Sky Deutschland

Pan-European broadcaster Sky has agreed to sell a controlling interest in its gaming business Sky Bet so that it can concentrate on its pay-television operations.

Football

BSkyB is to be renamed as Sky after the UK pay-television broadcaster confirmed that it had completed acquisitions of Sky Italia in Italy and a majority stake in Sky Deutschland in Germany and Austria.

UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has said it will own 87.45 per cent of Sky Deutschland once its takeover of the German pay-television broadcaster closes.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has launched a new OTT platform that will allow subscribers to access premium sports content directly through the internet.

Football

UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB could aim to merge Sky Italia with rival pay-television service Mediaset Premium when it finalises a deal to acquire the Italian company, according to analysts at Bernstein.

UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has said it now expects to own at least 69 per cent of pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland once the takeover period closes.

Football

UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has moved another step closer to sealing the acquisitions of pay-television broadcasters Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia by announcing it has received approval for the deal from German state media authorities.

BSkyB’s proposal to acquire pay-television broadcasters Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia has been overwhelmingly approved by the UK pay-television broadcaster’s shareholders.

Motorsport

The Formula E motor racing series secured strong rights fees in Germany for its inaugural season, mostly through a deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland agreed earlier this month.

Handball

The European Handball Federation saw the value of its Champions League rights in Germany rebound in a new deal with Sky Deutschland, following a drop in the previous cycle.

The management and board of Sky Deutschland have recommended that shareholders in the German pay-television broadcaster should reject a takeover offer from UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB.

The European Commission has approved the acquisition of pay-television broadcasters Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia by UK pay-television company BSkyB.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has secured the exclusive live rights in Germany for the Formula E Championship, the new electric motor-racing series operated by the FIA, motorsport’s global governing body.

London-based investment firm Odey Asset Management has rejected UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB’s offer to buy out its eight per cent stake in German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland, saying it undervalues the business.

UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has confirmed deals to acquire media company 21st Century Fox’s 100 per cent stake in Sky Italia and 57.4 per cent interest in Sky Deutschland, bringing together the leading pay-television businesses in three of Europe’s four biggest markets.

UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB is set to confirm deals to acquire sister companies Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia in Germany and Italy from media company 21st Century Fox tomorrow (Friday) morning.

Time Warner’s board has approved a measure to block a section of its shareholders from forcing a vote on a takeover bid from rival media company 21st Century Fox, which operates the Fox Sports channels.

Football

Media company Constantin Medien has said it will bid for a package of broadcast rights in the next tender for German top-tier football league the Bundesliga.