Apple and Formula One announce a five-year US media rights deal for all races, starting in 2026; sources: Apple is paying ~$140M/year, up from ESPN's ~$85M/year
and no one saw it coming BBC : Apple wins US F1 TV rights in $750m deal Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times : F1 races to air exclusively on Apple TV next year Timi Cantisano / Android Police : YouTube TV viewers are left in the dust as Formula 1 moves to Apple TV Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac : Apple announces F1 races are coming exclusively to Apple TV in the US Ryan Glasspiegel / Front Office Sports : Cadillac F1 CEO Dan Towriss Defends $700 Million Apple Deal Matt Reigle / OutKick : Formula 1 Moves to Apple TV in 2026, Marking Bold Shift Away From Traditional TV Lee Freitag / CBR : Apple TV Seals F1's Fate Ahead of Streaming Debut Ken Kerschbaumer / Sports Video Group : Apple Lands Five-Year Deal for F1 Distribution in the U.S. Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net : Apple grabs U.S. broadcast rights to Formula 1 Kevin Rutherford / Frontstretch : Formula 1 Moving U.S. Broadcasts to Apple Adam Wells / Bleacher Report : F1, Apple TV Announce Historic Conract Reportedly for $700M in 2026 Move from ESPN Motorsport Technology : Apple becomes official broadcast partner for Formula One in the USA Chris Medland / RACER : Apple confirmed as F1's new U.S. broadcaster Steve McCaskill / BlackBook Motorsport : F1 confirms ‘US$750m’ US broadcast deal with Apple Filip Cleeren / Motorsport.com : What Apple can offer F1 and what its US deal says about the future Pablo Elizalde / Motor Sport Magazine : Will Apple TV fight for Sky F1 rights after exclusive $700m US deal? Gary Gastelu / American Cars And Racing : You'll Need An Apple TV Subscription To See Cadillac And Ford In Formula 1 Next Year Jack Marsh / Supercar Blondie : Apple secures colossal $750 million deal for F1 broadcast rights in the US from 2026 Philip Watson / CGMagazine : Apple TV And Formula 1 Make It Official, Streaming Service Is F1's New Exclusive Broadcast Partner Filip Cleeren / Motorsport.com : What happens to F1 TV, and answers to other questions on Apple's US deal James Allen / Motorsport.com : F1 partnering with Apple for US broadcast is seismic for the series Mike Booth / Driven : Apple wins US F1 TV rights from 2026 in five year deal Nate Saunders / ESPN : Formula 1 announces new Apple TV U.S. broadcast deal Sports Business Journal : F1's Lewis Hamilton hails U.S. GP's surge in interest Chris Smith / Stuff : Apple TV is the new home of F1 in the US Luke Smith / The Athletic : Inside Formula One's leap to Apple TV to reach the ‘minds of American fans’ Bevin Fletcher / StreamTV Insider : Apple TV streamer revs with F1 rights deal, Peacock bundle The Hollywood Reporter : Formula 1 Officially Speeds to Streaming as Apple Lands U.S. Media Rights Samuel Agini / Financial Times : Apple signs $700mn deal for US Formula 1 rights Imran Hussain / iThinkDifferent : Apple becomes exclusive U.S. broadcast partner for Formula 1 on Apple TV Steve McCaskill / SportsPro : Apple agrees ‘US$750m’ deal for F1's US broadcast rights Derek Malcolm / How-To Geek : Apple TV Snags Exclusive Rights to Formula 1 in the U.S., Starting Next Year David Rumsey / Front Office Sports : Apple Officially Taking F1 Rights From ESPN in $700M Deal iClarified : Apple TV Becomes Exclusive U.S. Home for Formula 1 Starting in 2026 Andrew Marchand / The Athletic : F1 must now navigate the slipstream of Apple's previous media deals with MLB, MLS M.G. Siegler / Spyglass : The Checkered Flag is Out, Apple Finally Takes F1 Rights Jonathan M. Gitlin / Ars Technica : Apple pays $750 million for US Formula 1 streaming coverage Satyendu Mohapatra / Appleosophy : Apple Grabs Broadcasting Rights for Formula 1 in the US from 2026 Jason Aten / Inc : Apple's F1 Deal Includes Something I Didn't Expect. It Makes Perfect Sense John Quintet / iPhone in Canada : Apple Just Stole Formula 1—Every Race Now Streams Only on Apple TV Joseph De Avila / Wall Street Journal : Apple Secures Formula One U.S. Streaming Rights Corbin Bolies / The Wrap : Apple and F1 Strike $750 Million 5-Year US Streaming Rights Deal Jesse Hollington / iDrop News : Apple Crosses the Finish Line in F1 Streaming Deal Jonny Evans / Apple Must : Apple becomes official US Formula 1 broadcast