Germany

German media company Constantin Medien has said the path is clear for it to focus on the sports market after unveiling financial results marked by a period of upheaval at the firm.

The German Handball Federation (DHB) has struck a four-year extension to its partnership with the Lagardère Sports agency.

German pay-television sports broadcaster Sport 1 Plus has acquired rights for the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football league in Brazil.

Esports event operator ESL has extended its rights deal with German media group ProSiebenSat.1 and has agreed a new partnership with Polish public-service broadcaster TVP.

DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has acquired rights in a host of markets to boxing’s upcoming world heavyweight unification clash between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker.

The German Football League (DFL), organising body of the top two divisions of the domestic game, has promoted Peter Leible to head of global audiovisual rights for its Bundesliga International subsidiary.

German media group ProSiebenSat.1 has appointed Max Conze, formerly of British technology group Dyson, as its new chief executive.

Olaf Schröder will continue as chief executive of Constantin Medien after the German media company agreed a three-year extension to his contract.

Highlight Communications, backed by Lucerne-based Studhalter Investment, has secured a majority stake in German media company Constantin Medien.

Some heavyweight deals have been struck in Germany over the past 12 months, so it was no surprise to hear at this year’s Spobis conference in Düsseldorf that no market-defining properties will be available in the immediate future.

Servus TV, the Austrian commercial broadcaster owned by the Red Bull Media House division of Red Bull, has struck a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland for rights to the Bundesliga, the top division of German club football.

Commercial broadcaster RTL is poised to serve as the exclusive rights-holder of Formula One in Germany after pay-television broadcaster Sky confirmed it would not extend its long-running deal.

The value of Formula One media rights in Germany will fall from 2018 onward following a flat renewal with RTL and the decision to not sell pay-television rights.

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has moved to bundle its online video and on-demand content with the launch of a new video platform.

The Lagardère Sports Germany division of the sports marketing agency has applied for a licence to establish a new streaming service for sports fans.

The German Athletics Association (DLV) has agreed a four-year extension to its rights deal with public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF.