Sport1 (Germany Austria Switzerland)
Highlight’s CHF41m capital increase aims to mitigate Studhalter impact
The purchase of 3.5 million new shares in Highlight Event and Entertainment has served to push the shareholding of Alexander Studhalter below 20 per cent, as Highlight seeks to minimise risks to the company posed by restrictions placed on the Swiss businessman by US authorities.
Sport1 renews Activision Blizzard deal in Germany, adds rights for European channel
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has extended and expanded a rights agreement with esports organisation Activision Blizzard to include coverage of several competitions on its eSports1 and eSportsONE channels
Joyn adds Sport1+, eSports1 to line-up
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and US media group Discovery have expanded their relationship with Sport1 to include the latter's Sport1+ and eSports1 channels to the Joyn OTT platform
Sport1, DAZN continue NHL coverage in Germany, Russia’s Match TV acquires rights
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has renewed its rights to the National Hockey League ahead of the start of the 2020-21 season and will continue to share rights with OTT streaming service DAZN which has…
Amazon Prime added to eSports1 distribution in Germany, Austria
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has reached an agreement for subscription streaming service Amazon Prime Video to carry its eSports1 channel in Germany and Austria
Sport1 picks up rights to DTM support series
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to the DTM Trophy, the support series for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, the German touring car property
Sport1 expands rights deal with Germany’s American football league
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has extended and expanded an agreement with the German Football League (GFL) and will cover up to 15 games from the American football competition in 2021
Carriage of eSportsONE among Proximus’ slew of esports deals
Belgian pay-television broadcaster and telecoms operator Proximus has further enhanced its esports commitment through a carriage deal for the new eSportsONE channel, plus a series of other agreements
Sport1 extends SES Astra free-to-air distribution deal
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has extended its distribution deal with satellite operator SES Astra
Sport1 bolsters sports portfolio with DAZN renewal, Infront rights deals
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has boosted its sports rights portfolio by extending a content-sharing agreement with DAZN, giving it access to select rights from the streaming service’s portfolio, w…
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
Deutsche Telekom, Sport1 to cover Basketball Bundesliga finale
German telco Deutsche Telekom and sports broadcaster Sport1 will show the climax of the domestic Basketball Bundesliga season, which is scheduled to run from June 6-28 in Munich
Bundesliga seals revised domestic deals, secures clubs finances if league resumes
The German Football League (DFL) has renegotiated deals with six of its seven domestic media-rights holders, which will secure payments – and thus cashflow for German clubs – in the next month. Discovery is the only broadcaster yet to reach an agreement.
Sport1 moves to plug gap with Fifa archive and documentaries
Sport1, the German sports broadcaster, is to show various Fifa World Cup archive and documentary programming as it looks to rebuild a programming schedule hit by an absence of live sports events
Sport1 lands sublicensed ESL rights, Flashpoint secures Russian deal
Germany-based sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to esports events organised by ESL, the tournament organiser and production company
Sport1 retains World Rallycross in wide-ranging IMG motorsports deal
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired a suite of motor racing rights from the IMG agency in a deal headlined by the FIA World Rallycross Championship
Sport1 seals Nascar deal with IMG, sublicenses to Motorvision TV
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to the US stock car racing series Nascar for the next three years
Sport1 extends commitment to Fifa’s esports events
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a one-year extension to its deal with Fifa for rights to esports events organised by world football’s governing body.