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Watching Brief (Vol.109) Special Focus: Athletics – IAAF World Championships
John Manning, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines live television audiences in key European markets for the evening session of this year’s IAAF World Athletics Championships.
Euroleague Basketball lands on Deutsche Telekom
German telecommunications Deutsche Telekom has acquired rights for the Euroleague Basketball club competition.
Formula E secures broad Eurosport rights deal
Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights in seven countries for the 2015-16 Formula E Championship electric car-racing series.
DFB-Pokal rights tender attracts 12 potential bidders
Twelve companies have expressed an interest in acquiring rights for the DFB-Pokal German knockout club football tournament.
Sky secures full ownership of Sky Deutschland
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has assumed full control of Sky Deutschland, which operates in Germany and Austria, after completing the acquisition of its remaining shares today (Tuesday).
NFL rights deals signed in Germany, Netherlands
Online streaming website Spox.com, owned by digital sports media company Perform, has acquired rights to the NFL in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, while pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports will broadcast the American football league in the Netherlands.
Uefa Youth League deals unveiled in France, Germany
German sports broadcaster Sport1 and French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus have acquired rights for the Uefa Youth League European club football tournament.
Sport1 extends partnership with ADAC GT Masters
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a two-year extension to its rights deal for the ADAC GT Masters motor-racing series.
EuroBasket rights deals secured in Germany, Russia
German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom and Russian pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus have acquired rights for the 2015 EuroBasket national team tournament.
Bayern Munich targets China and US through Goal.com partnership
German Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich has signed a global media partnership with specialist digital football platform Goal.com.
Mediaset complains after ZDF’s Champions League coverage is shown in Italy
Mediaset has complained to football’s European governing body Uefa after coverage of a Champions League match was made available in Italy, apparently diluting the Italian media group’s exclusive coverage of the tournament.
Eurosport extends DFB rights deal as new tender launched
The German Football Association (DFB) has agreed a four-year extension to its rights contract with pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport and has launched a tender process for domestic rights to its DFB-Pokal club competitions.
Sky Deutschland maintains Mayweather connection for Berto fight
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has acquired rights to Floyd Mayweather Jr’s fight against Andre Berto.
FOM leaves money on table in latest German deals
Formula One’s broadcast rights value in Germany will fall by about seven per cent when the latest renewals, agreed last week, kick in from 2016.
Sky and RTL retain F1 rights in Germany
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland and commercial broadcaster RTL have acquired rights in Germany for the Formula One motor-racing world championship for two years, from 2016 to 2017.
Table Tennis Bundesliga serves up DOSB New Media extension
The Table Tennis Bundesliga (TTBL) club competition has extended its media partnership with the DOSB New Media arm of the German Olympic Committee (DOSB).
Laola1.tv adds to German coverage of CHL’s second season
Online sports broadcaster Laola1.tv, a subsidiary of the Sportsman Media Group, has acquired rights in Germany to the 2015-16 season of European club ice hockey competition the Champions Hockey League.
DFL secures new partnership with Poland’s Onet
The DFL, the German Football League, has agreed a deal for Polish internet company Onet to become an official partner of its Bundesliga top-tier club competition.