Germany

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Industry Moves

German technology and live streaming company Sporttotal has appointed Brazilian sports marketing expert Ricardo Fort as the latest member of its newly established advisory board
Football
Media

German subscription broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball has added to its football portfolio by acquiring rights to Spanish club competitions the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup
American Football
Media

Media group ProSiebenSat.1 will continue to broadcast the European League of Football in Germany until at least 2026 after extending its rights agreement with the gridiron football league. ProSiebenSat
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

German technology and live streaming company Sporttotal has appointed experienced media executive Peter Hutton as the first member of its newly established advisory board, as it seeks to drive international…
Darts
Media

Sport1, the German free-to-air sports channel, attracted a peak audience of 2.36 million viewers for live coverage of last night’s dramatic PDC World Darts Championship final between England’s Michael Smith and Michael van Gerwen of the Netherlands.
Golf
Media

Pay-TV broadcaster Sky has renewed various golf rights in German-speaking countries while also reaching an agreement in Italy to broadcast the DP World Tour and the 2023 Ryder Cup from the Marco Simone…
Football
Media

Sunday’s gripping Fifa World Cup final between Argentina and France attracted strong audiences across free-to-air broadcasters in Europe, although figures in Germany were down on previous finals not i…
Football

The DFL and Bundesliga International are both under significant pressure to make 2023 a much happier year for German clubs off the pitch, albeit with limited means to do so.
Handball
Media

Handball Bundesliga Frauen (HBF), organising body of the sport’s top two women’s divisions in Germany, has extended its rights deal with Sportdeutschland.TV, the streaming platform of DOSB New Media.
Football
Media

Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has announced its new agreement for Uefa Champions League rights in Germany spanning the 2024-27 cycle
Football
Media

TF1, the French commercial broadcaster, registered an average audience of 20.7 million last night as France defeated Morocco 2-0 to reach the Fifa World Cup final in Qatar
Football
Media

Rai, the Italian public broadcaster, attracted its highest audience of the 2022 Fifa World Cup last night as Argentina defeated Croatia to reach the final. The match was watched by an average of 10
Basketball
Media

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

Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has announced a sublicensing agreement with Sportdeutschland.tv, the streaming platform operated by the German Olympic Sports Confederation, for free-to-air rights to the forthcoming 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.
Football
Media

Amazon has retained its package of Uefa Champions League broadcast rights in Germany from 2024-25 to 2026-27 and will continue to be able to offer a first-pick Tuesday-evening match
Football
Finance & Law

The German Football League (DFL), organising body of the top two divisions of the domestic game, has delayed talks over the potential sale of a stake in its media rights business to next year amid a lack…
Multiple Sports
Media

Subscription streaming operator DAZN has launched its first free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel in the German market as part of a wide-ranging agreement with IPTV platform Waipu.tv
Football
Media

Spain’s dramatic loss to Japan at the Fifa World Cup netted an average audience of 9.7 million viewers on La1, the main channel of public-service broadcaster RTVE.