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ARD, ZDF winter sports dominance keeps German ski fee flat
Tough market weighs on DFL domestic rights income
Bundesliga seals revised domestic deals, secures clubs finances if league resumes
Uefa secures massive Champions League hike in Germany as broadcaster battle heats up
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ARD and ZDF retain German Ski Federation rights
TF1 nets peak-time record for PSG-Bayern final, ZDF audience nears 13m
DFL strikes payment deals with ‘almost all’ domestic broadcasters
DFL ‘moves closer’ to compromise with domestic rights-holders
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Germany market report, 2019
ARD/ZDF recoup some of their Fifa outlay via sublicensing deals
New Wimbledon deal imminent for German and Austrian markets
ARD/ZDF finalise four-Games deal with Discovery in Germany
Last month’s Olympic Games sublicensing deal in Germany with ARD and ZDF has plugged a large gap in Discovery Communications’ revenue projections.
ARD/ZDF return to Olympics talks amid mounting pressure
ARD and ZDF are close to a sublicensing deal with Discovery Communications for Olympic Games rights in Germany about nine months after negotiations between the parties broke down.
Discovery gambles on benefits outweighing cost of no FTA deal
Discovery Communications’ decision to end negotiations with Germany’s public-service broadcasters over the free-to-air rights for the Olympic Games will be a very expensive one.
German handball league hits targets with new domestic deal
Infront signs off host of skiing deals as it looks longer-term
Infront Sports & Media’s extension with the Finnish Ski Association, which goes well into the next decade, is part of a trend of long-term deals between the agency and other ski associations.
Uefa stands still in new national team deals for France & Germany
Uefa has failed to secure any meaningful uplift in value for its national team competitions in deals agreed recently in France and Germany. The deals underline that, while Europe remains the bedrock of value for Uefa, it has become a difficult region in which to achieve growth for its national team properties.
Parliamentary scrutiny on Olympic impasse in Germany
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF are unlikely to change their position over free-to-air rights to the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games, despite being subjected to questions in parliament this month over their hard-line negotiating tactics.
Watching Brief (Vol.131) Special Focus: 2016 Olympic Games
David Svenson, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences in selected European markets for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Seifert: New deals reinforce Bundesliga’s position as one of world’s top three leagues
Christian Seifert, chief executive of the German football league, told TV Sports Markets this week the latest domestic Bundesliga deals would entrench it as one of the world’s top three football leagues.
DFB the biggest winner in swathe of deals
Germany’s football federation is set to earn about 35 per cent more from domestic media rights to its knockout cup competition, with deals to be announced in the coming weeks.
ARD/ZDF reduce fee for World Ski Championships
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF will pay a smaller rights fee for the Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships in 2019 and 2021 than they did for 2015 and 2017, following a deal agreed last week.
Germany hosting role adds value to 2015 EuroBasket rights
ARD and ZDF will pay a decent rights fee, plus broadcast sponsorship, for EuroBasket 2015 rights in Germany - with value driven by the country hosting some matches.
Watching Brief (Vol.94) Special Focus: International Sports Viewing 2014
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews the most-watched events of 2014 in France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
DFB holds value despite lack of competition
The German football federation, the Deutscher Fußball-Bund, last week secured a small fee increase for a host of rights in a renewal with public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF.
Watching Brief (Vol.86) Special Focus: Athletics – European Athletics Championships
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences in key European markets for last month’s European Athletics Championships
Watching Brief (Vol.83) Special Focus: Football – Fifa World Cup
Mike Kiernan, Analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at television audiences in the major European markets and America for the 2014 Fifa World Cup