Germany

Football

Matches from the Uefa European Championship attracted bumper audiences across Europe’s major broadcast markets over the weekend with the ‘big five’ countries all in action. G
Football

German pay-television broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball has acquired rights to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the Copa América as it bolsters its South American football output.
Handball

ServusTV, the commercial free-to-air broadcaster in German-speaking countries, has revealed that it has acquired media rights to show selected games of the EHF Champions League in Germany following a deal…
Football

Tuesday evening’s heavyweight Uefa European Championship clash between Germany and World Cup holders France attracted bumper audiences on free-to-air broadcasters in both countries.
Horse Racing

HBA Media, the horse racing media rights agency, has agreed a string of new deals for this year’s edition of the prestigious UK meeting at Royal Ascot.
Football

Sky Deutschland has renewed its deal for exclusive media rights to the English Premier League in Germany and Austria, as well as exclusive German-language rights in Switzerland, for a further three seasons…
Running

The Infront agency and the organiser of the Berlin Marathon, SCC Events, have extended an exclusive domestic media rights deal with German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF for the next two years
Football

The German Football Association (DFB) has appointed Kay Dammholz as head of its media rights department
Football

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…
Multi-sport

Subscription sports streaming broadcaster DAZN has announced the expansion of its commercial premises business in Germany
Multi-sport

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
Multi-sport

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has recruited Adrian Fikentscher of German public-service broadcaster ARD to the newly-created position of director of acquisitions
Football

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.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

On-demand and live streaming service LIVENow has acquired rights in multiple territories to Russia’s Gorilla MMA Series.
Football

Last night’s DFB Pokal final between Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig attracted an average audience of over 10 million television viewers in Germany.
Athletics

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has sealed rights to athletics’ Diamond League in Germany and Austria, from 2021 to 2023.
Motorsport

German free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL has acquired rights to broadcast the FIA World Endurance Championship, which includes the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the ADAC Total 24 Hours of Nürburgring races.
Football

The German Football Federation (DFB) has unveiled the broadcast details for tomorrow’s (Thursday’s) DFB Pokal final, which will be streamed via the governing body’s official YouTube channel in countries witho…