Germany
ARD/ZDF reduce fee for World Ski Championships
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF will pay a smaller rights fee for the Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships in 2019 and 2021 than they did for 2015 and 2017, following a deal agreed last week.
Sports chief Schmidt to succeed Sullivan as Sky Deutschland CEO
Carsten Schmidt, chief officer of sports, advertising sales and internet at Sky Deutschland, will replace Brian Sullivan as chief executive of the German pay-television broadcaster, it was announced today (Thursday).
Constantin Medien reshuffles management team
Media company Constantin Medien, which operates German sports broadcaster Sport1 and the Sport1 Media sports marketing company, has reshuffled its management team.
Sky Deutschland extends wide-ranging deal with European Tour Productions
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has agreed a long-term extension of its rights deal in Germany and Austria with European Tour Productions, a joint venture of golf’s European Tour and the IMG agency.
Sportsman takes DEL play-offs to US
The Sportsman Media Group agency has reached an agreement with US media group EverSport to provide coverage in the United States of Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga play-off games.
ARD and ZDF secure FIS World Championship rights
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have acquired rights for the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships in 2019 and 2021.
Euroleague secures Spox.com as German media partner
Euroleague Basketball has agreed a partnership with digital sports media group Spox.com to provide online video content for fans of the pan-European club competition in Germany.
EHF signs streaming partnership with German Bundesliga
The European Handball Federation (EHF) will show coverage of the German Bundesliga on its streaming platform, ehfTV.com, after acquiring rights for the domestic league.
Constantin posts better-than-expected results
Media company Constantin Medien, which operates German sports broadcaster Sport1 and the Sport1 Media sports marketing company, has posted better-than-expected results for the 2014 financial year.
Germany hosting role adds value to 2015 EuroBasket rights
ARD and ZDF will pay a decent rights fee, plus broadcast sponsorship, for EuroBasket 2015 rights in Germany - with value driven by the country hosting some matches.
Watching Brief (Vol.96) Special Focus: American Football
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at television audiences for Super Bowl XLIX
Sportsman retains Bundesliga betting rights
The Sportsman Media Group agency has retained live transmission rights to Germany’s Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga, the top two divisions of domestic club football, for exploitation to betting service providers.
Matchroom and Sauerland join forces for rights deal
Boxing promoters Matchroom and Sauerland have agreed a broadcast rights deal to share their big fight nights for viewers in the UK and Germany.
MP & Silva scores Bundesliga rights extension in Japan
The MP & Silva agency has extended a deal to continue distributing rights to the Bundesliga, the top division of German football, to broadcasters in Japan.
Sky to seek full ownership of Sky Deutschland
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky is set to increase its shareholding in Sky Deutschland, which operates in Germany and Austria, to 100 per cent in the coming weeks.
Sport1 success raises competition for darts rights in Germany
German sports broadcaster Sport1 is set to face competition from pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland and commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 for the rights to Professional Darts Corporation events from 2017, according to Die Zeit.
Bayern Munich partners with CCTV
German Bundesliga football club Bayern Munich has entered into a content partnership with Chinese state-owned broadcaster CCTV.
Eurosport brings FA Cup to Germany
Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport has acquired the exclusive television and digital rights in Germany for the English FA Cup club football knockout competition.