partner in Apple TV deal Caleb Jacobs / The Drive : Goodbye ESPN: F1 Is Going to Apple TV Exclusively Next Year Malcolm McMillan / Tom's Guide : Apple TV just announced Formula 1 is coming next year, including free races for non-subscribers Jeff Dodge / Screen Rant : Apple TV Secures 5-Year F1 Streaming Deal Following Brad Pitt Film's $629M Success Oliver Haslam / Redmond Pie : F1 Live Streaming Coming To Apple TV Thanks To New Partnership Madeline Coleman / The Athletic : What will F1 on Apple TV look like? Everything we know, and lingering questions CNBC : CNBC Sport: Full interview with Apple's Eddy Cue on the company's sports playbook Sara Fischer / Axios : Apple and F1 strike five-year U.S. media rights deal John Finn / Streaming Better : Apple TV Will Be The Exclusive U.S. Home Of F1 Races From Next Year Dan Moren / Six Colors : Apple strikes five year deal for Formula 1 rights David Satin / The Streamable : Apple officially announces F1 deal Ed Hardy / Cult of Mac : Apple takes the wheel as Formula 1 exclusive US broadcast partner Jon Lewis / Sports Media Watch : F1, Apple, officially announce five-year deal Aisha Malik / TechCrunch : Apple and Formula 1 ink 5-year US streaming deal, bringing all races to Apple TV Laurent Giret / Thurrott : Apple TV to Stream All Formula 1 Races in the US Starting Next Year Joseph Wolkin / Forbes : Formula 1 Inks 5-Year Broadcast Partnership With Apple TV Engadget : Apple is the new home for F1 racing in the US starting in 2026 Julian Clover / Broadband TV News : Apple secures exclusive US Formula 1 rights on Apple TV from 2026 Barrett Media : Apple Announces Five-Year Exclusive Media Rights Deal With F1 in the United States Terrence O'Brien / The Verge : Apple TV will be the only place to watch F1 in the US, starting next year Reuters : Apple clinches exclusive US media rights for F1 races under five-year deal Jacob Krol / TechRadar : Go go go - Apple TV is the official home of F1 races and more in the United States, starting in 2026 Ben Nagle / Daily Mail : Apple seals eyewatering $140m-a-year deal with Formula 1 to steal US TV rights away from ESPN Ben Axelrod / Awful Announcing : Apple officially announces deal to become U.S. home of F1 Ann Cao / South China Morning Post : Alibaba confident AI tools will drive sales and empower Singles' Day shoppers Michael Simon / Macworld : Apple TV inks 5-year deal to air all F1 races Sahil Kapur / NBC News : Formula 1 returns to U.S. as championship fight heats up in the final stretch of 2025 Victor Wynne : F1 in the U.S. will be exclusively on Apple TV starting next year X: @f1multiviewer : Not only did Apple give all their subscribers free F1 TV, they didn't cheap out and gave everyone the highest tier, Premium, not Pro. This is a great example and hopefully other rights holders like Sky Sports will follow their example! @clabel_ : For a series that has tried its best not to mimic NASCAR in making horrific decisions, F1 somehow got an even worse broadcast deal for the US market. Trung Phan / @trungtphan : Apple won the US F1 TV rights for $750m over 5 years, mere months after the film “F1” made $630m (an Apple record). This is an incredible corproate comeback after Tim Cook completely mailed it in that time F1 asked him to wave the checkered flag at a race. [Video of Tim Cook from 2022 of Tim Cook waving a flag at USGP] Anshel Sag / @anshelsag : Wow, that's a huge deal. Explains why Apple didn't bid on MLB. @f1techy : That's great news! We actually need a healthy competition. Everyone should strive to deliver the best broadcasting and content with the most information. And that's another subscription for me. Joe Pompliano / @joepompliano : BREAKING: Apple TV has signed a 5-year deal with Formula 1 for its exclusive media rights in the US. Here's what you need to know 👇 1. Apple TV is replacing ESPN as F1's exclusive broadcast partner in the United States. ESPN was most recently paying $90 million annually, with reports indicating that Apple TV will now pay $140 million per year (+55%)... Alex Sherman / @sherman4949 : An update to the story for all of your F1 racing fans: I'm told F1 on Apple TV will have F1 TV and Sky broadcast announcers. Sigmund Judge / @sigjudge : Today's @Apple and @F1 announcement has me extremely excited, and folding all practice, qualifying, sprint sessions, and