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The NBA secured new deals with DAZN and ProSiebenSat.1 for three years in the DACH region at a slight decrease after DAZN opted to renew only in Germany.

German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has secured free-to-air NBA rights in the DACH region ahead of the new season, which starts on October 24

Gernot Bauer, head of sport at Warner Bros. Discovery Germany, is leaving the media giant to join commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1

Deutsche Telekom's offer to negotiate with free-to-air linear broadcasters in Germany over a sub-licensing rights deal for the ongoing Fiba Basketball World Cup appears to have fallen on deaf ears

Sky Deutschland has announced the appointment of ProSiebenSat.1 media rights executive Alexander Rösner to the newly created role of senior vice-president of sports editorial.

Commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired free-to-air rights in Germany to the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championship as part of a sublicensing agreement with Sportdeutschland.TV, SportBusiness understands.

Streaming platform operator DOSB New Media formed a joint ticket with its former owner, commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, to secure a wide-ranging package of ice hockey rights in Germany and Austria.

German media group ProSiebenSat.1 will continue showing the Uefa European Under-21 Championship after extending its rights deal for the national team tournament with European football’s governing body.

ProSiebenSat.1 saw off strong competition from rival commercial broadcaster RTL to renew its rights to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters after its previous deal for the touring car series was annulled.

Czech investment company PPF Group has acquired a 9.1-per-cent stake in German media group ProSiebenSat.1, becoming its second-largest shareholder after Italy-based commercial broadcaster Mediaset

German media group ProSiebenSat.1 has renewed its domestic broadcast rights to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters touring car series as part of a “long-term deal” with new series promoter the General German Automobile Club.

The German free-to-air television audience for Sunday night’s Super Bowl LVII was down markedly on the last two editions of the NFL showpiece as commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1

Media group ProSiebenSat.1 will continue to broadcast the European League of Football in Germany until at least 2026 after extending its rights agreement with the gridiron football league. ProSiebenSat

The NFL is understood to have more than doubled its media rights income in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, capitalising on intense competition amid the league's snowballing popularity across the region.