Handball

Media rights clips From March 12 to 25

German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF, along with the German Handball Association (DHB), have said they will step up their efforts to ensure future major handball tournaments are broadcast on free-to-air television in the country.

Media rights clips from January 15 to January 28

German public-service broadcaster ARD has called for the Handball World Championships to be added to the list of protected sports events reserved for free-to-air coverage in Germany.

German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have acquired rights for extracts of coverage from the ongoing 2015 men’s Handball World Championships in Qatar.

The Pitch International agency secured a late rights deal in the critical German market for the 2015 men’s Handball World Championship at the end of December – the last major market where a deal was outstanding.

Media rights clips from December 11 to January 14.

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has confirmed a rights deal for the 2015 men’s World Handball Championships, while public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has struck an agreement to show the women’s World Championships later this year.

Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE and UK pay-television broadcaster Sky have acquired rights for the 2015 men’s World Handball Championships in Qatar.

Algerian state broadcaster ENTV has acquired rights for football’s 2015 African Cup of Nations and handball’s 2015 men’s World Championships, according to reports.

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has agreed a deal for rights to the 2015 men’s World Handball Championships, according to L’Equipe.

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has submitted a bid for the rights to the 2015 men’s handball World Championships, according to sports marketing magazine Sponsors.

French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is seeking bids from free-to-air broadcasters in the country for rights to the finals of the men’s and women’s World Handball Championships next year.

Media rights clips from November 27 to December 10

The German Olympic Committee (DOSB) has offered to show the 2015 men’s handball World Championships on its online sports television channel, Sportdeutschland.TV, if a late deal for the tournament’s rights on German television is not sealed.

The German Handball Federation (DHB) has agreed a five-year extension to its media and marketing rights partnership with the Sportfive agency.