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The Drone Racing League has partnered with several broadcast and media companies to begin airing its races and content throughout the globe.

ESPN (North, South and Central American and the Caribbean), Sky (U.K. and Ireland) and 7Sports, the sports business cluster of ProSiebenSat.1, will begin airing 10, one-hour episodes of the 2016 DRL season, which covers five races including a winner-take-all world championship.

DRL will also partner with MGM Television to develop unscripted shows exploring the world of DRL, its pilots and technology.

The broadcasts will begin airing this October on ESPN/ESPN 2, Sky Sports Mix and ProSiebenSat.1 platforms on free-TV, pay-TV and digital channels.