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Sky Sports ties up exclusive Formula 1 deal

Formula 1 has opted to go exclusively with Sky Sports
Formula 1 has opted to go exclusively with Sky Sports

Formula One's future on terrestrial television appears all but over after Sky Sports announced it has agreed an exclusive contract to broadcast the sport from 2019.

Channel 4, new to the grid this season after the BBC surrendered its deal three years early, currently shares the broadcasting rights with Sky.

But its time in the sport looks set to be short-lived with Sky agreeing a six-year contract until 2024 to be the exclusive rights-holder in the UK and Ireland .

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