Germany
Motorsport Network hires Stegelmann as CCO
Digital media company Motorsport Network has appointed Lars Stegelmann as its chief commercial officer
DAZN customers hit by Serie A blackout prompted by CTS service interruption
Sports streaming broadcaster DAZN is to offer its customers in Italy a free month’s subscription after its live coverage of two Serie A matches was hit by technical issues.
DAZN retains Major League Baseball rights in Germany
OTT streaming service DAZN has extended its deal for Major League Baseball rights in Germany
Bundesliga could offer investors ‘up to 25.1-per-cent stake’ in new unit, prospectus reveals
The German Football League (DFL) has sent a prospectus to investors outlining how it could share up to a 25.1-per-cent stake in a new unit marketing the Bundesliga’s international media and data rights.
Germany’s first equestrian TV channel launches on Sky, HD+
ClipMyHorse.TV will become the first German television channel focused solely on equestrian sports when it goes live on April 2
Amazon receives German broadcast licence ahead of Champions League coverage
Online retail giant Amazon has been granted a licence for nationwide live broadcasts on its Prime Video subscription streaming service in Germany as it prepares to begin its Uefa Champions League coverage…
OneFootball adds DFB, Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham as shareholders
The German Football Federation (DFB), Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur have become the latest shareholders in football media platform OneFootball
ServusTV acquires French Open rights in Germany in grand slam first
ServusTV has acquired rights in Germany for the French Open in 2021, the first time the free-to-air commercial broadcaster has held grand slam tennis rights in the country
ServusTV bolsters German tennis portfolio with two domestic events
Free-to-air commercial broadcaster ServusTV has acquired rights in Germany for the upcoming Stuttgart Open and German Open tennis events
Sky Deutschland aiming to use broad reach to drive subscriptions in RTL F1 deal
Sky Deutschland’s decision to sublicense free-to-air Formula One rights to RTL in Germany was agreed in the hope that wider coverage of the sport will drive subscriptions to Sky and its new dedicated F1 channel.
Deutsche Telekom agrees Euros, World Cup rights sharing with free-to-air broadcasters
German telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom has agreed major free-to-air sublicensing deals with ARD, ZDF and RTL that will shape the broadcasting landscape in the country for the next three major international…
Covid-19 causes 5.4-per-cent drop in Bundesliga clubs’ 2019-20 revenues
A decline in ticket and transfer income brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic has been blamed for causing the total revenues generated by clubs in Germany’s top-flight Bundesliga and second-tier 2.
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.
Extreme E tops up German distribution with Sky highlights deal
Extreme E, the nascent electric off-road racing series, has added to its distribution in German-speaking countries in a highlights agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland
Infront, Euro Media Group roll out skiing remote production
The Infront agency is working with broadcast services company Euro Media Group on a full network-based set-up for the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) forthcoming Nordic World Ski Championships, w…
GSRM launches Brazilian league’s international digital offering
An OTT streaming platform, supported by associated social media accounts, has been launched to showcase content from Brazil’s top-tier Brasileirão as part of the exposure plans put in place by Global Sp…
RTL ‘to sublicense’ four F1 races from Sky Deutschland
German free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL will broadcast four Formula 1 races in 2021 following a reported sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland