The Melbourne Cup Carnival, Australia’s famend horse racing occasion, is ready to acquire worldwide sports activities community insurance, marking a anciental improvement for the festival.
The centrepiece of the carnival, the Lexus Melbourne Cup, regularly noted as ‘The Race that Stops a Nation’, will take region on Tuesday, 7 November 2023 at Flemington Racecourse, providing an AU$8.4m (US$5.4m) prize pool.
The occasion may be provided via way of means of 25 broadcasters throughout 209 international locations and territories, with the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) generating a specialized international feed for its various audience.
HBA Media (HBA), the worldwide distribution employer committed to VRC, has accelerated distribution for the complete Melbourne Cup Carnival in 2023. Eight foremost networks will characteristic complete insurance of the VRC’s worldwide packages throughout the 4 days of the carnival.
Notably, FOX Sports will headline the distribution for the carnival days, achieving over 70 million houses withinside the USA.
Additionally, TransVision in Indonesia, Premier Sports in South East Asia and FanCode in India, may be broadcasting the carnival for the primary time, making sure insurance in Asia.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Sky Sports Racing will offer insurance In the United Kingdom and Ireland, even as ESPN and SuperSport will offer insurance in Africa and South and Central America. DMI will maintain showcasing the occasion withinside the Middle East and North Africa.
The information arrives after Ten Network’s selection to drop its bid to steady the Melbourne Cup broadcasting rights.
Ten Network were the reputable broadcaster of the Melbourne Cup Carnival seeing that 2019, signing a five-12 months deal really well worth approximately $100m. However, they determined to withdraw from the bidding process.