http://www.sportbusiness.com/country/germany/feed Sportbusiness News http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166796/dfb-agrees-new-rights-deals Germany’s international football matches will remain on free-to-air television after the German Football Association agreed a new deal on Wednesday. Media Germany Football Soccer TV Rights Thu, 15 May 2008 10:37:56 +0100 mglendinning 166796 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166690/eurosport-2-to-air-on-premiere-star-dth German DTH platform Premiere Star will carry sports channel Eurosport 2 from May 29. Media Germany TV Rights Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:12:55 +0100 mglendinning 166690 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166678/bundesliga-clubs-approve-tv-deal-for-cup-games German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF, and pay-broadcaster Premiere, acquired the TV rights for the German domestic football cup in a three-year deal, worth €50 million per year. Media Germany Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:06:36 +0100 msherlock 166678 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166579/cordes-to-head-rtl-s-re-launched-ufa-sports Philip Cordes will become CEO of European broadcast group RTL’s sports rights marketing arm, the re-established UFA Sports. Marketing Germany Agencies Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:19:20 +0100 msherlock 166579 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166539/news-corp-set-to-increase-stake-in-premiere Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is expected to increase its 19.9 per cent stake in German pay-television group Premiere. Media Germany Broadcast Finance TV Rights Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:27:41 +0100 msherlock 166539 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166339/bundesliga-tv-deal-could-be-under-threat The €3 billion agreement between the German Football League (DFL) and Leo Kirch's KF 15 group to market the TV rights for Bundesliga matches could come under pressure after a move by cartel authorities. Media Germany Broadcast Football Soccer Law TV Rights Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:19:45 +0000 msherlock 166339 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166297/rtl-renews-german-f1-tv-deal German commercial broadcaster RTL agreed a new four-year deal with Formula One Management for the TV rights for Formula One in Germany, from 2008-20011. Media Germany Motor Racing TV Rights Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:37:49 +0000 mglendinning 166297 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166263/german-fa-and-league-raided-in-cartel-office-probe The offices of the German Football Association (DFB) and the German Football League (DFL) were raided by cartel investigators as part of a probe into whether they sought to limit competition for football sponsorship. Marketing Germany Football Soccer Law Sponsorship Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:12:43 +0000 msherlock 166263 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164260/news-corp-increases-stake-in-premiere Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has increased its stake in German pay-television operator Premiere to 19.9 per cent, adding to the 14.6 per cent it acquired last month. Media Germany Broadcast Finance Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:30:59 +0000 msherlock 164260 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164207/football-money-league-manchester-united-rise-but-real-madrid-stay-top Manchester United climbed two places to second in the latest Football Money League from business advisory firm Deloitte, which ranks the 20 biggest football clubs in the world based on revenue, but Real Madrid remains the world’s largest revenue generating club, completing a hat-trick of first place finishes. Marketing France Germany Italy Spain United Kingdom Finance Football Soccer Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:33:19 +0000 msherlock 164207 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164159/two-new-serie-a-tv-deals-in-germany The MP & Silva agency agreed deals for Serie A in the German market with broadcaster ZDF and with online portal www.maxdome.de. Media Germany Broadcast Football Soccer Internet TV Rights Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:52:44 +0000 msherlock 164159 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163516/t-systems-signs-new-bmw-sauber-f1-deal T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom's business customer unit, and the BMW Sauber F1 Team have signed a new partnership agreement. Marketing Germany Motor Racing Sponsorship Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:21:16 +0000 mglendinning 163516 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163514/premiere-to-fight-sirius-broadcast-plans Pay-TV company Premiere AG said it will fight plans to sell ready-to-air Bundesliga shows. Media Germany Broadcast Services Football Soccer Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:17:04 +0000 mglendinning 163514 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163361/hertha-berlin-renews-partnership-with-sportfive German Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin extended its partnership with marketing company Sportfive in a deal reported to be worth €25 million over four years, from 2014 to 2018. Marketing Germany Football Soccer Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:51:28 +0000 msherlock 163361 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163189/murdochs-gains-german-tv-hold-with-premiere-swoop Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation