Kay Dammholz, managing director rights & distribution at DAZN in the German-speaking countries (DACH), will leave the company on August 31, 2018.
Sky Deutschland to distribute DAZN via satellite
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will transmit selected live sports coverage from streaming portal DAZN via satellite for Sky sports bars in Germany and Austria.
Thomas de Buhr to join DAZN from Twitter
Sports streaming service DAZN has appointed Thomas de Buhr as the head of its business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
DAZN launches in Italy following Serie A rights acquisition
Perform Group’s DAZN will launch in Italy with exclusive multi-platform Serie A rights.
German Pay-VOD market on growth course
Paid-for video-on-demand (VOD) services have reached the mass market in Germany: At the end of 2017, 18% of all households were subscribing to at least one Pay-VOD service.
DAZN secretly operates linear TV channel in Germany
Sports portal DAZN (“Da Zone”) operates a linear TV channel on the cable network of wilhelm.tel, but, curiously, neither the North German cable operator nor DAZN actively advertise the offer.
Dentsu to invest in Perform Group
Japanese advertising company Dentsu wants to become a shareholder in UK-based Perform Group, operator of live sports streaming portal DAZN.
Sky Deutschland drops Formula One
Sky Deutschland will no longer transmit the Formula One races in Germany and Austria from the upcoming season.
RTL keeps Formula One and secures UEFA Europa League on free-TV
German commercial broadcaster RTL has acquired the exclusive free-to-air TV rights for the Formula One for the next three seasons.
Formula One unclear in Germany in 2018
As the current Formula One season ended with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, it remains unclear which broadcaster will show the races in Germany next year.