Germany
Sport1 to show Turkish Super Lig highlights
German commercial sports broadcaster Sport 1 has acquired free-to-air rights for the Super Lig, the top football division in Turkey.
ZDF follows Sky in extending Champions League rights
German public-service broadcaster ZDF has agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal for the Champions League club competition with Uefa, European football’s governing body.
Sport1 nets German rights for EHF Euro 2014
German commercial sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired the exclusive rights to the European Handball Federation’s Men’s Euro 2014 national team competition in Germany.
ARD and ZDF to share 2014 World Cup rights
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF will broadcast the Fifa World Cup in its entirety for the first time since 1998 after receiving no sub-licensing proposals for next year’s tournament from rival broadcasters.
Sky Deutschland secures Champions League rights extension
Sky Deutschland has extended a deal for pay-television rights in Germany to the Uefa Champions League club football competition.
Sky acquires Plazamedia, invests in Sport1, Constantin Sport Marketing
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has agreed a deal to take over Constantin Medien’s sports production subsidiary Plazamedia and acquire minority stakes in the media company’s German sports broadcaster Sport1 and Constantin Sport Marketing division.
Prosiebensat.1 touches down NFL rights extension
German commercial broadcaster Prosiebensat.1 has extended a rights deal for the NFL American football league’s Super Bowl and post-season playoffs.
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ARD to show Bayern’s bid for Club World Cup glory
German public-service broadcaster ARD has acquired rights for the 2013 Fifa Club World Cup football tournament.
DOSB extends agency partnership with Schmidt Media
The German Olympic Committee (DOSB) has extended its partnership with the Schmidt Media agency through to the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ATP doubles its money as Sport1 renews in Germany
ATP doubles its money with Sport 1 renewal in Germany
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Sport1 to show Deutschland Cup ice hockey
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for the 2013 Deutschland Cup ice hockey competition, which starts today (Friday) and will run until Sunday.
Eurosport announced as launch partner for Xbox One
Eurosport has been announced as a launch partner for the new Xbox One video game console in a deal that will offer customers in various European markets the opportunity to access the pan-European sports broadcaster’s coverage of sporting events.
ARD targets Champions League rights, report says
German public-service broadcaster ARD is considering a “serious” bid for the rights to the Uefa Champions League club football competition, according to the Quotenmeter.de website.
ARD and ZDF to retain blanket coverage of 2014 World Cup
German commercial broadcaster RTL and pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland will not acquire rights for live coverage of football games from the 2014 Fifa World Cup national team tournament, according to the Horizont website.
DEL secures highlights deal for anniversary season
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have secured highlights rights to the 2013-14 season of the German Ice Hockey League (DEL).
Sport1 extends ATP World Tour rights partnership
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has extended a rights deal for the ATP World Tour, the professional men’s tennis tour, for three years, from 2014 to 2016.