Austria
Canal Plus makes sports move in Austria with Uefa club competitions swoop
Canal Plus, the international pay-TV broadcaster, has acquired its first sports rights in Austria after landing a package of exclusive matches from Uefa club competitions
Laola1 secures free-to-air NHL rights in Austria
Laola1 has acquired exclusive free-to-air rights in Austria to the National Hockey League.
Personalshop sponsors ski jumping’s Four Hills Tournament in Infront-brokered deal
Austrian mail-order company Personalshop has been announced as the new Presenting Sponsor of ski jumping’s Four Hills Tournament in a deal brokered by the Infront agency.
Viaplay shelves launch in DACH region, plans Baltic cost savings
Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming broadcaster, will not launch in German-speaking markets as planned next year amid wider cost-cutting initiatives
ServusTV retains Australian Open rights in Austria
Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV has renewed an agreement to cover the Australian Open ahead of the 2023 edition of the grand slam tennis tournament
ServusTV extends F1 rights, pays tribute to Mateschitz
Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV has agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal with Formula 1 which will see the Red Bull Media-owned company continue to show the motor-racing championship…
Sportdigital expands AFC rights with 2023 Asian Cup addition
The Asian Football Confederation has announced an expanded agreement with subscription broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball for the 2023 Asian Cup in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Champions League rights on the market in Germany
Broadcasters in Germany, Austria and Switzerland must submit their first-round offers for 2024-27 Uefa Champions League broadcast rights by November 14 after Team Marketing kicked off the sales process
Haute-Savoie to stage second edition of UCI Cycling Worlds
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced Haute-Savoie as the location for the second edition of its multi-discipline World Championships while also awarding the hosting rights to 13 other events
StatsBomb signs performance analytics deal with Austrian Bundesliga
Sports data company StatsBomb is to provide the Austrian Football Bundesliga and its 12 member clubs with access to its data and IQ analysis platform
DAZN targets profitability in DACH region within 12 to 18 months
DAZN aims to be profitable within 12 to 18 months in German-speaking countries, according to Alice Mascia, the subscription broadcaster’s new chief executive in the DACH region.
DAZN strikes NFL renewals in Canada and DACH, free-to-air in DACH moving to RTL
Sports streaming platform DAZN has renewed its NFL rights in Canada from the forthcoming season onwards as well as in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from 2023
DAZN renews EFL rights in key European markets and Canada
Global streaming service DAZN has renewed its exclusive rights to the English Football League's Championship, League One and League Two as well as the EFL Cup in German-speaking countries, Italy, Spain…
FIL cuts Luge World Cup opener, citing Qatar 2022 impact on TV coverage
The International Luge Federation (FIL) has cancelled the opening round of the 2022-23 Luge World Cup season, citing football’s 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
ServusTV to broadcast LIV Golf in Germany, Austria
Commercial network ServusTV has acquired free-to-air rights in Germany and Austria to LIV Golf’s inaugural Invitational Series.
CryptoData Tech lands title sponsor rights to MotoGP’s Austrian Grand Prix
CryptoData Tech, a Romanian company that develops hardware and software cybersecurity solutions based on blockchain technology, has agreed a deal to become the title sponsor of MotoGP’s Austrian Grand P…
Uefa Women’s Euro viewing figures continue upward trajectory
This week’s Uefa Women’s Euro quarter-final matches registered strong ratings in participating countries as the tournament continues to outshine the viewing figures at the last edition in 2017.
Euro 2022 action draws heavyweight audiences in UK, France
England’s emphatic 8-0 win over Norway last night at the Uefa Women’s Euro attracted a peak UK audience of 4.1 million viewers on the BBC.