Germany
Tender launched for Basketball Bundesliga rights
The BBL, organisers of the Basketball Bundesliga, have launched a media rights tender for the top division of German basketball.
Fifa moves to deny World Cup rights reports
World football’s governing body Fifa has denied reports that German public-service broadcaster ZDF’s coverage of the 2014 World Cup will be available to viewers in the Middle East and Northern Africa.
Sport1 bolsters pre-World Cup line-up
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired the rights to five national team friendly games ahead of the 2014 Fifa World Cup football tournament.
Sky and ProSiebenSat.1 eye MotoGP rights in Germany – report
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland and commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 are interested in acquiring rights to the MotoGP motorcycling series, according to the Speedweek.com website.
Sky Deutschland expands sports reach with new Sky Go offer
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has expanded the reach of its Sky Go video-on-demand service in a move that will grant its customers in Germany and Austria access to all its live sport.
GT Series bolsters broadcast coverage ahead of new season
SRO Motorsports, promoter of the GT Series motor-racing organisation, has agreed a host of new broadcast deals ahead of the start of the 2014 season.
Sport1 nets Fiba World Cup rights in Germany
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired platform-neutral rights from the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) for the 2014 World Cup national team competition.
Sky Deutschland aces Wimbledon rights extension
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has agreed a five-year extension to its rights deal for the Wimbledon tennis championships.
Bayern Munich offers to share wealth from ARD cup broadcasts
German Bundesliga football club Bayern Munich has said it would be willing to share revenues gained from public-service broadcaster ARD’s broadcasts of its games in the domestic DFB-Pokal cup competition with smaller German teams.
Doubts intensify over ARD’s boxing deal
German public-service broadcaster ARD is coming under pressure to opt against renewing a rights deal with the Sauerland boxing agency.
Masters holds its value
Golf’s Masters holds its media-rights value in Germany
Sport1 snaps up MLB rights and looks to add the NHL
Sport1 acquires MLB baseball rights in Germany
Servus TV picks up Copa del Rey final rights
Servus TV, the German commercial broadcaster owned by energy drinks brand Red Bull, has acquired rights for the final of the Copa del Rey Spanish football club competition.
Sport1 acquires MLB rights
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for North America’s Major League Baseball.
Sportdigital to broadcast Solis-Thompson fight
German sports broadcaster Sportdigital has acquired media rights for the World Boxing Council heavyweight title fight on March 22 between Odlanier Solis and Tony Thompson.
Sky Deutschland tees off US Masters extension
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has agreed a multi-year renewal to its deal for the exclusive rights in Germany and Austria to the US Masters golf tournament.
ProSiebenSat.1 picks up WWE rights
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired rights for events staged by the WWE wrestling organisation.