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Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has raised its annual outlay on two of golf’s majors, the PGA Championship and Open Championship, by almost half to secure its dominance over the sport in the DACH region against the threat of US media group Discovery.

German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has agreed multi-year extensions to its rights deals for men’s golf majors The Open and the PGA Championship.

OTT streaming service DAZN’s acquisition of rights to World Rally Championship, MotoGP and IndyCar in Germany, Austria and Switzerland is part of its plan to avoid customer churn and bolster content in the summer months when its football coverage breaks.

OTT service DAZN has alleviated business uncertainty connected to Brexit by securing a licence from the German broadcasting regulator

Streaming platform DAZN has acquired rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to the MotoGP motorcycle-racing series. The deal covers the 2019 season, which gets underway this weekend in Qatar

Austrian Bundesliga clubs have agreed a new distribution of their media-rights revenue after several clubs showed dissatisfaction with how the new record deal with Sky was split

Sports streaming service DAZN has announced details of its new MultiView feature, whereby viewers will be able to watch up to four live or on-demand events at the same time on one screen

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has added further content for its new esports channel by agreeing a two-year rights deal with US video game developer and events organiser Blizzard Entertainment

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has signed a content partnership with esports organisation ESL

OTT service DAZN has renewed rights for International Hockey Federation (FIH) events in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in a new four-year deal, from 2019 to 2022

The value of ATP Tour tennis rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland has once again dramatically increased amid intense competition for a year-round competition with a growing domestic interest

The value of Wimbledon rights in the DACH region will increase significantly in the next cycle after incumbent rights-holder Sky Deutschland faced down strong competition to retain them

Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV has acquired rights for the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam. The deal will run for three years, from 2019 to 2021

German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has reached an agreement with the All England Lawn Tennis Club to extend its coverage of Wimbledon until 2022

Sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in Germany and Austria to men’s club handball competition the EHF Cup.

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has said it will close its dedicated US sports channel to make way for a new platform for esports