ProSiebenSat.1 (Germany)
ProSieben to broadcast European League of Football, nets strong Super Bowl audience
German commercial broadcaster ProSieben has acquired exclusive rights to the new European League of Football gridiron football competition
ProSieben to follow Germany at Uefa U21 Championship
German commercial broadcaster ProSieben has acquired rights to the 2021 Uefa U21 national team football tournament
Joyn adds Sport1+, eSports1 to line-up
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and US media group Discovery have expanded their relationship with Sport1 to include the latter's Sport1+ and eSports1 channels to the Joyn OTT platform
Germany’s ProSieben Maxx ties up Extreme E rights
ProSieben Maxx, the Germany-based free-to-air commercial channel, is to broadcast live coverage from Extreme E in the latest deal announced by the electric off-road racing series
Puls 4 picks up NHL rights in Austria
Austrian commercial broadcaster Puls 4 has picked up National Hockey League rights for the next four seasons, adding to last year’s acquisition of rights to the Austrian domestic ice hockey league.
Formula E claims German free-to-air showcase with ProSiebenSat.1 deal
German commercial broadcasting group ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed a multi-year rights deal with the Formula E electric car-racing series
Tough market weighs on DFL domestic rights income
The German Football League (DFL) faced an absence of new bidders, a change in strategy from incumbent Sky Deutschland and an unstable economy as it went to market with its 2021-25 domestic rights. The tough conditions left experts to conclude the league had done well to avoid a larger income drop for the cycle.
KKR returns to invest in ‘undervalued’ ProSiebenSat.1
US private equity company KKR has opted to reinvest in ProSiebenSat.1, stating that the Germany-based commercial broadcasting group is undervalued at present.
KKR has acquired a stake of 5
Austrian Eishockey Liga free-to-air rights change hands in Puls 24 deal
Commercial broadcasting group ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired exclusive domestic free-to-air rights to the Austrian Ice Hockey League for its new commercial Puls 24 channel in the country
Mediaset raises ProSiebenSat.1 stake further
Mediaset, the Italy-based commercial broadcaster, has furthered its efforts to create a pan-European media group by raising its stake in Germany-based commercial broadcasting group ProSiebenSat.1
WWE holds back PPV rights in Germany to promote OTT
WWE will broadcast its pay-per-view events in Germany exclusively on its OTT platform, WWE Network, in the 2020-23 rights cycle.
ProSiebenSat.1 renews free-to-air WWE rights in Germany
Commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed a multi-year deal to renew its free-to-air rights in Germany to the wrestling entertainment series WWE
Karajica to advise esports platform after ProSiebenSat.1 exit
Željko Karajica, a leading figure in the German sports media-rights industry, has taken up a position as consultant to #loggedinfestival, the new online esports platform.
Karajica recently left ProSiebenSat.
ProSiebenSat.1-owned 7Sports secures global streaming rights in ESL renewal
The 7Sports subsidiary of German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has retained rights to esports events organised by ESL, the tournament organiser and production company, until at least 2022
Karajica exits ProSiebenSat.1 as 7Sports repositions itself
Željko Karajica, a leading figure in the German sports media-rights industry, is to leave ProSiebenSat.1, the commercial broadcasting group, amid a restructure of its sports unit 7Sports.
ProSieben scores Super Bowl LIV record share, TF1 audience falls
German media group ProSiebenSat.1 posted a record market share in the key 14-to-49 year-old audience demographic last night with its live coverage of the NFL Super Bowl