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Sport1 strikes media-for-equity deal with chess startup Gambit

January 14, 2026 15.22 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German broadcaster Sport1 has entered into a strategic partnership with Gambit Technologies, taking a stake in the Swedish tech startup as part of a media-for-equity deal aimed at strengthening its […]

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, TV Tagged With: Gambit, Manuel Atzler, Sport1, Viktor Brolin Edited: 14 January 2026 15:22

Sport1 sells Match IQ to Onside Sports

April 10, 2025 12.17 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German broadcaster Sport1 Medien has sold its majority stake in Match IQ to Onside Sports, marking another step in its strategic realignment.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline Tagged With: Acunmedya, Henning Rießelmann, Match IQ, Nicholas MacGowan von Holstein, Onside Sports, Sport1 Edited: 10 April 2025 12:19

Sport1 launches streaming service show1.tv

March 31, 2025 13.25 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German broadcaster Sport1 has launched entertainment streaming service show1.tv, further expanding its focus beyond sports.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming, TV Tagged With: Acunmedya, Matthias Reichert, show1.tv, Sport1 Edited: 31 March 2025 13:28

Matthias Reichert new Managing Director of Sport1

February 21, 2025 13.37 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German broadcaster Sport1 has appointed Matthias Reichert as its new Managing Director.

Filed Under: Newsline, People, TV Tagged With: Acunmedya, Ebru Atasav Tahranc?, Magic Sports Media, Matthias Kirschenhofer, Matthias Reichert, Plazamedia, Sport1, Sport1 Medien, Sport1 Ventures Edited: 21 February 2025 13:39

Sportdigital kicks off 2025 with two new channels

January 17, 2025 10.59 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German broadcaster Sportdigital has launched the new pay-TV channels Sportdigital1+ and eSportsONE on 1 January 2025.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Platforms, Top Story, TV Tagged With: acb, Astra, Bendix Eisermann, eSports1, eSportsOne, Gisbert Wundram, HD+, NASCAR, Sky Deutschland, Sport1, sportdigital, Sportdigital1, Super League, trendSports Edited: 21 January 2025 14:12

DFL raises Bundesliga rights revenues to €1.12bn per season

December 5, 2024 14.53 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German football association DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has again surpassed the billion-euro mark for the awarding of the domestic Bundesliga media rights, exceeding the revenues generated from the previous tender.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: ARD, Axel Springer, Bundesliga, DAZN, DFL, Rights, Sat.1, Sky Deutschland, Sport1, ZDF Edited: 9 December 2024 14:07

Sport1 spins off pay-TV business to Sportdigital

November 13, 2024 12.49 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German TV broadcaster Sport1 will close its pay-TV channels Sport1+ and eSports1 at the end of 2024. Sportdigital will continue the channels from 1 January 2025 under the new names […]

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Acunmedya, Andreas Gerhardt, eSports1, eSportsOne, Gisbert Wundram, Sport1, Sport1 Extra, sportdigital, Sportdigital1 Edited: 14 November 2024 12:35

Acunmedya finalises 50% acquisition of Sport1

August 2, 2024 20.48 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Acunmedya’s investment in Sport1 has been finalised: The Turkish media company acquires 50% of the shares in the German sports broadcaster.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, TV Tagged With: Acun Il?cal?, Acunmedya, Bernhard Burgener, Exatlon, Highlight Communications, Matthias Kirschenhofer, Robin Seckler, Sport1, Sport1 Medien Edited: 7 August 2024 16:49

Sport1 to close streaming platform Sport1 Extra

May 7, 2024 09.38 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German sports TV broadcaster Sport1 will close its subscription streaming platform Sport1 Extra at the end of May 2024.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming, TV Tagged With: Annika Rody, Daniel Sattler, Dyn, Sport1, Sport1 Extra, Volleyball Bundesliga Edited: 7 May 2024 17:25

Acunmedya acquires stake in Sport1

February 23, 2024 07.43 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Turkish media company Acunmedya is acquiring 50% of the shares in German sports TV broadcaster Sport1.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, TV Tagged With: Acun Il?cal?, Acunmedya, Bernhard Burgener, Highlight Communications, Sport1 Edited: 23 February 2024 08:16

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