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Supercars broadcast deal enters the final lap

Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

May 19, 2025 – 5.36pm

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Supercars’ broadcast deal negotiations are in the final lap and heading for the finish line as several media interests vie for top spot on the podium.

Street Talk understands a deal will be signed between the championship’s owner Racing Australia Consolidated Enterprises and two parties by the end of this month, one for the free-to-air component and another for the paid broadcast.

Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.

Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.

Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.