In preparation for the Olympic Games, the Japanese broadcasting world is getting ready for 8K Ultra HD TV.
ARD and ZDF reclaim Olympics from Discovery
Eurosport will not transmit the Olympic Games exclusively in Germany between 2018 and 2024.
ARD/ZDF negotiate with Discovery over Olympics again
More than half a year after the collapse of negotiations, German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are in talks with Discovery Networks Deutschland again regarding sublicences for the Olympic Games.
Olympic mobile broadcaster tie-up for Discovery and TIM
Discovery Communications and Italy’s TIM have today announced a first of its kind partnership that will bring the Olympic Games to more people across more screens.
ZDF open for alliances in sports rights acquisitions
German public broadcaster ZDF is open for partnerships with commercial competitors to increase its chances in the bidding races for attractive sports rights following its loss of the TV rights for the UEFA Champions League and the Olympic Games.
Discovery creates Olympic partnership for mobile operators
Discovery Communications has created an Olympic Games partnership opportunity for mobile operators to deliver every moment of the action to their customers through the launch of the first Official Mobile Broadcaster product.
Vodafone expands German HD cable line-up [Update]
Vodafone Deutschland has expanded the HD offer on the cable network it acquired from Kabel Deutschland.
Eurosport 1 HD to join Vodafone Deutschland
Discovery Networks Deutschland will further expand the distribution of Eurosport in Germany.
Eurosport to show Olympics exclusively in Germany
Eurosport will transmit the Olympic Games between 2018 and 2024 exclusively in Germany. The negotiations with public broadcasters ARD and ZDF regarding sublicences have failed.
Discovery sublicenses Olympics to SRG in Switzerland
Discovery Communications has sublicensed extensive TV rights of the Olympic Games in 2018 and 2020 to the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) enabling the public broadcaster to maintain its heritage of wide coverage of the competitions across its channels and platforms with a focus on Swiss athletes.