acquired a 14.58 per cent stake in German Pay-TV broadcaster Premiere AG, making it the company's biggest single shareholder. Media Germany Broadcast Finance Football Soccer TV Rights Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:46:55 +0000 msherlock 163189 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163072/premiere-takeover-rumours-persist Speculation continues that German media entrepreneur Leo Kirch or another competitor might be interested in taking over German pay-TV company Premiere. Media Germany Broadcast Finance TV Rights Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:56:51 +0000 msherlock 163072 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163033/stuttgart-confirmed-as-world-athletics-final-venue The IAAF confirmed that the 2008 IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final will be held in Stuttgart, Germany, from September 13-14, 2008. Events Germany Event Management Track And Field Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:52:58 +0000 msherlock 163033 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163018/deutsche-telekom-and-giant-end-cycling-sponsorship Both Deutsche Telekom and Giant ended their association with the T-Mobile professional cycling team citing ongoing doping scandals. Marketing Germany Cycling Sponsorship Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:10:32 +0000 msherlock 163018 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162995/sportfive-and-dhb-sign-marketing-deal Sportfive agreed a deal with the German Handball Association (DHB) to become the exclusive marketing partner for the national handball team. Marketing Germany Handball Sponsorship Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:25:00 +0000 msherlock 162995 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162935/football-shirt-sponsorships-increase-again-say-sport-markt The prices paid by shirt sponsors within European football’s six key markets has grown to €405.3 million this season, up from €366.3 million last season according to a new report from Sport+Markt. Marketing Europe France Germany Italy Netherlands United Kingdom Football Soccer Sponsorship Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:20:55 +0000 msherlock 162935 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162891/premiere-scraps-2008-outlook-over-bundesliga-tv-rights German pay TV broadcaster Premiere scrapped its 2008 outlook over uncertainty over the forthcoming TV rights sales process for German football’s Bundesliga – the German pay-TV market’s killer-application. Media Germany Broadcast Finance Football Soccer TV Rights Thu, 8 Nov 2007 09:11:39 +0000 msherlock 162891 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162792/euro-hockey-league-achieves-widespread-tv-coverage European hockey’s new Euro Hockey League competition has secured a series of TV rights deals. Media Asia Europe Germany Netherlands Russian Federation Spain Ukraine Broadcast Hockey TV Rights Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:32:46 +0100 msherlock 162792 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162765/germany-favourites-to-host-women-s-world-cup-2011 Germany and Canada will compete to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 following the withdrawal of Peru from the race. Events Germany Events Football Soccer Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:22:10 +0100 mglendinning 162765 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162717/kirch-to-pay-3-billion-for-german-football-s-tv-rights German media mogul Leo Kirch agreed a deal for his Sirius agency to market the domestic TV rights for German football’s Bundesliga. The German football league, the DFL, said it expects revenues of at least €3 billion euros from the six-year contract starting in 2009-10. Media Germany Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:34:56 +0100 msherlock 162717 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162660/broadcasters-strike-gold-with-women-s-world-cup-final TV broadcasters in Germany and Brazil, the two countries that took part in the 2007 Women’s World Cup final, set new records, despite the unfavourable time differences. Media Brazil Germany Audience Data Broadcast Football Soccer Tue, 2 Oct 2007 09:47:56 +0100 msherlock 162660 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162628/em-sport-media-strikes-premiere-deals Munich-based media company EM.Sport Media has agreed a number of deals and strategic initiatives with German Pay-TV unit Premiere. Media Germany Broadcast Football Soccer Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:52:21 +0100 mglendinning 162628 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162582/coca-cola-extends-sponsorship-with-eintracht-franckfurt Coca-Cola will continue to sponsor German Bundesliga football club, Eintracht Frankfurt for the next three years until 2010. Marketing Germany Football Soccer Sponsorship Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:16:17 +0100 nicolarogers 162582 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162514/top-german-cycling-sponsor-ends-support German company Gerolsteiner will not extend its sponsorship deal with the cycling team that bears its name. Marketing Germany Cycling Sponsorship Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:24:31 +0100 msherlock 162514 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162465/adidas-beat-off-nike-challenge-for-german-soccer-deal Nike’s attempts to wrestle the national German soccer team kit contract from arch-rivals adidas has failed. Marketing Germany Federations Football Soccer Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:08:37 +0100 cbritcher 162465 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162406/adidas-backs-t-mobile-cycling-team German sportswear manufacturer Adidas will continue its sponsorship of the T-Mobile cycling team in support of the stringent anti-doping measures announced last week. Events Germany Cycling Sponsorship Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:47:16 +0100 mglendinning 162406 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162356/deutsche-telekom-renews-cycling-commitment Deutsche Telekom, the sponsor of the Team T-Mobile cycling team, will continue its 16-year involvement in the sport despite a series of recent doping cases. Events Germany Cycling Sponsorship Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:11:50 +0100 mglendinning 162356 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162342/t-mobile-sponsorship-decision-imminent T-Mobile is expected to announce later today whether it will continue its sponsorship of the ProTour cycling T-Mobile Team. Marketing Germany Cycling Sponsorship Thu, 9 Aug 2007 10:06:28 +0100 msherlock 162342 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162227/jordi-queralt-joins-schmidt-und-kaiser Jordi Queralt was appointed Managing Director of Schmidt und Kaiser, Munich. Marketing Germany Sponsorship Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:06:01 +0100 msherlock 162227 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162189/vivendi-possibly-in-for-premiere There is growing speculation that French media group Vivendi could be interested in a takeover of German pay-TV broadcaster Premiere according to various media reports. Media France Germany Broadcast Finance Football Soccer TV Rights Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:14:49 +0100 msherlock 162189 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162174/german-commercial-channel-swoops-for-tour-de-france-rights German commercial broadcaster Sat.1 acquired rights for the remainder of this year's Tour after two German public broadcasters dropped the coverage in response to the news that T-Mobile rider, Patrik Sinkewitz had failed a June drugs test. Media Germany Broadcast Cycling TV Rights Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:53:40 +0100 msherlock 162174 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162173/bundesliga-tv-rights-back-to-premiere German pay-TV broadcaster Premiere regained the rights to show Bundesliga matches after getting approval from regulatory authorities for its deal with cable television operator UnityMedia. Media Germany Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:52:47 +0100 msherlock 162173 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162171/german-broadcasters-stop-tour-de-france-coverage Germany’s public broadcast channels, ARD and ZDF, have stopped live coverage of the Tour de France after doping case with German rider, Patrick Sinkewitz. Events Germany Broadcast Cycling Sponsorship TV Rights Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:41:21 +0100 nicolarogers 162171 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162092/bundesliga-club-hsv-to-play-in-the-hsh-nordbank-arena German Bundesliga club HSV Hamburg made the country’s first ever change to a naming rights deal for its stadium. From now on the club’s ground will be known as the HSH Nordbank Arena. Marketing Germany Football Soccer Sponsorship Wed, 4 Jul 2007 08:45:25 +0100 msherlock 162092 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162059/em-tv-changes-name-to-focus-on-sports EM.TV, the German media company that once owned a share in Formula One, is set to change its name to EM.Sport Media. Events Germany Broadcast Football Soccer Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:57:42 +0100 mglendinning 162059 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162033/infront-acquire-frankfurt-firm-dsm German sports marketing agency DSM Sportwerbung is set to be swallowed up by Infront. Marketing Germany Agencies Football Soccer Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:23:18 +0100 cbritcher 162033 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162030/ehf-extends-infront-partnership The European Handball Federation (EHF) has extended its marketing partnership with Infront. Marketing Germany Handball Sponsorship Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:18:07 +0100 cbritcher 162030 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162010/public-channels-win-euro-2008-rights-in-germany German public channels ARD and ZDF have won the rights to broadcast all major matches for EURO 2008 in the German market. Media Germany Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:30:13 +0100 msherlock 162010 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161955/six-cities-bid-for-future-european-athletics-championships European Athletics announced that three applications have been received for both the European Athletics Indoor Championships 2011 and the SPAR European Cross Country Championships 2009. Events France Germany Ireland Poland Sweden Events Track And Field Thu, 7 Jun 2007 09:11:32 +0100 msherlock 161955 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161868/infront-wins-german-fis-world-cup-rights Infront Sports & Media has won the worldwide media rights to all FIS World Cup events belonging to the German Skiing Association (DSV), covering the Alpine and Nordic disciplines, Freestyle and Snowboard, as well as other DSV events. Events Germany Broadcast Skiing Tue, 22 May 2007 08:59:03 +0100 mglendinning 161868 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161810/infront-sets-up-china-germany-basketball-clash Infront Sports & Media, the