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Sky Deutschland still keen on Plazamedia deal, says Murdoch
James Murdoch, co-chief operating officer of 21st Century Fox, has said he remains hopeful that German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland can conclude a deal to acquire Plazamedia, the sports production subsidiary of media company Constantin Medien.
ARD won’t pursue Wimbledon rights after Sky extension
ARD will no longer attempt to sublicense rights to the Wimbledon tennis championships after pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland extended its contract for the event, according to the German public-service broadcaster’s sports coordinator Axel Balkausky.
Sky Deutschland hits out at football club channels
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has voiced its concerns about the impact that official football club channels are having on its coverage of the Bundesliga top division.
Sky Deutschland to show Liga title decider
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has acquired rights for the title-deciding game in Spanish football’s top-tier Liga this Saturday.
BSkyB in talks to become European pay-television giant
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB could seal a deal this summer to gain control of sister pay-television broadcasters, Sky Italia in Italy and Sky Deutschland in Germany, in a move that would consolidate Rupert Murdoch’s European pay-television assets.
Sky Deutschland claims Ultra HD football first
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has claimed it is close to completing an Ultra HD breakthrough after completing the first broadcast of a football match live over satellite in the format, encoded with the new High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard.
ARD/ZDF eyeing up Formula One
New F1 bidders emerge in Germany
Free-to-air interest drives Wimbledon value in Germany
ARD/ZDF interest drives value of Wimbledon rights in Sky deal in Germany
Sky and ProSiebenSat.1 eye MotoGP rights in Germany – report
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland and commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 are interested in acquiring rights to the MotoGP motorcycling series, according to the Speedweek.com website.
Sky Deutschland expands sports reach with new Sky Go offer
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has expanded the reach of its Sky Go video-on-demand service in a move that will grant its customers in Germany and Austria access to all its live sport.
Sky Deutschland aces Wimbledon rights extension
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has agreed a five-year extension to its rights deal for the Wimbledon tennis championships.
Bayern Munich offers to share wealth from ARD cup broadcasts
German Bundesliga football club Bayern Munich has said it would be willing to share revenues gained from public-service broadcaster ARD’s broadcasts of its games in the domestic DFB-Pokal cup competition with smaller German teams.
Masters holds its value
Golf’s Masters holds its media-rights value in Germany
Sky Deutschland tees off US Masters extension
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has agreed a multi-year renewal to its deal for the exclusive rights in Germany and Austria to the US Masters golf tournament.
Cartel office clears Sky Deutschland’s Sport1 transaction
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland’s acquisition of a significant minority stake in sports broadcaster Sport1 has been approved by the country’s federal cartel office, the Bundeskartellamt.
Sky renews Champions League rights in Austria
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has extended a rights deal in Austria for the Uefa Champions League club football competition.
Sport1 to maintain independence
Germany’s Sport1 says it will not be run for the benefit of Sky Deutschland
Sky acquires Plazamedia, invests in Sport1, Constantin Sport Marketing
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has agreed a deal to take over Constantin Medien’s sports production subsidiary Plazamedia and acquire minority stakes in the media company’s German sports broadcaster Sport1 and Constantin Sport Marketing division.