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Sainz deal sparks battle for Spanish TV rights

May 19 Spanish broadcasters are shaping up to fight over the Formula 1 television rights for 2021 and beyond. Movistar, owned by Telefonica, is the current broadcaster in Spain, but that contract is running out this year. And El Periodico newspaper claims that Dazn, a British sports streaming broadcaster that operates within Spain, wants to secure the next contract. "Our intention is to round off a great motorsport package including MotoGP, superbikes, the WRC, endurance and Dakar. F1 closes the circle and would give much more value to the whole package," a source close to Dazn said. But a Telefonica spokesman insisted that Movistar wants to keep the deal. "We have been...
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