exclusive global marketing partner of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the German Basketball Federation, has set up two exhibition games between Germany and China to take place this summer. Events Germany Basketball Events Wed, 9 May 2007 10:21:35 +0100 mglendinning 161810 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161739/early-season-formula-one-viewing-encouraging An audience review of Formula One for the ‘Big Five’ European markets France, Spain, Germany, Italy and the UK shows audiences to have been generally very encouraging. Events Europe France Germany Italy Spain United Kingdom Audience Data Broadcast Motor Racing Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:36:11 +0100 msherlock 161739 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161708/espnsoccernet-com-launches-german-and-french-sites ESPNsoccernet, the news and scores website, launched two new language versions. The site will now be available to users in both French (soccernet.fr) and German (soccernet.de). Media France Germany Internet Technology Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:06:49 +0100 msherlock 161708 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161675/puma-takeover-bid-may-fall-short Analysts say that billionaire French investor François Pinault may have to up his €5.3 billion bid for sports goods manufacturer Puma. Marketing France Germany Finance Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:49:25 +0100 msherlock 161675 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161627/potential-buyers-eye-em-tv-s-sport-unit Sports and children's programming company EM.TV's chief executive Werner Klatten said that his company was in talks with Swiss media group Highlight Entertainment, raising speculation of a takeover. Media Germany Switzerland Broadcast TV Rights Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:53:31 +0100 msherlock 161627 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161623/borussia-dortmund-finds-new-partner-in-schweiz-tourismus An entire country - Switzerland - has become Borussia Dortmund’s new partner. Marketing Germany Switzerland Football Soccer Sponsorship Sports Tourism Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:45:16 +0100 msherlock 161623 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161607/ard-and-zdf-win-2014-world-cup-rights German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF acquired the rights for the 2014 World Cup. Media Germany Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:33:19 +0100 msherlock 161607 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161566/adidas-dfb-row-set-for-arbitration Sportswear giant Adidas says it is to take its row with German soccer federation the DFB to arbitration. Marketing Germany Football Soccer Sponsorship Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:27:37 +0000 cbritcher 161566 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161554/mls-and-bundesliga-team-up Major League Soccer and Germany’s Bundesliga have agreed a partnership deal designed to boost the sport in the US. Marketing Germany Federations Football Soccer Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:23:55 +0000 cbritcher 161554 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161528/sportfive-completes-management-re-jig Now that the Lagardère Group’s acquisition of the Sportfive agency has been completed, the management structure of the agency has been changed, with Lagardère's Olivier Guiguet appointed interim CEO of Sportfive. Media France Germany Administration Agencies Thu, 8 Mar 2007 09:22:36 +0000 msherlock 161528 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161464/sportfive-ceo-cordes-quits-company Philipp Cordes has been shown the door as Sportfive CEO and chairman – just months after the sports marketing giant was taken over by French media group Lagardere. Marketing Germany Agencies Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:33:41 +0000 cbritcher 161464 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161396/spanish-clubs-top-football-money-league The Deloitte Football Money League shows the total revenue of the world’s Top 20 clubs is now over €3.3 billion with Real Madrid ahead of the competition with total revenue of £202 million (€ 292 million). Media France Germany Italy Spain United Kingdom Broadcast Finance Football Soccer Sponsorship Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:59:37 +0000 msherlock 161396 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161387/fifa-and-host-cities-win-sports-marketing-award FIFA and the twelve 2006 World Cup Host Cities won the German Sports Marketing Award for 2007 for their organisation of the Fan Fests and their innovative, overall marketing concept for the official public viewing events. Events Germany Broadcast Event Management Football Soccer Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:01:05 +0000 msherlock 161387 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161268/adidas-considers-upping-dfb-sponsorship-offer Adidas could offer more money in order to remain the sponsor of the German football association (DFB). Marketing Germany Football Soccer Sponsorship Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:23:24 +0000 msherlock 161268 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161255/sportfive-signs-up-with-nfl-europa NFL Europa has confirmed Sportfive as its exclusive marketing partner for national sponsorships. Marketing Germany American Football Sponsorship Thu, 1 Feb 2007 06:21:06 +0000 cbritcher 161255 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161190/viagogo-signs-up-fc-bayern-munich-and-everton-fc Viagogo, Europe’s