Jul.10 (GMM) Apple may very well be set to ramp up its involvement in Formulation 1.
The US-based know-how big is reportedly delighted with the field workplace success of the brand new Brad Pitt film F1, which was produced by Apple Authentic Movies and shot utilising customized iPhone-based digital camera know-how.
Now, the Monetary Instances claims talks are going down with Formulation 1 as Apple seeks to unseat disney-owned ESPN as the game’s American broadcaster.
The report claims the present F1-ESPN deal is value $85 million per 12 months.
“Analysts at Citi have beforehand estimated that F1’s subsequent US broadcast deal may very well be value $121 million a 12 months, though that was earlier than the discharge of the F1 movie,” FT mentioned.
Lately, quadruple world champion Max Verstappen admitted he’s but to see the F1 film, as he quipped: “I’ll obtain it on Apple.”