Germany
Dammholz, Niemann launch sports marketing agency
Kay Dammholz has teamed up with Robert Niemann to form SASS Media, a new sports marketing agency that will be based in Munich.
Premier League deadline for German-speaking Europe
The English Premier League has today (October 1) received offers for its rights in German-speaking territories in Europe, with the bid deadline (between 10am and 12pm GMT) having now passed
Liga ACB highlights success of in-house sales
Coverage of the 2018-19 season of the Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, will be available in 140 countries after the league distributed its rights in-house.
Eurosport’s hold on MotoGP rights across Europe weakens
Sports broadcaster Eurosport has had its grip on MotoGP rights across Europe weakened in recent times, despite its renewal of rights in the Netherlands.
Sky Deutschland extends European Tour and Ryder Cup rights
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has renewed its rights to European Tour events and the Ryder Cup in a four-year deal, from 2019 to 2022
Basketball Bundesliga retains Sport1 partnership
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has extended its free-to-air rights deal for the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the sport’s top tier in the country.
DAZN lands UFC rights in Germany, Austria
Digital media company DAZN Group has acquired rights in Germany and Austria to mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Sky and Discovery agreement helps German pubs and clubs
German public establishments signed up to pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland will now be able to show every German Bundesliga match for the next three-seasons, until 2020-21
Servus TV adds Germany to new MotoGP rights contract
Commercial broadcaster Servus TV has extended its MotoGP rights deal in Austria and has become the new home of the motorcycling championship in Germany
The Premier League launches tender process in 50 markets
Last week, the English Premier League sent out three invitation to tenders (ITTs) covering a total of 50 countries in: the Caribbean, Central and South America, and German-speaking countries in Europe.
Pro14 completes new international rights deals covering 30 markets
The Pro14 and its international media rights distributor, the RDA agency, have secured deals with multiple broadcasters covering 30 territories.
DAZN closing in on third-party Uefa rights in DACH region
DAZN to pay about €3m per season for third-party Uefa national-team rights, 2018-19 to 2021-22
Deal will cover Germany, Austria and Switzerland; coverage also agreed with ORF and AZ Medien
DAZN pays up to keep hold of Serie A in Germany and Austria
Perform-owned OTT service DAZN has paid an increase of close to 70 per cent to retain its hold on rights to Italy’s Serie A in Germany and Austria.
Fight Sports takes on rights to Frampton’s homecoming bout
Fight Sports, the linear sports channel and digital service, has secured exclusive rights in over 30 countries to the upcoming boxing title fight between Carl Frampton and Luke Jackson
Sport1 names new chairman
Christian Gruber has been named as the new chairman of the management team at German sports broadcaster Sport1 Media
DAZN retains Ligue 1 rights in Germany, Austria
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has renewed an agreement for rights in Germany and Austria to Ligue 1, the top tier of French football
German online platform secures second-tier handball coverage
The Sportdeutschland.tv online-streaming platform has acquired rights for the German 2. Handball Bundesliga second tier in a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky
Borussia Dortmund links up with Sportradar for OTT platform
Borussia Dortmund has teamed up with Sportradar to relaunch the German Bundesliga football club’s OTT platform, BVB-TV.