In Focus: Uefa club competitions
SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the numbers driving Uefa club competitions' commercial success.
Rugby Europe secures coverage with EBU quartet
Rugby Europe has struck a deal with the European Broadcasting Union that will see its rugby sevens events televised by public-service broadcasters in the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland and Spain
ServusTV to shutter German linear channel
Red Bull Media House-owned broadcaster ServusTV has today (Wednesday) announced it will shutter its linear operation in Germany and turn its attention back towards its home market of Austria
Reasons for optimism despite uncertainty, says Sky Deutschland’s Classen
Sky Deutschland executive vice-president Charly Classen says he is motivated by the challenge of navigating the pay-television broadcaster’s sports division through an “uncertain” operating environment.
RTL lands Champions League rights in Hungary for first time
Commercial broadcaster RTL has acquired rights in Hungary to the Uefa Champions League while retaining its rights in the country to the Europa League and Europa Conference League
ECB chair denies The Hundred is under threat
The Hundred has a “long and successful future” ahead, the chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has insisted, despite reports suggesting the controversial competition could be scrapped.
Dyn strikes free-to-air deal with ARD and ZDF across three sports
Streaming platform Dyn Media has announced a sublicensing agreement with German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF ahead of its launch later this year
Deutsche Telekom’s basketball offering swelled by Women’s EuroBasket
Deutsche Telekom has announced it will provide free coverage of the 2023 and 2025 Fiba Women’s EuroBasket tournaments as part of a new agreement with basketball’s world governing body.
DFL to halt private equity talks after club vote
The German Football League (DFL) will halt talks with private equity firms after less than two thirds of Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga clubs voted in favour of continuing discussions
Lega Serie A details innovative Coppa Italia final production
More than 40 cameras will be used to produce coverage of the Coppa Italia final, including high-definition equipment never before used at a football match, competition organiser Lega Serie A has announced