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Sky Deutschland moves sports news channel back behind paywall
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland is to remove free access to its sports news channel in Germany and Austria, having lifted the paywall at the end of 2016
Improved audience for DFB Pokal in midst of broadcast rights auction
Last night’s DFB Pokal final between Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig attracted an average audience of over 10 million television viewers in Germany.
Sky Deutschland seals exclusive Diamond League rights in Germany and Austria
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has sealed rights to athletics’ Diamond League in Germany and Austria, from 2021 to 2023.
Sky Deutschland adds GT World Challenge Europe rights, CCO Hindennach exits
Sky Deutschland, the German pay-television broadcaster, has secured rights to the GT World Challenge Europe, the sports car racing series promoted by SRO Motorsports Group
Germany’s first equestrian TV channel launches on Sky, HD+
ClipMyHorse.TV will become the first German television channel focused solely on equestrian sports when it goes live on April 2
Sky Deutschland aiming to use broad reach to drive subscriptions in RTL F1 deal
Sky Deutschland’s decision to sublicense free-to-air Formula One rights to RTL in Germany was agreed in the hope that wider coverage of the sport will drive subscriptions to Sky and its new dedicated F1 channel.
Extreme E tops up German distribution with Sky highlights deal
Extreme E, the nascent electric off-road racing series, has added to its distribution in German-speaking countries in a highlights agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland
RTL ‘to sublicense’ four F1 races from Sky Deutschland
German free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL will broadcast four Formula 1 races in 2021 following a reported sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland
Sky Deutschland retains pay-TV ATP Cup rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has extended its rights deal for men’s tennis’ ATP Cup, securing live pay-television rights to this year’s tournament in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Sky and O2 claim 5G first for Handball Bundesliga game
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has claimed a first by teaming up with telco O2 for what it claims will be the first end-to-end 5G transmission of a sports fixture in Europe
Ex-ESPN executive Classen replaces Raynaud as Sky Deutschland’s sports head
Charly Classen, previously a leading figure at ESPN’s international business, has been named as the new executive vice-president of sports at German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland, replacing J…
Sky Deutschland sets Bundesliga pay-TV audience record
Sky Deutschland has reported record pay-television viewing figures for the weekend’s action from the Bundesliga, the top tier of German club football.
Sky Deutschland expands OTT sports highlights offer
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland is expanding its Sky Ticket OTT sports highlights offering to encompass a wider range of content to sit alongside the live coverage already on offer
Ex-Sky Deutschland chief Schmidt to be Hertha Berlin CEO
Carsten Schmidt, the former chief executive of German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland, has been named as the chief executive of German Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin
Sport1 extends 2. Bundesliga highlights deal with Sky
Sport1 has extended a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland that will allow the German commercial broadcaster to offer free highlights of the 2
DAZN seals six-year EHF deal in German-speaking countries and Spain
International sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Spain to European Handball Federation club competitions for the next six seasons in a deal with…
OneFootball renews Sky Deutschland deal for PPV live 2. Bundesliga and Premier League highlights
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland and OneFootball have renewed a distribution agreement that allows the Berlin-based digital platform to offer Sky’s live German football coverage to its u…
Sky Deutschland doubles up on ultra HD Bundesliga matches
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland will provide ultra high-definition coverage of 68 football matches from the top two Bundesliga competitions during the 2020-21 season – twice as many a…