Austria
Marginal drop for Austrian Bundesliga free-to-air rights with ORF
Sky Österreich will earn slightly less in new sublicensing deals for free-to-air rights to Austrian Bundesliga highlights and selected live matches over the next four seasons.
PGA Tour makes international statement with ‘multi-year’ Sky Deutschland renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has extended its PGA Tour broadcast rights in German-speaking countries as the established property continues to fight off competition from the lucrative LIV Golf series
Sportdeutschland.TV serves up ETTU Champions League in Sportradar deal
DOSB New Media, the operator of online streaming service Sportdeutschland.TV, has secured rights to the Table Tennis European Champions League in a deal with Sportradar covering the German-speaking region
ORF retains Austrian Bundesliga highlights, lands live matches in new Sky deal
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has extended its highlights rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Austria in an agreement that also includes four selected matches from the country’s t…
Video Solutions adds fresh sports content to WedoTV
Swiss media company Video Solutions has agreed a raft of sports rights deals for its recently rebranded streaming service, WedoTV
DAZN retains Uefa national team rights in major territories, details UWCL final audience
DAZN has retained broadcast rights in Japan and German-speaking countries to Uefa national team matches, including selected friendly matches
ProSiebenSat.1 pays decent increase to extend DTM deal in Germany
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has extended its deal with the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters motorsport series for another two years, paying an increased fee on the back of renewed interest from car manufacturers and drivers.
Servus deal keeps French Open free-to-air value flat in Austria
Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV has paid a flat fee to secure rights to the French Open tennis Grand Slam this year, replacing Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF.
NHL almost doubles value in Germany and Austria with Sky
The National Hockey League doubled the value of its rights across Germany and Austria this season on the back of strong competition, with Sky Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1 sharing the property during 2021-22.
Sport1 adds AFL to Australian rights portfolio
German pay-television sports broadcaster Sport1 has further enhanced its coverage of Australian sport by acquiring rights to Aussie rules football league, the AFL
ServusTV lands French Open rights in Austria
Free-to-air commercial broadcaster ServusTV has acquired rights in Austria to this year’s edition of the French Open grand slam tennis tournament.
ServusTV extends DTM deal, RTBF acquires FIM EWC rights
ServusTV, the commercial free-to-air broadcaster in German-speaking countries, has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal in Germany and Austria to the DTM touring cars series
DAZN names Mascia as chief executive in DACH region
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, has appointed Alice Mascia as chief executive in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Sky Deutschland nets Women’s Super League rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has widened its commitment to the Women’s Super League by acquiring rights to the top tier of English women’s club football in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
QSI-backed Premier Padel lands multi-territory Sky deal
The new global padel tour backed by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), the International Padel Federation (FIP) and the Professional Players Association has announced a broadcast deal with Sky covering multiple…
Laola1.tv, ORF renew rights for Austria’s 2. Liga
Sports streaming platform Laola1.tv and Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF have renewed rights agreements for the 2. Liga, the second division of domestic club football in the country
Sport1 bags three-season NRL deal
German pay-television sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired platform-neutral rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to show Australia’s National Rugby League from 2022 to 2024.
Sportdigital Fussball, OneFootball team up for Turkish Cup rights deal
German pay-television broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball and media platform OneFootball have teamed up to provide coverage of the remainder of this season’s Turkish Cup.