Sport1 provides free-to-air platform for women’s volleyball

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for the Volleyball Bundesliga women’s competition in the country.

Sport1 will provide live and exclusive free-to-air coverage of 10 regular-season games to audiences in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

Sport1 sealed the deal via a sublicensing agreement with the Sportdeutschland.TV website.

The length of the deal, which will start when the 2017-18 season gets underway next month, was not disclosed.