ProSiebenSat.1 extends DTM rights in ‘long-term’ deal
German media group ProSiebenSat.1 has renewed its domestic broadcast rights to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters touring car series as part of a “long-term deal” with new series promoter the General German Automobile Club.
Optus adds play-off tournament rights to Women’s World Cup offering
Australian telco Optus has secured rights to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup play-off tournament, which begins in New Zealand on Saturday.
Seven hails end of ‘onerous contracts’ as content costs fall, details Super Bowl audience
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has hailed the end of “onerous contracts” after its latest set of financial results revealed a decrease in content costs and stable revenues in the first half of its accounting year.
Uefa benefits from surprise Canal Plus move into Austria
The value of Uefa club competition media rights in Austria has significantly increased, with newcomer Canal Plus paying a premium to gain a foothold in the market.
Warner Bros. Discovery retains US Open rights in 45 European markets
Media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired rights to the US Open tennis grand slam in 45 markets across Europe as part of a new five-year agreement with the United States Tennis Association from 2023 to 2027.
TVP receives PLN2.35bn government grant to offset licence fee shortfall
Polish public-service broadcaster Telewizja Polska is to receive PLN2.35bn (€491.2m/$526.3m) in government funding after its annual grant was approved.
Servus takes advantage of low competition in grand slam renewals
Commercial broadcaster ServusTV secured renewals at flat fees for free-to-air rights in Austria to the Australian Open and French Open, after striking sublicensing deals with media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery.
SRG SSR recaptures Uefa club competition rights in Switzerland
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR has acquired free-to-air rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League through a direct deal with European football’s governing body and a sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Blue.
Dyn bulks up debut content offering with low-cost rights
Soon-to-launch subscription streaming service Dyn has supplemented its high-cost Handball Bundesliga and Basketball Bundesliga rights through a series of thriftier content acquisitions.
Deutsche Telekom scores long-term Coupe de France rights deal
Deutsche Telekom has acquired exclusive rights in Germany to the Coupe de France