Germany
Sat.1 signs two-year DTM rights extension
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed a two-season extension to its rights deal with the DTM domestic touring cars series.
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DAZN picks up Wilder-Ortiz rights in four territories
OTT sports streaming platform DAZN has acquired rights in Austria, Switzerland, Spain and Germany to this weekend’s heavyweight boxing rematch between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz.
Mediaset ups interest in ProSiebenSat.1 to over 15 per cent
Italy-based commercial broadcaster Mediaset has raised its interest in German counterpart ProSiebenSat.1 through the acquisition of a 5.5-per-cent stake
Sky Deutschland hit by streaming failure during Bayern-Dortmund clash
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has issued an apology to customers after streaming coverage of Saturday’s highly-anticipated Bundesliga clash between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund was h…
Sportdigital Fussball is latest broadcaster to embrace Onefootball’s PPV model
Onefootball, the digital platform offering pay-per-view streaming of football, has signed an agreement to offer live games from the suite of football competitions broadcast by Sportdigital Fussball, the…
Sportdigital in Edgesport distribution deals with Sky and Waipu
German subscription broadcaster Sportdigital has launched action sports and lifestyle channel Edgesport in Germany, Austria and Switzerland after securing carriage deals with pay-television broadcaster…
French free-to-air audience nears 1m for US Grand Prix
Sunday’s Formula One United States Grand Prix was watched by an average of 936,000 viewers on TMC, the French free-to-air digital terrestrial channel.
Morgenbesser named Servus TV sports rights chief in latest Sky Deutschland exit
Servus TV, the Red Bull-owned free-to-air television network in Austria, has appointed David Morgenbesser, a sports rights executive at German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland, as its head of sports…
Deutsche Telekom targets Magenta TV growth, states Bundesliga interest
Deutsche Telekom is interested in the German Bundesliga domestic rights in order to boost subscribers of the company’s OTT service Magenta TV, the telco's executive board member and Telekom Deutschland c…
Deutsche Telekom finalises Euro 2024 deal, mulls sale of free-to-air rights
German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom has finalised its acquisition rights of exclusive broadcast rights to all 51 matches from the 2024 Uefa European Championship
F1 to stream Mexico Grand Prix on Twitch in six nations
Formula One Management (FOM) has signed a one-race deal to show every session from the Mexico Grand Prix on online streaming platform Twitch
Bundesliga’s OTT service to be ‘complementary’ during forthcoming rights cycle
Bundesliga Pass, the over-the-top subscription service that has been developed by Germany’s Bundesliga, will primarily be used as a “complementary” service, with the lion’s share of coverage worldwide set to …
ProSiebenSat.1 extends Virtual Bundesliga deal, acquires all of eSports.com
German media company ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed a one-season extension to its rights to the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL), the esports competition operated by the German Football League (DFL), while stating its aim to further efforts in the sector by securing complete control of the eSports GSA entity.
DAZN adds German rights to Basketball Champions League coverage
Sports streaming service DAZN has followed up its Spanish rights deal for the Basketball Champions League with an extended agreement for coverage of the European club competition in Germany, Austria and…
Sportdigital set to carry Edgesport content, Schalke secures broadcast licence
German subscription broadcaster Sportdigital is set to carry content from action sports and lifestyle channel Edgesport after successfully applying for a broadcast licence, while Bundesliga football club…
Unitymedia’s Hindennach replaces Maggioni as Sky Deutschland CCO
Christian Hindennach has been named as the new chief commercial officer of German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland, replacing the recently-departed Marcello Maggioni
Uefa set to agree record deal with Deutsche Telekom for Euro 2024
Uefa is close to completing a record-breaking deal for rights to the 2024 European Championship with Deutsche Telekom, in what would be the largest fee ever received by Uefa for European Championship rights in a single market.
German TV audience picks up for World Athletics Championships
The IAAF World Athletics Championships’ sparse attendances and complaints over searing heats for marathon races have failed to dissuade the German television audience as viewing figures pick up in the c…