British Eurosport has signed a three year deal with BSI Speedway, an IMG company, to show live and exclusive high definition coverage of the FIM Speedway World ChampionshipsFIM Speedway Grand Prix and Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup - in the UK and Ireland.BSI Speedway is part of the motorsports division of IMG Worldwide, the global sports fashion and media company.

The season starts with live coverage of the Buckley Systems New Zealand FIM Speedway Grand Prix on Saturday 23rd March at 3.00am GMT with repeats and highlights throughout the weekend.  British Eurosport will cover all rounds of the 12 race individual world championship including the 2013 British FIM Speedway Grand Prix from the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday 1st June. The deal also includes the right to broadcast the team world championshipthe Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cupthat takes place from 13-20 July across Europe.British Eurosport is part of the Eurosport Group, Europe's leading sports entertainment group. The channel is available on Sky and Virgin Media in the UK and in Ireland through Sky and UPC. Later this month the channel will also be available on BT Vision in the UK. Viewers can also get access to the channel via the Eurosport Player, a subscription player service available on PC, iPhone, iPad and Android devices as well as some connected televisions.Managing Director of British Eurosport David Kerr said, We are really excited to add the FIM Speedway World Championships to our existing 45 round coverage of MotoGP, World and British Superbikes. Speedway will add a brand new discipline to our year round motorbike coverage and strengthens our position as the Home of Bikes.Commenting on the new deal, Paul Bellamy, Managing Director, BSI Speedway, said, We are entering exciting times for both the FIM Speedway Grand Prix and the Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup and we are thrilled they will sit alongside other world class motorcycling disciplines on British Eurosport. We look forward to working alongside the British Eurosport team and welcoming them into the speedway family.  I am sure the speedway fans, who have been waiting patiently for confirmation of the new UK broadcaster, will look forward to catching all the action on the channel that is now, undoubtedly, the home of bikes on TV.British Eurosports television schedule can be accessed at tv.eurosport.co.uk and more details on the Eurosport Player can be found at www.eurosportplayer.co.uk