leading secondary ticketing company, agreed two new partnership deals with FC Bayern Munich in Germany and Everton Football Club in the UK to give fans a secure and legal way of trading match tickets. Events Germany United Kingdom Football Soccer Ticketing Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:17:15 +0000 msherlock 161190 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161119/secondsout-com-to-show-klitschko-world-heavyweight-title-fight-exclusively-via-internet SecondsOut.com has acquired the rights to screen the March 10 IBF world heavyweight bout between Wladimir Klitschko and Ray Austin from Mannheim, Germany, live and exclusively in the UK. Media Germany United Kingdom Boxing Broadcast Internet TV Rights Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:04:17 +0000 msherlock 161119 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161088/beckenbauer-and-blatter-to-attend-ispo-sportsponsorship-conference Over 680 delegates are registered for the ISPO Sportsponsorship Conference 2007, held in Munich, from February 5-6. Events Germany Broadcast Events Federations Football Soccer Motor Racing Sailing Sponsorship Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:24:40 +0000 msherlock 161088 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161062/german-bundesliga-to-launch-early-tender The German football league, the Deutsche Fussball Liga, wants to launch a tender for the sale of its TV rights from the 2009-10 season later this year. Germany Broadcast Football Soccer Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:17:31 +0000 msherlock 161062 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161058/german-broadcasters-fight-for-f1 German pay and free-to-air broadcasters Premiere, Arena, RTL, ARD und Sat 1 are to bid for the TV rights for Formula One. Germany Broadcast Motor Racing Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:12:58 +0000 msherlock 161058 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161035/german-handball-and-basketball-team-up-online Germany’s top domestic handball and basketball leagues the Handball Bundesliga (HBL) and Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) have joined forces online. Germany Basketball Broadcast Handball Technology Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:05:41 +0000 msherlock 161035 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160911/bayern-withdraw-g14-threats Threats by German soccer giants Bayern Munich to pull out of the G14 pressure group have been resolved. Germany Finance Football Soccer Fri, 8 Dec 2006 06:12:35 +0000 cbritcher 160911 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160892/world-cup-pay-off-for-germany Hosting the 2006 FIFA World Cup provided a massive financial boost to German football. Germany Events Football Soccer Tue, 5 Dec 2006 09:25:37 +0000 msherlock 160892 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160891/disney-to-buy-european-sports-channel US media group Disney is to acquire the North American Sports Network in a bid to expand the reach of its ESPN channels. Germany Russian Federation United Kingdom United States American Football Baseball Broadcast Ice Hockey Tue, 5 Dec 2006 09:24:53 +0000 msherlock 160891 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160844/bayern-munich-to-consider-its-g14-position German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich is reported to be considering pulling out of the G-14, the group of Europe’s leading clubs, over concerns the lobbying group is failing to achieve results for its members or for the game as a whole. Germany Administration Broadcast Football Soccer Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:35:58 +0000 msherlock 160844 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160842/infront-signs-further-bobsleigh-deals The Infront Sports & Media agency agreed broadcast rights deals for the upcoming FIBT events in Bobsleigh and Skeleton, covering the territories of Germany and Switzerland. Germany Switzerland Broadcast Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:31:48 +0000 msherlock 160842 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160782/german-broadcasters-win-bobsleigh-rights The German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF agreed a long-term deal to broadcast the races of the Men’s and Women’s bobsleigh and skeleton World Championship and World Cup events exclusively on free television in Germany. Germany Broadcast Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:59:59 +0000 msherlock 160782 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160712/nba-adds-record-24-broadcast-partners The National Basketball Association added 24 broadcasters, including 19 in Greater China, for the 2006-07 season, marking the largest season to season growth in league history. China France Germany Japan Turkey Basketball Broadcast Thu, 2 Nov 2006 09:42:35 +0000 msherlock 160712 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160665/formula-one-delivers-huge-german-ratings German commercial broadcaster RTL’s coverage of Formula One’s Brazilian grand prix attracted 14.8 million viewers and a 40 per cent audience share. Germany Broadcast Motor Racing Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:41:36 +0100 msherlock 160665 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160664/servecast-recruits-top-sport-industry-expert European sports webcasting company Servecast announced the appointment of a new Business Development Director in Germany. This is the second European appointment by Servecast this year in order to meet growing market demand for advanced streaming media solutions in the sports industry. Germany