German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have acquired rights for extracts of coverage from the ongoing 2015 men’s Handball World Championships in Qatar.
Under the deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group, the tournament’s global rights distribution partner, clips of games can be shown in news and sports programmes.
ARD and ZDF pulled out of talks to acquire live rights for the tournament late last year before pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland struck a deal for live coverage before the start of the event on January 15.