The World Endurance Championship (WEC) has renewed its broadcast partnership with L'Équipe.
Confirmed:
- French broadcaster signs two-year extension with WEC and the 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Racing to remain on free-to-air (FTA) TV in France until 2025
Context:
The L'Équipe group, which encompasses TV channels, a website, application, newspaper and magazine, will publicise WEC. The newspaper and magazine L'Équipe will also offer exclusive editorial coverage throughout the year covering special WEC-related topics and interviews.
Furthermore, the L'Équipe website and app will offer fans real-time race results, rankings and action clips. L'Équipe live digital channels will broadcast the entire WEC season live in the TV area of the L'Équipe site and app.
Comment:
Frédéric Lequien, chief executive of WEC, said: “As we approach our biggest season yet with 14 manufacturers and the all-new LMGT3 category, it is fantastic to have extended our partnership with the team for a further two years. It is our goal to make the WEC as accessible as possible for our fans and being able to watch the events from home is key. L’Équipe’s impressive household reach and high-quality media coverage can certainly help us achieve this goal in France.”
Coming next:
Round one of the 2024 WEC season takes place in Doha, Qatar, from 1st to 3rd March.