[TusharK]

Viacom18 has secured a deal with MotoGP to live stream the races exclusively on JioCinema and Sports18 in India.



Viacom18 will offer live presentations of the practice sessions on Friday and Saturday, qualifying and the Sprint on Saturday, followed by the race on Sunday. The coverable will begin with the grand prix of Portugal, which will be held on March 26, 2023.

The 2023 MotoGP season comprises of 21 races across 18 countries. More importantly, the world’s premier motorcycle race is coming to India this year. The 14th round will be held at the Buddh International Circuit on September 24, 2023. A total of 80 riders and 40 teams, including Moto2 and Motor3 classes, will take part in the race weekend.

Besides MotoGP, Viacom18 also has airing rights for Tata IPL, Tata WPL, Diamond League, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, NBA, LaLiga, Serie A, Ligue 1, and BWF events.

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[kap04]

So the 2023 season is not going to be streamed on Discovery+ ?

[Cyborg]

Originally Posted by kap04

So the 2023 season is not going to be streamed on Discovery+ ?

No. Currently the best choice seems to be Jio Cinema. Download the app and watch it free. It does not require a login or Jio cel number.

Cheers

[RaghuVis]

Originally Posted by TusharK

Besides MotoGP, Viacom18 also has airing rights for Tata IPL, Tata WPL, Diamond League, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, NBA, LaLiga, Serie A, Ligue 1, and BWF events.
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Talk About Domination!

In fact, I remember one interview with former IPL COO and current RIL Sports CEO Sundar Raman a few years back, where he mentioned the vision of Mr Ambani of being a significant contributor in various sports avenues. The talk about reliance on trying to buy one of the big EPL football clubs also is reminiscent of that. I feel given his empire's strength and his strategy for running the businesses, we are going to witness a massive stride for reliance on sports in the next decade.

Coming back to MotoGP, does this mean he will allow free streaming this year like he did for FIFA 2022

[JShah]

This gives me hope that they might even try to bag the rights to live stream Formula1,
since hotstar is not streaming F1 anymore and the F1 TV Pro costs a bomb.
Really hoping they or anyone else get the streaming rights to F1 in India soon.

[attinder]

How do I watch on fire tv / android tv ? I couldn't find motogp or sports 18 in jio cinema.

[Cyborg]

Originally Posted by attinder

How do I watch on fire tv / android tv ? I couldn't find motogp or sports 18 in jio cinema.

Good point, it’s somehow not appearing on the home page. Just do a search with Moto GP and you will get it on the Jio Cinema app.

Cheers

[rx100]

Looks like only live streaming is available on Jio Cinema. For the recordings or replays we have to rely upon YouTube.

[roadrunner_nv]

The JioCinema app does not seem to work well on smart TVs. I watched the quali and sprint on the mobile version and it works well. Could not find MotoGP on the sports 18 channel as well.

BTW, what a start to 2023. The qualifying and race were just amazing. No one expected MM93 to do what he did in qualifying. My own assessment was that he will get swallowed by all other bikes in the sprint but, he proved a lot of us wrong.

“Form is temporary, Class is permanent” The guy clearly can ride almost anything and still finish on podium. Let’s wait for the big one now.

[rx100]

Originally Posted by rx100

Looks like only live streaming is available on Jio Cinema. For the recordings or replays we have to rely upon YouTube.

I spoke too soon, replays are now available within Jio Cinema app.

[attinder]

Live streaming quality is quite bad.

[sunilarkt]

Originally Posted by JShah

This gives me hope that they might even try to bag the rights to live stream Formula1,
since hotstar is not streaming F1 anymore and the F1 TV Pro costs a bomb.
Really hoping they or anyone else get the streaming rights to F1 in India soon.

Not happening if F1 keep insisting on unrealistic pricing! Their F1Pro TV is also quite expensive

[ashwin.terminat]

Originally Posted by attinder

Live streaming quality is quite bad.

The quality seemed okay for me. I was watching on a Sony Bravia Android TV.

My gripe is full-screen 2-minute ads in the middle of the race. I understand the app is free and they need a way to monetize. But an ad in the middle of a exciting battle would be extremely annoying!

[rajeevsulu]

I watch it on Jiocinema app. I can cast it onto my smart TV via my xtream stb. Quality is very decent and it is free as of now. I don't even have a jio number, jio fibre Or jio stb. Even replays are available.

[akp666]

Newbie Moto GP fan here. Any reliable calendars that one can sync with their Google Calendars? I know a quick google search will show up results but couldn't find an official one, as F1 used to have.