Grands Prix into US Apple TV subscriptions is a huge surprise. Innovating the fan experience is an easy win for Apple. SharePlay, multiview, second-screen, immersive video.... Integrate, promote, and expand upon those foundations. Vincenzo Landino / @vincenzolandino : Adding more context to viewership/pricing ⬇️ ESPN has ~61 million households coming via cable, and then another ~25 million via ESPN+. ESPN+ costs $11.99/month or you need cable ~$45/month. Estimates have Apple TV somewhere around the 45 million subscriber mark, which Apple execs claim is “significantly higher.” Apple TV costs $12.99/month, and will INCLUDE F1TV Premium, which is currently $16.99/month @brakehardblog : It feels like F1 is really overestimating their popularity. People watched on ESPN because they already had ESPN. Now you want them to buy another streaming service. (Apple TV does have phenomenal shows/content though) @cadillac_f1 : .@Apple 🤝 @F1 Leading with innovation, driven by the fans 🖤 [image] @f1media : Formula 1 has announced an exciting and innovative five-year partnership with @AppleTV to become the sport's exclusive U.S. broadcast partner from 2026... @f1multiviewer : This is great news for US-based F1 fans! “F1 TV Premium, F1's own premier content offering, will continue to be available in the U.S. via an Apple TV subscription only and will be free for those who subscribe.” This means that you get MultiViewer for free when you get ATV+! Brad Lynch / @sadlyitsbradley : Apple's Eddy Cue talks about how Vision Pro is an important piece of their desire for acquiring sports rights, after announcing their exclusive partnership with Formula 1 racing He highlights the Lapz.io indie app and their recent F1 Apple Immersive Video @espnpr : A statement from ESPN on Formula 1: ["We're incredibly proud of what we and Formula 1 accomplished together in the United States and look forward to a strong finish in this final season. We wish F1 well in the future."] @appletv : Formula 1 has a new home in the US. Watch every Grand Prix of the 2026 season live on Apple TV. Don't miss it. [video] Stephen Robles / @stephenrobles : Wow, Apple really did it. Apple TV will be the exclusive partner for F1 in the U.S. 5 year deal. “Apple TV will deliver coverage of F1, with all practice, qualifying, Sprint sessions, and Grands Prix to Apple TV subscribers.” Seems whatever they paid Brad Pitt was worth it 🏎️ [image] Alex Sherman / @sherman4949 : Apple is paying about $140m per year for F1. ESPN had been paying about $85m per year on average, I'm told. All the news here — Apple finally makes F1 official. All US races to the platform at no extra cost beyond the Apple TV subscription beginning in 2026. Alex Sherman / @sherman4949 : On the heels of Apple going public with its F1 announcement — here is my interview with Apple's Eddy Cue from Wednesday in full: https://www.cnbc.com/... Benjamin Mayo / @bzamayo : F1 is part of the base Apple TV subscription, unlike the add-on MLS Season Pass model ... wonder if MLS will also be rolled into base sub soon. LinkedIn: Magnus Svensson : Apple and Formula 1 today announced a five-year partnership that will bring all F1 races exclusively to Apple TV in the United States beginning next year. … Kelly Mengel : Starting in 2026, Apple TV will be the official U.S. broadcaster of Formula 1! As part of this new partnership, my team at Apple … William Rusack : Hugely exciting announcement, not just because I'm an F1 Fan, but because it marks one of the most thrilling partnerships and brings even more sport through Apple! … Dan Rayburn : Apple's deal with Formula 1 is official, and the F1 TV Premium service will not be going away. Apple and Formula 1 have announced a five-year partnership … Bluesky: M.G. Siegler / @mgsiegler.com : Just about a year ago, then doubling down last Feb... 🏎️ spyglass.org/netflix-f1-r... [embedded post] Scott Barlow / @jsbarlow : Huh. Canadian sports channel TSN better keep the Sky feed. [embedded post] Mastodon: Christopher Lawley / @ChrisLawley@mastodon.social : There it is, Apple is the exclusive broadcast partner for Formula 1. I've really enjoyed F1 TV, but I'll be curious how Apple does it. — Hey Apple PR, I really love F1 and will totally make a video if you invite me to a race. — https://www.apple.com/... 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