Switzerland
Viaplay set for UK and Germany, ‘may’ add sports to entertainment-focused offering
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…
Sport1 launches PPV, subscription streaming platform
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…
Plazamedia, DAZN build on production relationship in DACH region
Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has expanded its association in the German-speaking countries with production company Plazamedia
Blue Sport retains Ligue 1 in international football offering
Swiss pay-television broadcaster Blue Sport has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal for Ligue 1, the top division of French club football
CLIQ Digital to stream Serie B in German-speaking countries
German digital lifestyle company CLIQ Digital has acquired rights in German-speaking countries to Serie B, the second tier of Italian club football
DAZN retains NBA rights in DACH region
Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has extended and expanded its broadcast rights agreement for North American basketball’s NBA in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
FMA strikes another AFC rights deal in German-speaking countries
Live streaming service Sporttotal has acquired rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to the Asian Football Confederation’s final round of qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
SRG SSR pays more to seal crucial Uefa national team rights renewal
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR has ensured it will remain the home of the Swiss men’s football team’s matches in European competition until the end of Uefa Euro 2028.
Belgian, Danish and Swiss public broadcasters net Euro 2020 ratings boost
Action from the Uefa European Championship quarter-finals attracted strong audiences on public-service broadcasters in the competing nations of Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland
Blue Sport retains Serie A rights in Switzerland
Swiss pay-television broadcaster Blue Sport, a subsidiary of telecoms operator Swisscom, has retained rights to Italian football’s Serie A.
SRG SSR lands 2022-28 Uefa national team rights, sells on some matches to CH Media
SRG SSR, the Swiss public broadcaster, has secured rights to Switzerland’s national team matches, along with the Uefa European Championships in 2024 and 2028, while opting to sell on rights to selected m…
SRG SSR retains Swiss wrestling rights for six more years
SRG SSR, the Swiss public broadcaster, has retained its rights to the sport of schwingen, the folk wrestling native to Switzerland, for six more years
Swiss ice hockey league rights value falls in tough market conditions
The value of Swiss top-tier ice hockey league rights will fall by about 20 per cent following UPC’s new deal starting in 2022-23, however a more drastic drop was avoided by the league’s offer of increased pay-television exclusivity.
UPC retains Swiss ice hockey rights for further five years
Telecoms operator UPC has renewed domestic broadcast rights to Switzerland’s top-tier ice hockey league for a further five years.
ServusTV retains WorldSBK in motorcycling portfolio
ServusTV, the commercial free-to-air broadcaster in German-speaking countries, has bolstered its coverage of elite motorcycling by agreeing a two-season extension to its rights deal for the Superbike World…
Infront adds to SPFL international footprint in seven-country OneFootball deal
Matches from the Scottish Premiership will be streamed in seven international markets by OneFootball in a deal between the football-based media platform and the Infront agency
New kick-off times for Swiss league with SRG SSR to show Saturday evening match
The Swiss Football League has announced new kick-off times for its top two divisions as it prepares to enter its next broadcast rights cycle
Infront finalises recapture of Swiss-Ski international rights
The Infront agency has agreed a six-year deal to sell the international broadcast rights to FIS World Cup events organised by Swiss-Ski, the Alpine country’s national ski federation.