagan.
For the first time, Fox Sports US will show the full card on its premier channel Fox Sports 1, while ESPN / Disney + and SuperSport will broadcast to their significant South American and African audiences.
The Far East will enjoy coverage via Green Channel (Japan) and HKJC, Cable TV, TVB and Now TV (Hong Kong), while the Middle East will be served by Dubai Racing Channel. First-time broadcasters include Racing.com (Australia), Sportsnet (Canada), Transvision (Indonesia), NTV (Mongolia) and Eurovision (Europe).
Audiences in UK and Ireland will be well served by ITV, Virgin Media, Racing TV and Sky Sports Racing.
Rod Street, CEO of British Champions Series, said: “All six races are set to be of the highest quality, and we are delighted that TV audiences from all corners of the globe will share in the excitement. Thank you to the teams at RMG and HBA for helping facilitate this record coverage.”
QIPCO British Champions Day is a feature of the Crown Jewels Racing (CJR) broadcast package, which showcases 18 of the best horseracing events in the world, all evenly spaced throughout the year. Broadcasters can elect to take the full world feed (produced by ITV) or the CJR ‘Golden Hour’ (produced by ITV, Racecourse Media Group and HBA Media) around the Group 1 QIPCO British Champions Stakes on Saturday 19th October (15:00pm to 16:15 BST). The CJR promo can be viewed here and the CJR Fantasy game is free to play at https://fantasy.crownjewelsracing.com.
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