Austria
FMA strikes another AFC rights deal in German-speaking countries
Live streaming service Sporttotal has acquired rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to the Asian Football Confederation’s final round of qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
ServusTV extends rights deal for Kitzbühel ATP 250 event
ServusTV, the commercial free-to-air broadcaster in German-speaking countries, has renewed its rights agreement with the organisers of the Generali Open Kitzbühel, an ATP 250 event in Austria.
Rai nets 61-per-cent share for narrow Italy win, ORF pulls in 2m viewers
Italy’s extra-time victory over Austria at the Uefa European Championship registered a 61.1-per-cent market share on Rai, the Italian public broadcaster.
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ÖSV increases global rights value in new domestic, international sales
The Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) has secured a strong value increase for both domestic and international rights, taking advantage of advantageous conditions in both sales.
ORF nets 1.84m peak audience for Austria’s historic Euro 2020 progress
ORF, the Austrian public broadcaster, attracted a peak audience of 1
ProSiebenSat.1’s Puls 24 retains domestic free-to-air rights to Austrian ice hockey
Commercial broadcasting group ProSiebenSat.1 has retained domestic free-to-air rights to Austria’s top-tier ICE Hockey League.
ORF holds Austrian skiing live rights to 2026-27, Servus picks up highlights
The Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) has agreed new deals for its domestic rights through to 2026-27, with public-service broadcaster ORF picking up live rights and commercial broadcaster Servus TV sealing …
DAZN deals with Sky for German linear distribution, Champions League in Austria
Subscription streaming service DAZN has signed a wide-ranging agreement with Sky that includes the launch of two linear channels in Germany on the pay-television broadcaster’s platform, along with the s…
Sky Deutschland moves sports news channel back behind paywall
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland is to remove free access to its sports news channel in Germany and Austria, having lifted the paywall at the end of 2016
DAZN keeps hold of LaLiga rights in Germany, Austria
Subscription sports streaming broadcaster DAZN has retained rights in Germany and Austria to Spanish football’s LaLiga until the end of the 2025-26 season.
Sky Deutschland seals exclusive Diamond League rights in Germany and Austria
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has sealed rights to athletics’ Diamond League in Germany and Austria, from 2021 to 2023.
ORF and Servus battle sees Austrian national team rights value soar
Uefa has significantly increased the value of its national team rights in Austria from 2022-23, capitalising on fierce competition between ORF and Servus TV as the latter continues its sports-rights push.
DAZN, Saran Media Group among successful Coppa Italia rights bidders
Broadcast rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been acquired by a string of agencies and broadcasters in different international markets.
ServusTV retains WorldSBK in motorcycling portfolio
ServusTV, the commercial free-to-air broadcaster in German-speaking countries, has bolstered its coverage of elite motorcycling by agreeing a two-season extension to its rights deal for the Superbike World…
Eurosport, L’Équipe and TV2 Denmark among Tour of the Alps broadcasters
Organisers of the Tour of the Alps, a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) ProSeries race held in Italy and Austria, are expecting live, delayed and on-demand broadcast coverage in around 100 countries
ServusTV dislodges ORF with exclusive European Championships rights deal
ServusTV, the commercial free-to-air broadcaster in German-speaking countries, has made arguably its most high-profile rights acquisition to date in Austria in an exclusive deal for Uefa European Championship…
Austrian Ski Federation offers five-year contract in TV rights tender
One of the flagship properties in Austria is on the market once again as the Austrian Ski Federation (ÖSV) prepares to invite bids for its media rights.
NHL grows short-term rights value in DACH but strives for more
The National Hockey League boosted the value of its rights in Germany and Austria in its latest sales round. But it only agreed one-season deals with its primary pay-television broadcasters after bidders failed to meet its longer-term valuation.