Germany
Dammholz to depart senior DAZN role in DACH region
Ligue 1 rights sold but Serie A still without a home in Germany
ARD/ZDF recoup some of their Fifa outlay via sublicensing deals
Eurosport picks up rights to returning Deutschland Tour
New Wimbledon deal imminent for German and Austrian markets
Sport1 picks up World RX rights
Sport1, OneFootball land International Champions Cup rights
Bundesliga signs long-term Chinese rights deal
The PP Sports division of Chinese new media company PPTV has acquired television and online rights to the Bundesliga, the top division of German club football.
DAZN follows Matchroom deal with Bellator partnership
DAZN, the live and on-demand streaming service owned by digital sports media specialist Perform, has bolstered its combat sports content by agreeing a multi-year rights deal with US mixed martial arts promotion Bellator.
ProSiebenSat.1, Discovery team up for German OTT platform
Media companies ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery have confirmed plans today (Monday) to launch a new OTT platform in Germany that will combine the 7TV, Maxdome and Eurosport Player streaming services.
Perform teams up with Bayern, Goal claims first with Twitter tie-up
German Bundesliga football club Bayern Munich has signed a strategic partnership with Perform, while the digital sports content and media group’s Goal subsidiary has launched what it claims is the first live sports show on social media platform Twitter for the Middle East and North Africa region.
Volleyball Bundesliga broadens reach with Sport1, Sporttotal deals
German club competition the Volleyball Bundesliga (VBL) has extended its rights deal with sports broadcaster Sport1 and has signed a new partnership with media and technology company Sporttotal.
Euroleague extends in Spain, deal in Germany to follow
Euroleague Ventures – the joint venture between Euroleague Basketball and the IMG agency – has agreed a one-season extension to its deal with telco Telefónica in Spain and is close to a new deal in Germany.
Lagardère finds home for KHL in Germany with DAZN deal
Lagardère Sports last month secured coverage in Germany and Austria for the Kontinental Hockey League following years without a partner.
Sport1 scoops up Volleyball Nations League rights
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for the new Volleyball Nations League.
DAZN lands World Cup rights in Germany
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has acquired a rights package in Germany to the 2018 Fifa World Cup.
Bayern creates Digital & Media Lab, partners with ESPN
German Bundesliga football club Bayern Munich has formed a digital and media subsidiary in an effort to further expand its “pioneering” work in these areas, while it has also signed a content partnership with US sports broadcaster ESPN.
Sport1 retains rights to Uefa tournaments
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has renewed rights agreements for the Uefa Youth League and the Uefa Women’s Champions League club football tournaments.