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Sport1 snaps up MLB rights and looks to add the NHL
Sport1 acquires MLB baseball rights in Germany
Sport1 acquires MLB rights
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for North America’s Major League Baseball.
Austrian Bundesliga to show free mobile highlights
The Austrian Bundesliga, the country’s top football division, has announced that it is making highlights of its games available to watch via mobile platforms.
Puls 4 submits complaint about ORF’s Champions League deal
Austrian commercial broadcaster Puls 4 has complained to the Medienbehörde KommAustria, the country’s media regulator, about public-service broadcaster ORF’s deal to acquire rights for the Uefa Champions League European club football tournament.
Sky renews Champions League rights in Austria
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has extended a rights deal in Austria for the Uefa Champions League club football competition.
Murdoch needs Uefa battering ram
Murdoch pays Champions League premium in US and Germany
Eurosport announced as launch partner for Xbox One
Eurosport has been announced as a launch partner for the new Xbox One video game console in a deal that will offer customers in various European markets the opportunity to access the pan-European sports broadcaster’s coverage of sporting events.
Sport1 extends ATP World Tour rights partnership
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has extended a rights deal for the ATP World Tour, the professional men’s tennis tour, for three years, from 2014 to 2016.
Uefa launches tender for Champions League rights in Germany and Austria
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has invited bids for the media rights in Germany and Austria to the Uefa Champions League and Super Cup club football competitions.
ESPN exit strategy questioned despite good German deal
In its haste to exit the UK, ESPN may have missed an opportunity with its ESPN America channel
ORF scores Samsung Cup rights
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has acquired the rights to the Samsung Cup, Austrian football’s domestic club knockout competition, in a three-year deal running from the 2013-14 to 2015-16 season.
Sportsman extends contract with Austrian ice hockey league
The Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EHL) has agreed a three-year extension to its exclusive broadcast rights deal with the Sportsman Media Group.
ORF weighing up cost of F1 rights
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF is considering not renewing Formula One rights beyond 2014 due to cost-cutting measures.
Watching Brief (Vol.52) Special Focus: Skiing – Alpine World Ski Championships
Fees up but still no sale in Germany and Austria
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Germany key to EBU ambitions
EBU chances of keeping hold of biathlon depend on ARD/ZDF as RTL eyes rights in Germany