Sweden Broadcast Football Soccer Technology Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:40:42 +0100 msherlock 160664 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160611/schalke-confirms-gazprom-sponsorship-deal German club Schalke confirmed that Russian company Gazprom will be its shirt sponsor from next season. Germany Russian Federation Football Soccer Sponsorship Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:53:34 +0100 msherlock 160611 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160571/german-club-schalke-set-to-sign-with-gazprom German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 is reported to be in talks over a possible association with Gazprom, the world's largest natural gas company. Germany Football Soccer Sponsorship Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:54:43 +0100 msherlock 160571 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160527/schmidt-appointed-consultant-for-2010-world-cup The general secretary of the German football association (DFB) and one of the driving forces behind the success of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ Horst R. Schmidt, is take a consultancy role in the staging of the 2010 event in South Africa following an agreement reached with FIFA football’s governing body. Germany South Africa Administration Events Football Soccer Mon, 2 Oct 2006 09:40:10 +0100 msherlock 160527 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160510/t-mobile-extends-german-cycling-sponsorship Mobile phone operator T-Mobile extended its deal as the main sponsor of the German cycling team until 2010. Germany Cycling Sponsorship Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:09:36 +0100 msherlock 160510 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160467/eurosport-partners-handball-s-champions-league The European Handball Federation is set to sign a TV deal with the Eurosport Group, which means a massive increase in the coverage of Champions League Handball. Germany Poland Broadcast Handball Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:04:04 +0100 msherlock 160467 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160447/germany-s-world-cup-posts-a-135-million-profit Following a technical review of the World Cup 2006 conducted on September 11-13, FIFA and Germany’s World Cup organising committee reported a revenue surplus of €135 million for the event. Germany Administration Events Finance Football Soccer Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:27:07 +0100 msherlock 160447 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160400/telecom-italia-and-news-corp-in-talks News Corporation and Telecom Italia are in continuing talks on a deal to distribute media content in Italy. France Germany Italy Broadcast Finance Football Soccer Fri, 8 Sep 2006 10:16:00 +0100 msherlock 160400 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160328/goltv-scores-la-liga-deal Soccer channel GolTV has confirmed a new exclusive multi-year agreement to broadcast Spain’s La Liga in the US and Canada. Brazil Canada Germany Italy Spain United States Broadcast Football Soccer Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:34:00 +0100 admin 160328 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160213/bhamjee-quits-fifa-executive-committee A FIFA Executive Committee member who admitted selling World Cup tickets at three times their face value to fans has quit from all his key sports administration positions. Germany United Kingdom Administration Football Soccer Mon, 21 Aug 2006 07:00:46 +0100 admin 160213 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160207/chelsea-and-manchester-united-sign-up-with-viagogo Chelsea Football Club and Manchester United have both signed landmark partnership agreements with viagogo to establish official ticket exchanges to their fans for the first time. Germany United Kingdom Events Football Soccer Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:25:47 +0100 admin 160207 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160185/sportelmonaco-2006-exhibition-space-selling-out With more than 2 months to go before the opening of SPORTELMonaco 2006, exhibitors have committed to more than 85% of the expanded floor space in the Grimaldi Forum. Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chile China Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Israel Italy Japan Lebanon Luxembourg Malaysia Malta Monaco New Zealand Nigeria Norway Poland Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States Archery Basketball Broadcast Finance Football Soccer Marketing Research Sponsorship Stadia & Facilities Technology Wrestling Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:38:22 +0100 admin 160185 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160178/german-state-bans-bwin-from-accepting-sports-bets The German state of Saxony banned Austrian online gaming operator bwin Interactive Entertainment from taking sports bets in Germany, according to reports. Germany Gibraltar Broadcast Finance Football Soccer Gaming Gambling Horse Racing Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:13:57 +0100 admin 160178 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160157/south-africa-stadiums-will-be-ready Work on three new stadiums in Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth in preparation for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be completed in three years. Germany South Africa Football Soccer Stadia & Facilities Mon, 7 Aug 2006 08:48:25 +0100 admin 160157 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160150/ministers-of-sport-sign-up-to-soccerex Soccerex, the world's largest business to business