Germany

DAZN, the OTT sports subscription service operated by digital media specialist Perform, has acquired rights for the Davis Cup and Fed Cup men’s and women’s tennis tournaments.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has unveiled a new leadership and corporate structure for its Infront Germany division.

Discovery Communications, the parent company of international sports broadcaster Eurosport, has threatened to pull its channels from pay-television broadcaster Sky’s platforms in the UK and Germany due to a carriage dispute.

The German Football Association (DFB) has agreed deals with public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF, along with telecommunications firm Deutsche Telekom, for rights to the German women’s national team, the Women’s Bundesliga and the men’s 3. Liga.

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has launched a new hybrid broadcast broadband television service that will provide additional content to complement its television programming.

German bank Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB) took the unusual step of acquiring International Handball Federation World Championship media rights this month.

German public-service broadcaster ARD is close to renewing its non-exclusive deal for Tour de France cycling rights at a small fee increase.

German pay-television broadcaster Sky triggered a clause to renew EHF Champions League rights late last year, extending its deal until 2019-20.

The International Handball Federation has moved to defend its partnership with beIN Media Group, the global rights distribution partner for showpiece national team tournament the World Championship, amid criticism of the deal in German media outlets.

German media company Constantin Medien has formed a new consulting unit.

German media group ProSiebenSat.1 has joined forces with French and Italian counterparts TF1 and Mediaset to forge a partnership in the online video sector.

German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF, along with commercial broadcaster RTL, have gained access to coverage of handball’s 2017 Men’s World Championship.

German handball fans will receive further coverage of the 2017 Men’s World Championship after media companies Axel Springer and ProSiebenSat.1 acquired highlights rights to the tournament, which commenced yesterday (Wednesday) in France.

The German Handball Federation (DHB) has made further moves to ensure coverage of the 2017 Men’s World Championship by acquiring public viewing rights to the upcoming national team tournament.

German public-service broadcaster ARD has agreed a two-year extension to its rights deal for cycling race the Tour de France, according to SID.

German banking group Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB), a major sponsor of handball in its home country, has acquired rights to the 2017 Men’s World Championship, averting a broadcast blackout in Germany of the national team tournament.