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Uncertainty remains over German TV rights to additional Nations League matches
Following on from format changes to Uefa’s Nations League in the 2020-21 tournament, there is ongoing uncertainty in Germany over the broadcast home of two additional matches that the national team will p…
Cyfrowy Polsat handed hefty €8m fine in ARD-ZDF Euro 2016 probe
Cyfrowy Polsat, the Polish pay-television operator, has been issued with a fine of PLN34.9m (€8.1m/$9.1
Uefa secures massive Champions League hike in Germany as broadcaster battle heats up
Uefa has increased the value of Champions League rights in Germany by nearly 70 per cent in the 2021-24 cycle, driven by an intense broadcaster battle in which DAZN ousted Sky Deutschland and Amazon made another foray into premium football.
SportA agrees EHF Euro sublicensing, pens DOSB ‘TV 34’ contract
SportA, the sports rights agency of German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF, has agreed sublicensing deals for the 2020 men’s European Handball Championship with Discovery-owned sports broadcaster E…
DAZN clinches bulk of Champions League rights in Germany, ZDF nets package
Streaming service DAZN and public-service broadcaster ZDF have picked up the remaining packages of Uefa Champions League rights in Germany for the new cycle, from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Sport1 acquires winter sports digital highlights from SportA
German sports broadcaster Sport1 will show highlights of a series of winter sports competitions on its digital platforms after reaching a new sublicensing agreement
German TV audience picks up for World Athletics Championships
The IAAF World Athletics Championships’ sparse attendances and complaints over searing heats for marathon races have failed to dissuade the German television audience as viewing figures pick up in the c…
German Basketball Federation wants ARD-ZDF to boost FIBA World Cup exposure
The president of the German Basketball Federation (DBB) has called on German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF to negotiate a rights agreement that ensures the closing stages of the forthcoming FIBA Basketball…
ZDF makes boxing return with reborn Universum
Live boxing will return to the screens of ZDF after the German public broadcaster announced a rights agreement with Universum, the German boxing promoter
DAZN picks up Fifa Women’s World Cup rights in Germany
OTT streaming service DAZN has acquired pay-television rights to 26 live matches of the 2019 Fifa Women’s World Cup from the SportA agency in Germany.
ARD extends Tour de France rights deal in Germany
German public-service broadcaster ARD has signed a three-year extension to its rights deal for cycling’s Tour de France.
ARD, ZDF extend deal with German equestrian showpiece
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have renewed rights agreements for the CHIO Aachen equestrian event
FREE | Germany market report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Latest Bundesliga tender to dominate the German market in 2019
The German market is bracing itself for a new Bundesliga tender this summer, with media chatter at this year’s Spobis conference in Düsseldorf concentrated on the parties set to be involved.
Germany market report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
ARD, ZDF expand Formula E deals
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have expanded their rights deals for the Formula E electric car-racing series
ARD and ZDF claim rights to Germany’s home World Handball Championship
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have locked down rights to the men’s World Handball Championship on a long-term basis after agreeing a deal for next year’s tournament, which will be co-…