The Isle of Man TT races will finally be broadcast live to TT fans all over the world, as well as all the practice and qualifying sessions, pre-race build up and post-race analysis.

There?s absolutely no question that the Isle of Man TT is one of the most incredible motorsport events in the world. If not the most incredible. So that begs the question why it?s taken 115 years for it to be broadcast live on telly. But there are some fairly big challenges to broadcasting a time-trial event like the TT, live. One of the primary reasons is that the TT course is 37.7 miles long, so you need a lot of cameras to cover it. Or some helicopters. Or both.

But according to organisers of the TT that?s exactly what they?ve roped in. Greenlight Television, the company behind the broadcast, are bringing in two helicopters, a 200 person production team, and a ?significant uplift in the number of live action cameras around the course?. That will mean they can deliver uninterrupted live coverage of all the races and qualifying sessions. That?s up to 40 hours of TT action, including all the build up and analysis that goes with it.
All the action and behind the scenes footage will be streamed on the TT?s new digital channel, TT+. TT+ launches this spring and will give fans year round access to brand new, free content including an annual feature length documentary (coming August 2022) and a multi-episode docuseries (Spring 2023). There?ll also be exclusive features, interviews, onboa...