Germany
Sky and SportA both pay more as DFB secures cup rights increase
The value of the DFB-Pokal’s domestic media rights will rise by about 23 per cent from next season thanks to improved deals with both free-to-air and pay-television broadcasters.
Sport1 launches PPV, subscription streaming platform
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has launched a new multi-sports streaming platform which will be monetised by pay-per-view and subscription revenues and will initially be centred on coverage of the domestic…
Sky Ticket added to MagentaTV in expanded Sky Deutschland-Deutsche Telekom tie-up
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has expanded its tie-up with Deutsche Telekom in a deal which will see the Sky Ticket streaming service available on the telecoms operator’s Magenta T…
DAZN to adapt NFL RedZone for German viewers
OTT sports platform DAZN is to launch a 'conference' style NFL show in Germany this season called NFL ENDZN, becoming the first broadcaster outside the US to adapt the NFL's existing, popular RedZone format
DFB strengthens media rights sales team with Eckartsberg appointment
The German Football Federation has strengthened its media rights sales department with the appointment of Lasse Eckartsberg, previously of the Spring Media, Kentaro and Team Marketing agencies, as head…
Sportdigital Fussball secures deal for Caf’s World Cup qualifiers
German pay-television broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball has continued expanding its portfolio with the addition of African qualifying matches for the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Plazamedia, DAZN build on production relationship in DACH region
Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has expanded its association in the German-speaking countries with production company Plazamedia
Sport1 picks up live rights to SLT events, delayed rights to Munich race
Super League Triathlon has secured a rights deal in Germany with sports broadcaster Sport1
Sport1 retains women’s Volleyball Bundesliga rights to 2026 as PPV introduced
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has retained rights to Germany’s women’s Volleyball Bundesliga in a wide-ranging five-year agreement.
DFL Supercup streamed on TikTok as 9:16 vertical production rolled out
Football-based media platform OneFootball will stream live coverage in Brazil of tonight's DFL Supercup match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in a 'vertical format' designed for smartphones…
Commercial growth, ‘long-term’ NHL players solution part of Reindl’s IIHF manifesto
Germany’s Franz Reindl, one of five candidates vying to succeed René Fasel as the president of the International Ice Hockey Federation, has targeted higher commercial revenues from the sport’s lower-tier and …
DFL ups broadcast reach of 2. Bundesliga with enhanced feed powered by AWS
The German Football League (DFL) has expanded the global broadcast reach of the second-tier 2
Sky Deutschland agrees Amazon deal for Champions League in bars
Sky Deutschland, the German pay-television broadcaster, will offer live Tuesday evening Uefa Champions League coverage in its Sky Sportsbars across Germany after reaching an agreement with Amazon, the…
OneFootball adds 3. Liga, Women’s Bundesliga on PPV in Telekom deal
OneFootball, the football-based media platform, has teamed up with Deutsche Telekom’s MagentaSport OTT service to offer pay-per-view coverage of matches from Germany’s third-tier 3.Lig
ProSiebenSat.1 to showcase Bundesliga on new UHD channel
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has detailed plans to showcase its Bundesliga football output on a new ultra high-definition channel.
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CLIQ Digital to stream Serie B in German-speaking countries
German digital lifestyle company CLIQ Digital has acquired rights in German-speaking countries to Serie B, the second tier of Italian club football
Sky adds women’s DFB-Pokal to men’s competition rights acquisition
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has built on its association with the German Football Federation’s DFB-Pokal by agreeing a five-season deal for rights to the women’s edition of the club com…