Germany

Motorsport
Media

Sky Deutschland has announced it will simulcast live coverage of two Formula One races on its YouTube channel as the pay-television broadcaster seeks to honour its free-to-watch obligations in the absence…
Football
Finance & Law

KKR & Co., the US private equity firm, has pulled out of the process to become a strategic partner with the German Football League (DFL) in a new media rights subsidiary, according to reports
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Dyn, a streaming service set to launch in the German-speaking region in July, has appointed Verena Göttl as managing director of Dyn Productions, a new subsidiary that will produce all sports coverage …
Football
Media

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has once again called on broadcasters in the ‘big five’ European markets to increase their offers for media rights to the 2023 Women’s World Cup, describing their curre…
Football
Media

Media platform OneFootball and subscription sports streaming service DAZN have expanded their distribution deal for the German and Austrian markets by adding coverage of Spain’s LaLiga.
Football
Fan Engagement

German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich has announced a pre-season tour of Japan as the league looks to continue its brand-building efforts in the market in partnership with local media rights-holder Sky…
Golf

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has reduced its rights fee for the European Tour and Ryder Cup after passing up the opportunity to regain exclusivity to the golf properties.
Multiple Sports
Host Broadcast & Production

New German streaming challenger brand Dyn Media has further aided its launch plans by agreeing a deal with automated highlights company WSC Sports
Football
Finance & Law

The German Football League (DFL) has said member clubs from its top two divisions, Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2, will next month decide whether to proceed with talks with a selected group of three entities…
Multiple Sports
Media

DAZN has announced a carriage agreement with electronics multinational LG as it continues to roll out its free ad-supported streaming TV (Fast) channels in Germany
Handball

DAZN has managed to recoup some of its spending on European Handball Federation rights through a sublicensing deal in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) with soon-to-launch streaming platform Dyn.
Motorsport
Media

Commercial broadcaster ServusTV has renewed its rights to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, GT Masters and GT4 Germany motor racing series as part of a three-year deal with the General German Automobile…
Tennis
Media

Commercial broadcaster ServusTV has renewed its exclusive domestic free-to-air rights to the Stuttgart Open and German Open grass court tennis tournaments
Football

Commercial broadcaster RTL has renewed its exclusive rights in Germany to the Uefa Europa League and Europa Conference League at a considerable increase, wrapping up an middling sales process in the DACH region for European football’s governing body.
Football
Finance & Law

The total revenue of German professional football has increased for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19, with the second-tier Bundesliga 2 setting a new benchmark for the 2021-22 season, but…
Ice Hockey
Media

Commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired free-to-air rights in Germany to the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championship as part of a sublicensing agreement with Sportdeutschland.TV, SportBusiness understands.
Ice Hockey

Streaming platform operator DOSB New Media formed a joint ticket with its former owner, commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, to secure a wide-ranging package of ice hockey rights in Germany and Austria.
Football
Media

German commercial broadcaster RTL recorded strong ratings yesterday (Tuesday) during the international friendly match between Germany and Belgium, while French commercial broadcaster TF1 attracted eight…