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The contract was
finalised in Rome on October 27 at a signing ceremony between
FIA President Max
Mosley and Angelo Codignoni,
President of Eurosport, KSO’s parent company. The ceremony
was also attended by FIA Deputy President Marco Piccinini
and KSO President Jacques Behar.
Eurosport will continue to
be the host broadcaster for the WTCC. It broadcasts live
coverage of every race plus highlights
and feature programmes.
The FIA’s decision to sign this
agreement follows the growing success of the WTCC, which
launched at the start
of this year. So far it has seen seven
manufacturers competing at ten events held on three continents
around the world.
With this new agreement the
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championship is
set for continued success in 2006 and beyond.
FIA President Max Mosley said: “We warmly welcome this agreement, which
will guarantee the continued growth of the FIA World Touring Car Championship.
KSO and Eurosport have done an excellent job promoting the championship in its
first year and we look forward to increasing success in the future.”
Eurosport President Angelo Codignoni indicated that even more resources will
allocated to promote the championship in future. He said: ”This deal is
a strong motivation for us to make an even greater effort to promote the FIA
World Touring Car Championship at the highest level in motorsport.” |
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