Switzerland

SRF, the German-language arm of Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR, has missed out on a package of sublicensed rights to Switzerland’s top-tier ice hockey league.

German pay-television broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball and media platform OneFootball have teamed up to provide coverage of the remainder of this season’s Turkish Cup.

SRF, the German-speaking channel of Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR, has seen viewership for its live Swiss Super League football game drop by over 20 per cent since matches were switched from…

Ringier Sports, the marketing agency owned by Swiss media group Ringier, has teamed up with media company the Blick Group to unveil plans for a new multi-sport streaming and OTT platform focusing on team…

Mixed martial arts promotion the Professional Fighters League has agreed a new broadcast rights deal for the DACH region with Fighting.de

The National Basketball Association has secured a decent increase in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) and regained exposure in Norway, but saw its rights value stagnate in Poland.

DAZN, the OTT subscription broadcaster, has agreed a five-year contract extension with the Professional Darts Corporation to provide coverage of its events in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights across multiple territories to the Race of Champions motorsport event

Watch4, an advertising-based video-on-demand platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, has acquired rights to three ATP 250 men’s tennis warm-up tournaments for the forthcoming Australian Open.
USA

Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned outlet takes big step in global expansion

MCS Basket, a new OTT platform focusing on basketball, has acquired broadcast rights to Spanish club competitions organised by the Asociación de Clubes Españoles de Baloncesto (ACB) in the markets of F…

German pay-television broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball and media platform OneFootball have combined to secure rights to the Africa Cup of Nations in a deal covering Germany, Austria and Switzerland

OTT streaming platform Portable.TV has secured worldwide streaming rights to the Kontinental Hockey League and will show a mixture of highlights and full-length games. Portable

SRG SSR, the Swiss public broadcaster, has renewed a broadcast rights agreement with the Swiss Gymnastics Federation (STV) until 2025

Pay-television broadcaster Sky has secured exclusive rights in its European territories to the IndyCar motor racing series from 2022 to 2024

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has this morning detailed plans to step up the pace and scale of expansion plans for Viaplay by announcing that its streaming service will launch in Canada, German-speaking…

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has launched a new multi-sports streaming platform which will be monetised by pay-per-view and subscription revenues and will initially be centred on coverage of the domestic…

Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has expanded its association in the German-speaking countries with production company Plazamedia