Extreme H, the nascent hydrogen-powered off-road racing series, has secured a major broadcast partnership with media giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) to provide coverage of the series across Europe.
The deal will see Extreme E aired in more than 50 territories across Europe via the WBD-owned Eurosport channels, with streaming coverage on the broadcaster’s HBO Max and Discovery+ platforms, starting with the inaugural edition of this year’s Extreme H World Cup.
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Coverage in the UK and Ireland, meanwhile, will come via WBD’s TNT Sports.
The agreement builds on the previous rights extension WBD had with Extreme E, the predecessor of Extreme H, which was signed last year. WBD’s original deal with Extreme E came in 2020, while Eurosport also covered the series in the Middle East and North Africa.
Trojan Paillot, WBD Sports Europe’s senior vice president of sports rights acquisition and syndications, has said: “Our expansive channels and platforms are perfectly suited to amplify the excitement of Extreme H while showcasing its innovative approach to sustainable motorsport. By leveraging our storytelling expertise, we’re committed to spotlighting the critical environmental challenges of our time and demonstrating the transformative power of sport to drive a cleaner, greener future.”
Extreme H is the hydrogen-based spinoff of Extreme E, which canceled the remainder of its 2024 season after events in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and Scotland to prioritize the series’ transition to hydrogen.
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By GlobalDataThe FIA – motor racing's governing body – initially planned for Extreme H to become an official world championship for 2026, but in December last year, it announced the launch of the Extreme H World Cup in 2025 instead.
The Extreme H World Cup does not, as yet, have a set of dates or a location assigned.
The new series will feature an off-road race format to showcase the viability of hydrogen power as a clean energy solution. Organizers will also prioritize gender parity within motorsports by fielding teams that have an equal number of male and female drivers.
The European rights deal comes as Extreme H consolidates its broadcast partners stable ahead of its debut 2025 season.
In May, the series announced a significant rights deal in India with Sony Pictures Network stretching across linear and digital platforms and secured international sports broadcaster ESPN for coverage in Latin America covering Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.
US broadcaster Fox Sports announced it had agreed a three-year rights deal for Extreme H running through the 2027 campaign, which it will air on its FS1 and FS2 channels.
Italian broadcaster Mediaset, meanwhile, struck a deal to cover the 2025 Extreme H season after holding the rights to Extreme E since 2021.
Meanwhile, the FIA has announced logistics company DHL as a new global partner ahead of the British Grand Prix.
As FIA’s global logistics partner, DHL will manage the transport, installation, and maintenance of key infrastructure across the top-tier Formula 1, second-tier Formula 2 and third-tier Formula 3 championships, including trackside infrastructure such as mobile units and garages, as well as race equipment.
The governing body has said the partnership builds on its commitment to sustainability and will see DHL use seven trucks powered by hyrotreated vegetable oil for European logistics, which will cut emissions by up to 83% compared to conventional fuels.
The FIA and Formula 1 recently reorganized that series' racing calendar into regional clusters to reduce travel distances across the season as part of an ambition to halve the F1 carbon footprint by 2030 from its baseline in 2019.
FIA chief commercial officer Craig Edmonson commented: “This partnership with DHL is a great opportunity to collaborate not only on the vital behind-the-scenes work that goes on at any track event, but also to drive sustainable practices across our industry.
“Pushing for greater sustainability across both motor sport and mobility is a priority for the FIA, and we are constantly seeking to embed this ethos into our ways of working, including our relationships with commercial partners.”
