Germany
DFB lands in-house women’s Bundesliga TV deals in key regions, Stats Perform betting deal
The German Football Association (DFB) has four major contracts in place for international media rights to the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga, ahead of the start of the 2023-24 season later today (Friday)
ZDF nets strong audience for German Fiba World Cup triumph after late sublicensing
Germany’s triumph in the final of the Fiba Basketball World Cup was watched by an average audience of 4.6
DFL braces itself for challenging tender process
Amid unfavourable market positions, numerous sources in the German market have told SportBusiness Media that the DFL will do well to match its current rights revenues from 2025-26 onwards.
Free-to-air networks reject telco’s Basketball World Cup sub-licensing talks
Deutsche Telekom's offer to negotiate with free-to-air linear broadcasters in Germany over a sub-licensing rights deal for the ongoing Fiba Basketball World Cup appears to have fallen on deaf ears
Bundesliga takes Konferenz concept to international broadcasters
The German Football League (DFL) has sought to increase the Bundesliga’s value to international broadcasters through the launch of a whip-around show for overseas audiences.
In Focus: German Bundesliga
SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the numbers driving the commercial success of the German Bundesliga.
EXCLUSIVE: DACH region kicks off Serie A’s international rights RFPs
Lega Serie A has launched its first request for proposal (RFP) for its forthcoming international rights sales cycle by going to market in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Deutsche Telekom to show five Euro 2024 matches exclusively as RTL deal rejigged
Deutsche Telekom has reworked its Euro 2024 sublicensing agreement with commercial broadcaster RTL to allow it to regain exclusivity to five matches from the tournament staged across Germany
Eurosport channels stay part of basic-tier DAZN package in multi-territory renewal
Sports content from Eurosport will continue to be available to all DAZN subscribers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland under the terms of a new sublicensing agreement
Seifert rules out Bundesliga rights move for Dyn
Newly launched streaming service Dyn has no interest in acquiring rights to the Bundesliga when they come to market next year, founder Christian Seifert has told SportBusiness
Seifert: ‘I want to create long-term change in the German sports media landscape’
Christian Seifert tells SportBusiness Media how he plans to revolutionise coverage of lower-tier sports in Germany with new streaming service Dyn.
Deutsche Telekom expands Euro 2024 presence with national sponsorship
German telco Deutsche Telekom has furthered its association with Euro 2024 by becoming a national sponsor of the event
EBU helps Fifa break Women’s World Cup deadlock
Fifa avoided a momentum-killing Women’s World Cup television blackout in five major markets after a financial and diplomatic intervention from the European Broadcasting Union.
OneFootball retains two key streaming contracts
OneFootball will continue to show the Bundesliga in Brazil and leading domestic football content from German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland after renewing two of its flagship streaming agreements
DAZN expands free offering in Germany with new channels on Pluto TV
Sports streaming platform DAZN has continued to diversify its offering with the launch of new channels in Germany via Pluto TV, the free, ad-supported streaming service owned by US media group Paramount Global.
DFL promotes Beisiegel to leading broadcast rights role
The German Football League (DFL) has announced the promotions of Marcus Beisiegel and Vito Esposito, helping to fill the positions left vacant by the internal appointments of Steffen Merkel and Marc Lenz…
Big fee uplifts for Saudi Pro League as multi-territory DAZN deal nears sign-off
DAZN, the international subscription sports streaming service, is closing in on a multi-territory agreement with the IMG agency over exclusive rights to the Saudi Pro League
Dyn secures carriage with Sky Deutschland
Soon-to-launch streaming platform Dyn has secured a carriage deal with pay-television operator Sky Deutschland