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UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB is set to confirm deals to acquire sister companies Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia in Germany and Italy from media company 21st Century Fox tomorrow (Friday) morning.

The Fight Sports pay-television channel will launch in Germany this October.

German pay-television broadcaster Sportdigital has agreed a one-year deal for the rights to the Scottish Premiership, the top division of Scottish football.

German public-service broadcaster ARD has struck a rights deal with the DBB, basketball’s governing body in the country, to show a series of Germany national men’s team games this summer.

German pay-television broadcaster Sportdigital has acquired rights for the Pro League, the top division of Belgian football.

Media company Constantin Medien has said it will bid for a package of broadcast rights in the next tender for German top-tier football league the Bundesliga.

German telco Deutsche Telekom last week moved back into buying exclusive sports rights with a deal for the domestic basketball league, which was a big increase on the previous value.

Interview with Jan Pommer, chief executive of the Basketball Bundesliga, on the league’s four-year domestic deal with telco Deutsche Telekom.

There were mixed results for broadcasters of this year's French Open, Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence explains

German public-service broadcaster ARD has agreed to take up its one-year extension option for rights to the DTM German touring cars series.

James Murdoch, co-chief operating officer of 21st Century Fox, has said he remains hopeful that German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland can conclude a deal to acquire Plazamedia, the sports production subsidiary of media company Constantin Medien.

German telecommunications firm Deutsche Telekom has agreed a four-year deal for the media rights to the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top division of the sport in Germany.

There were mixed results for broadcasters of the 2013-14 Uefa Champions League in Europe's big five markets, as Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence explains

The CAA Eleven agency has launched an invitation to tender for the media rights in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Cyprus to European qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team football tournaments.

The DFB, the German football association, has launched a tender for the domestic media rights to Germany national team, lower-league and women’s football matches.

German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have acquired rights for the 2022 Fifa World Cup national football team tournament, which is scheduled to take place in Qatar.