| The Randox Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in the UK will receive worldwide TV exposure on Saturday 5th April, with more than 30 broadcasters showcasing live the world’s most famous Jumps race to around 170 countries.
Working with The Jockey Club, which owns and operates Aintree Racecourse, Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and HBA Media have secured a wide range of broadcasters for the iconic race, which will see 34 runners and riders take on 30 unique fences over four-and-a-quarter miles.
Leading broadcasters such as SuperSport (Africa), ESPN (LATAM and Caribbean), Fanduel (US), Viaplay and Setanta (Europe) have signed up, while those showing the race for the first time include FanCode (160m users in India), Sportsnet (Canada), D-Smart (Turkey) and Charlton (Israel). Fox Sports will include highlights on its American network for the first time.
The race 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 flagship World Sport programme, which reaches over 350 million households, while Trans World Sport, the leading global sports magazine programme, will provide added exposure. Coverage of the race will also be widely available to news outlets across the world via Reuters.
Dickon White, Aintree and North West Regional Director at The Jockey Club, said: “We have a truly global television audience, as befits the most famous Jumps race on the planet, and we’re grateful to RMG and HBA Media for making that happen.
“We hope our audiences around the world enjoy the 177th running of the Randox Grand National and what is one of sport’s greatest spectacles.”
List of TV broadcasters include:
Asia and Australia: Green Channel* (Japan); Charlton (Israel); WeDo TV (South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia); Fancode (India); Sky Racing, Racing.com, Trackside (Australasia)
Africa and Middle East: Dubai Racing Channel, (MENA); SuperSport, Racing 240, Gallop (Africa)
Americas and Caribbean: NYRA, Fox Sports*, Fanduel (US); Sportsnet (Canada); ESPN / Star+ (South America and Caribbean)
Europe: Eurovision, Viaplay (pan Europe); Equidia online (France); EQUTV, Ippica (Italy); Polsat (Poland); ITV, Racing TV (UK, Republic of Ireland); Setanta (Eurasia and Baltics); SilkNet (Georgia); D-Smart (Turkey); Virgin Media (Republic of Ireland); and WeDo (Germany, Switzerland and Austria)
Global, News and Magazine programming: Sport 24 (planes and ships), CNN International, Reuters, TransWorld Sports
*recording
Broadcasters have the choice of taking the World Feed, Track Feed (which allows broadcasters to insert their own presentation) and a Crown Jewels Racing feed which features the Randox Grand National alongside the Dubai World Cup in a special three-and-a-half-hour programme, produced by RMG.
RMG’s own TV channel, Racing TV, will also show the race in 12,000 pubs and clubs in the UK and Ireland. Radio listeners will enjoy extensive live coverage in the UK courtesy of BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT 1 and 2. |
