Apple (AAPL) has submitted a bid worth at least $150M a year for the U.S. streaming rights for Formula 1 races beginning in 2026, Peter Kafka of Business Insider reports. The rights are currently held by Disney’s (DIS) ESPN, which is not going to try to match or beat Apple’s offer, a source familiar with the negotiations told the journal.
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