Rally.TV is the over-the-top official media service provider of the World Rally Championship, European Rally Championship and World Rallycross Championship that jointly provided by WRC Promoter GmbH and Rallycross Promoter GmbH, distributed digitally on connected TVs, smartphones, tablets, and on its website. A total of four languages are available for commentary.
Features
editThe website is available globally offering a subscription-based streaming service, with live coverage of each event of the World Rally Championship, European Rally Championship and World Rallycross Championship series, along with real-time GPS tracking, onboard videos of every rally, and 2.5 hours of on-demand highlights videos every rally event.[1]
Establishment
editRally.TV was established in 2014, when the service was known as WRC+. WRC+ subscription OTT service was providing a couple of live stages per event, including the Power Stage at the end of each rally. With the introduction of WRC+ ALL Live in 2018, for the first time in the championship's history, every special stage from each round was shown as it happens, allowing the fans to follow the FIA World Rally Championship much better in 2018.[2][3] The first rally that streamed all stages live was Rally Monte Carlo in January 2018.[4][5]
WRC plus service plans are divided into two price tiers; the lowest includes limited access to the live coverage and the highest, allows access to all live coverage produced during rally event. Both are available on a monthly or yearly basis.[6]
In January 2019, WRC+ All Live, launched live coverage with live commentary in Spanish for all live stages.[7] German and Japanese were available since the 2021 Croatia Rally.[8]
In August 2023, WRC+ was rebranded to Rally.TV by WRC Promoter GmbH, which featured two more series, European Rally Championship and World Rallycross Championship.[9]
References
edit- ^ "WRC+ is the new way to watch rally". Red Bull GmbH. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Motorsport: Major live TV upgrade for World Rally Championship coverage". www.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "World Rally Championship launches live streaming service". www.sportmedia.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "World Rally Championship unveils 'pioneering' broadcast plan". www.sportbusiness.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Broadcast breakthrough to live-stream all WRC Rally Australia stages in 2018". www.rally.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "WRC's Live Coverage Revolution in 2018". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "WRC+ All Live launches in Spanish". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "WRC+ All Live adds German and Japanese commentary". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Evans, David (18 August 2023). "WRC Promoter launches Rally.TV". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.