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RTL seals exclusive Europa League, Europa Conference League rights in Germany
Consensus reached over German TV rights to extra Nations League matches
Uncertainty remains over German TV rights to additional Nations League matches
French free-to-air audience nears 1m for US Grand Prix
Sky Deutschland listens to the demand of subscribers: bring back Formula One
ARD/ZDF recoup some of their Fifa outlay via sublicensing deals
Sky ends long-running F1 association in Germany
Commercial broadcaster RTL is poised to serve as the exclusive rights-holder of Formula One in Germany after pay-television broadcaster Sky confirmed it would not extend its long-running deal.
Overall F1 fee falls in Germany; Sky set to miss out on pay rights
The value of Formula One media rights in Germany will fall from 2018 onward following a flat renewal with RTL and the decision to not sell pay-television rights.
New deals grow Europa League value in Germany and Austria
The value of Uefa Europa League media rights will grow by about 24 per cent in Germany and 20 per cent in Austria when new deals kick in from 2018-19.
Watching Brief (Vol.137) Special Focus: FIA Formula One World Championship
RTL aggression provides Uefa with German windfall
German commercial broadcaster RTL significantly increased the value of national team football rights in the country in a deal with Uefa last month.
RTL extends Germany national team coverage
German commercial broadcaster RTL has acquired rights for German national football team qualifiers ahead of the Uefa Euro 2020 and 2022 Fifa World Cup tournaments.
FOM leaves money on table in latest German deals
Formula One’s broadcast rights value in Germany will fall by about seven per cent when the latest renewals, agreed last week, kick in from 2016.
Sky and RTL retain F1 rights in Germany
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland and commercial broadcaster RTL have acquired rights in Germany for the Formula One motor-racing world championship for two years, from 2016 to 2017.
RTL lands extension to long-running Klitschko partnership
German commercial broadcaster RTL has extended its long-running rights deal for the fights of boxing’s reigning heavyweight world champion, Wladimir Klitschko.
Uefa to change revenue sharing model for big six
Europe’s top six national football associations – England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain – have agreed a new system with Uefa for sharing revenues from centrally-sold national team matches, from the 2018-19 season.
Belgian FA seals rights deals for new-look cup competition
The Belgian Football Association (URBSFA/KBVB) has agreed three-season rights deals with pay-television broadcaster Telenet, commercial broadcaster RTL and public-service broadcaster VRT for the Belgian Cup club knockout competition.
RTL Nitro seeks new viewers with European Qualifiers deal
German commercial broadcaster RTL has agreed a deal for a package of rights to the European football qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team tournaments.