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CBS Sports to broadcast three race package of MotoGP  races

As MotoGP continues its growth across the world,  three races will be 
broadcast on network television across the United States  this summer after an 
agreement was reached between CBS Sports and MotoGP’s  commercial rights-holder, 
Dorna Sports. This agreement represents the most  extensive free-to-air 
television package that MotoGP races have ever enjoyed in  the US, and is a further 
indication of the growing popularity of the sport  across the nation.

CBS Sports will broadcast races from the heart of the  MotoGP season. 
Coverage starts with the hugely attended Grand Prix from  Barcelona on June 10 
(1:30-2:30 p.m., ET), and is closely followed by MotoGP’s  most traditional race 
from the TT Circuit in Assen, Netherlands on June 30  (2:00-3:00 p.m., ET), with 
the third race coming from the Sachsenring, Germany  on July 15 (1:00-2:00 
p.m., ET). The race telecasts will include not only the  thrilling race coverage 
but will also include exciting features, news and  interviews as well as the 
sophisticated information and graphics package that  helps race fans follow the 
exciting action.

Additionally, the race  coverage will include production elements that are 
unique to MotoGP and  highlight the exhilarating and daring nature of the sport 
and its competitors.  Chief among these elements will be the incredible 
on-board cameras that show the  race from the point of view of the riders 
themselves. Fans seeing these heroes  making turns at high speeds and just inches off 
the ground will be amazed at the  skill and accuracy that these riders posses.

“With the growth of this  emerging sport, we are more than pleased to be 
bringing our viewers all the  high-speed excitement of MotoGP,” said Rob Correa, 
Sr. Vice President,  Programming, CBS Sports.

“We are proud to be associated with CBS Sports,  a real home for American 
sports, and it just shows how far MotoGP has come in  the last few years,” said 
Manel Arroyo, Managing Director, Dorna Sports. “The  growth of the sport in the 
United States is one of Dorna’s key goals, and this  deal will help us 
showcase the thrills and excitement of MotoGP to a mainstream  audience right across 
the country.”

MotoGP is the world’s premier  motorcycle championship, featuring the best 
racers on the planet riding  multi-million dollar, prototype machines that can 
reach speeds in excess of  200mph. MotoGP takes its glamorous circus to all 
corners of the globe. The  machines produce more than 200 horsepower and weigh in 
at just 325lb (148kg),  demanding the ultimate in riding skill.

MotoGP received a big boost in  the US with the performances from the Nicky 
Hayden, the ‘Kentucky Kid’. Hayden,  who won his first MotoGP event at the 
2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix in Laguna  Seca, California, took his crowning 
glory in 2006 when he won two races on his  way to becoming the new MotoGP World 
Champion.

Currently MotoGP TV  broadcasts reach 207 countries, with 184 of those in 
live or same day delayed  format. An average of 142 million spectators see the 
live/SDD broadcasts, with a  total average audience per GP of 311 million 
viewers. In 2006, an estimated 5.2  billion people around the world tuned into 
MotoGP races.

Helping to make  the deal possible between the two parties was Van Wagner 
Sports Group who serves  as the U.S. free-to-air television agent for MotoGP. In 
addition to negotiating  the television agreement between CBS Sports and 
MotoGP, Van Wagner will handle  the advertising sales for the telecasts as well as 
coordinating production  aspects.

The program itself will be produced by Dorna using CBS Sports  talent, as 
well as expert analysis being brought by America’s former World  Champion and 
MotoGP Legend Kevin Schwantz.

MotoGP returned to network  television in the United States last season with 
the network telecast special of  the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix from Laguna 
Seca, an agreement negotiated by Van  Wagner Sports Group and produced by Dorna.




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