Austria

Subscription sports broadcaster DAZN has further enhanced its commitment to women’s sport by announcing the launch of a free streaming channel in Germany and Austria.

Commercial broadcaster Sport1 has acquired platform-neutral rights across Germany, Austria and Switzerland to the ADAC GT Masters motor racing series as part of a new deal with the General German Automobile Club.

OneFootball has announced a content sharing agreement with Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV that will make Uefa Champions League and Europa League highlights available on its streaming platform.

Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has announced plans to shut its ORF Sport + linear television channel as part of a wider range of measures designed to save around €300m ($319.7m) by 2026.

Sky will become the new home of the ATP and WTA tours across its active markets of the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy from 2024 onwards, SportBusiness understands

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.

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.

Sky has doubled down on its future coverage of Uefa club competitions in Austria after securing a wide-ranging allocation of Uefa Europa League and Europa Conference League rights from 2024-25 to 2026-27

Media platform OneFootball and subscription sports streaming service DAZN have announced a distribution deal for the German and Austrian markets

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to the United States’ newest professional American football league, the XFL, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for the next two years. 

Commercial broadcaster ServusTV has extended its World Rally Championship rights for two more seasons. The broadcaster has announced a new agreement that includes Germany and Austria

Commercial broadcaster ServusTV has acquired free-to-air rights in Austria to high-profile matches during the next two editions of the French Open tournament in a sublicensing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery

Alberto Horta has joined the IMG agency as its senior vice-president and managing director for the DACH markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, following a lengthy tenure at media group Warner Bros

Germany-based OTT operator Dyn Media has acquired rights to the Basketball Champions League under a long-term agreement