6th April 2022 -
The Randox Grand National, from Aintree
Racecourse in the UK, will enjoy truly worldwide TV exposure on Saturday, with around 30
broadcasters showcasing the world’s most famous Jumps race to all corners of
the globe.
Forty runners and
riders will take on 30 unique fences in the four-and-a-quarter mile marathon, with
all eyes no doubt on Rachael Blackmore and her bid to win back-to-back Grand
Nationals on Minella Times.
Working with Aintree’s owners, Jockey Club
Racecourses, Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and HBA Media have secured a wide
range of broadcasters, including several first-time takers.
These include Eclat (14 countries in South-East
Asia), NENT (Scandinavia), Watch4 (Germany, Switzerland and Austria) and Polsat
(Poland), while Wasu.TV and Sony Pictures Network will dedicate a special
one-hour show to the race in China and India respectively.
Blackmore’s quest can also be followed on selected airlines and cruise-lines, which will be showing live coverage via the Sport 24 network.
CNN will cover the race for its World Sport programme, CNN International’s flagship sports news programme, which reaches over 370 million households, while Trans World Sport, the leading global sports magazine programme, will offer the fixture added exposure. Coverage of the race will be widely available to news outlets across the world via Reuters.
More than 20,000 British troops and personnel serving overseas can enjoy ITV's coverage of the Randox Grand National via BFBS, who provide media services to the UK Armed Forces. It means the race will be broadcast over 16 times zones including the Middle East, Brunei, Germany, Gibraltar, Cyprus, Falklands, Canada South Sudan, Somalia, and Kenya, plus Royal Navy ships and sea.
Dickon White, Regional Director – North-West at the Jockey Club said: “The Randox Grand National is the biggest Jumps race in the world, if not the biggest race in the world, and merits a truly worldwide TV audience - which I’m delighted to say is exactly what we’ve got. I hope our extensive list of broadcasters, both new and old to the event, enjoy one of the great sporting spectacles.”
List of TV broadcasters include:
Broadcasters in North and South America, plus the Caribbean : TVG, NYRA (US); Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, HPI (Canada); ESPN Star+ (50 countries in Latin America, Caribbean) and SportsMax (32 countries in Caribbean).
Africa, MENA and Sub-Continent : SuperSport (48 countries in Africa), Racing 240 (16 countries in Southern Africa), Dubai Racing Channel, Yas TV (both 17 countries in MENA), Sony Pictures Network (India)
Asia Pacific : Sky Thoroughbred Central (Australia), Trackside (New Zealand), Green Channel (Japan, highlights), Wasu.TV (China, highlights)
European broadcasters : ITV (UK); Racing TV (UK, Republic of Ireland); Virgin Media 1 (Republic of Ireland); Equidia (France); SilkNet (Georgia); NENT (Scandinavia), Polsat (Poland), Setanta (Baltics and Eurasia), SSport (Turkey)
RMG's TV channel, Racing TV, will also show the race in 10,000 pub and clubs in the UK and Ireland. Radio listeners will enjoy live coverage in the UK courtesy of BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT, while Racing TV Radio, which syndicates audio on behalf of Aintree Racecourse, will distribute to regional, national and international news stations.
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