Germany

Multi-sport

7Sports, the sports business division of German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group, has increased its stake in the DOSB New Media division of the German Olympic Sports Confederation
Cycling

Public-service broadcaster ARD’s three-year renewal of its Tour de France rights deal in Germany reflects its renewed commitment to the Tour following earlier concerns over doping. It follows two two-year deals which the broadcaster considered a test period.
Cycling

German public-service broadcaster ARD has signed a three-year extension to its rights deal for cycling’s Tour de France.
Motorsport

OTT streaming service DAZN’s acquisition of rights to World Rally Championship, MotoGP and IndyCar in Germany, Austria and Switzerland is part of its plan to avoid customer churn and bolster content in the summer months when its football coverage breaks.
Football

Deutsche Fußball Liga chief executive Christian Seifert has hinted that the organising body of the top two divisions of German football will push to remove the 'no-single-buyer' rule ahead of the auction …

OTT service DAZN has alleviated business uncertainty connected to Brexit by securing a licence from the German broadcasting regulator
Motorcycling

Streaming platform DAZN has acquired rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to the MotoGP motorcycle-racing series. The deal covers the 2019 season, which gets underway this weekend in Qatar
Esports

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a deal with sports and betting-related services company Sportradar to acquire rights for this seasons eFootball.Pro League in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Motorsport

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has brought back the Formula One motor racing championship to its platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland after a one-year absence that caused a customer…
Motorsport

Formula One Management, the commercial rights-holder of the F1 championship, has agreed a new deal with Sky Deutschland for pay-television rights a year after being unable to do so for the 2018 season
Equestrian

German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have renewed rights agreements for the CHIO Aachen equestrian event

Sports streaming service DAZN has announced details of its new MultiView feature, whereby viewers will be able to watch up to four live or on-demand events at the same time on one screen

In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The German market is bracing itself for a new Bundesliga tender this summer, with media chatter at this year’s Spobis conference in Düsseldorf concentrated on the parties set to be involved.

In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Esports

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has added further content for its new esports channel by agreeing a two-year rights deal with US video game developer and events organiser Blizzard Entertainment
Football

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a new deal with the German Football Association (DFB) for rights to a selection of youth competitions in 2019
Esports

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has signed a content partnership with esports organisation ESL