football convention, is delighted to announce that subject to Parliamentary commitments, the UK Minister for Sport, Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP will be attending the 10th annual Soccerex convention, held at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, 26th-28th November 2006. Brazil Germany UAE United Kingdom Events Football Soccer Stadia & Facilities Fri, 4 Aug 2006 08:28:29 +0100 admin 160150 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/129440/mcdonalds-pledges-million-dollar-hat-trick Fast food chain McDonalds pledged on Friday one million dollars to a charity if any player scores a hat-trick in the final of the 1998 World Cup. Germany United Kingdom Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:06:51 +0100 admin 129440 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160103/platini-to-run-for-european-football-s-top-job Michel Platini, the former captain of France, confirmed that he will stand for election for the presidency of Uefa, European football’s governing body. France Germany Football Soccer Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:14:55 +0100 admin 160103 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160090/berlin-to-bid-for-olympics Berlin plans to bid for either the 2016 or 2020 Olympic Games according to city Mayor Klaus Wowereit. Germany Stadia & Facilities Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:48:36 +0100 admin 160090 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160080/o2-germany-extends-ski-sponsorship Mobile phone operator O2 Germany extended its sponsorship of the German Skiing Federation (DSV) for a further three years. Germany Skiing Sponsorship Technology Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:43:30 +0100 admin 160080 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160068/germany-and-italy-could-lose-f1-races Germany and Italy have been warned that they may each lose one of their two Formula One grand prix races from 2007. Germany Italy Japan San Marino Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:44:00 +0100 admin 160068 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160055/australia-may-bid-for-2018-world-cup Australian Prime Minister John Howard said that should the Football Federation of Australia put in a bid for the 2018 World Cup the country’s local governments would support the bid very enthusiastically. Australia Germany Events Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:06:55 +0100 admin 160055 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160051/german-and-portuguese-uefa-cup-tv-deals Uefa agreed deals with public-service broadcaster RTP in Portugal and Pay-TV broadcaster Premiere in Germany for the UEFA Cup quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals for the 2006-2009 period and the Uefa Super Cup from 2006 to 2008. Germany Portugal Broadcast Football Soccer Handball Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:45:51 +0100 admin 160051 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160048/lennart-johansson-to-stand-at-2007-uefa-presidential-election Uefa President, Lennart Johansson, confirmed that he intends to seek a further, and final, term of office as Uefa President. Finland Germany Administration Events Football Soccer Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:36:02 +0100 admin 160048 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160039/viewers-flock-to-watch-world-cup-final The World Cup final between Italy and France was a ratings winner in France, Italy and the USA. In Italy over 23 million watched public-service broadcaster Rai’s coverage of the final, some 84 per cent share of the audience, with an estimated two million more watching coverage on pay-broadcaster Sky Italia. Brazil France Germany Italy Broadcast Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:20:39 +0100 admin 160039 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160034/south-african-broadcaster-awarded-2010-world-cup-tv-rights South African public-service broadcaster SABC acquired the rights for all Fifa competitions from 2007 to 2014, including the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Germany South Africa Administration Broadcast Events Football Soccer Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:11:19 +0100 admin 160034 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160021/world-rally-championship-adds-new-races-for-2007 The FC)dC)ration Internationale de l’Automobile approved the calendar for the 2007 World Rally Championship, adding three new races in Ireland, Norway and Portugal. The new races replace those in Australia, Cyprus and Turkey. The FIA said in a statement that its World Motor Sport Council had approved a calendar which would continue to run on the existing January-November format instead of the proposed August-May switch. It said that it would decide whether to add further events to the calendar at its next World Motor Sport Council meeting. Argentina Australia Cyprus Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Japan Mexico New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Turkey United Kingdom Events Thu, 6 Jul 2006 09:53:01 +0100 admin 160021 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160018/espn-classic-extends-reach-to-spanish-market The 24-hour sports channel ESPN Classic agreed a deal with Spanish telecoms company TelefC3nica for carriage on its IPTV platform Imagenio. The deal marks the channel’s first move into the Spanish IPTV market. Belgium Croatia Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Monaco Poland Portugal Football Soccer Wed, 5 Jul 2006 11:48:51 +0100 admin 160018 at http://www.sportbusiness.com