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ARD and ZDF to show UEFA Euro 2028 on free-TV

January 20, 2025 10.34 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have acquired the free-TV broadcast rights to the UEFA Euro 2028 in the UK and Ireland via their joint sports rights agency SportA.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: ARD, SportA, UEFA, UEFA Euro 2028, UEFA Nations League, ZDF Edited: 20 January 2025 10:38

ARD and ZDF extend Formula E live coverage

December 8, 2018 01.12 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

With the start the new season only days away, German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have expanded their existing partnerships with the FIA Formula E Championship to show more live […]

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Ali Russell, ARD, Eurosport, FIA, Formula E, Rights, SportA, ZDF Edited: 8 December 2018 01:16

ARD and ZDF secure handball TV rights

October 22, 2018 10.59 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF will transmit the matches of the German national team at the 2019 World Handball Championship and the 2024 European Handball Championship live.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, TV Tagged With: ARD, EHF, European Handball Championship, IHF, Infront, Lagardère Sports, Rights, SportA, Ulrich Wilhelm, World Handball Championship, ZDF Edited: 22 October 2018 11:01

Sky Deutschland to show FIFA World Cup 2018 in Ultra HD

April 4, 2018 09.51 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Sky Deutschland has secured the exclusive Ultra HD broadcast rights to 25 matches of the 2018 FIFA Football World Cup in Russia.

Filed Under: Cable, Distribution, DTH, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Production, Satellite, Satellite, Set-Top Boxes, Tech, Top Story, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: ARD, Astra, FIFA World Cup 2018, Rights, Sky Deutschland, Sky+ Pro, SportA, ZDF Edited: 5 April 2018 12:05

Sky Deutschland could show FIFA World Cup in Ultra HD

March 29, 2018 22.45 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland seems to be gearing up to broadcast selected matches of the 2018 FIFA World Football Championship in Ultra HD quality.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Platforms, Production, Tech, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: 2018 World Cup, ARD, FIFA, Sky Deutschland, SportA, sublicense, ZDF Edited: 1 April 2018 16:38

ARD and ZDF secure UEFA Nations League

October 27, 2017 09.21 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF will continue to screen the international matches of Germany’s national football team.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: ARD, football, Rights, SportA, UEFA Nations League, ZDF Edited: 27 October 2017 09:22

ARD and ZDF reclaim Olympics from Discovery

August 11, 2017 09.57 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Eurosport will not transmit the Olympic Games exclusively in Germany between 2018 and 2024.

Filed Under: Distribution, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Top Story, TV Tagged With: ARD, Discovery, Eurosport, Olympic Games, Rights, SportA, sublicence, ZDF Edited: 12 August 2017 08:52

Deutsche Telekom to show Bundesliga from July

June 14, 2017 13.35 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German telco Deutsche Telekom will commence its live coverage of third-division Bundesliga football games at this year’s season kick-off in mid-July – one year earlier than planned.

Filed Under: HDTV, IPTV, Newsline, Platforms, Telco Tagged With: Bundesliga, Deutsche Telekom, Entertain TV, SportA Edited: 14 June 2017 13:35

ARD/ZDF: Satellite dispute blocks Handball World Cup 2015 coverage

December 2, 2014 18.58 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have decided not to show the games of the World Men’s Handball Championship 2015 taking place from January 15 to February 1 in Qatar […]

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: ARD, beIN Sports, Hot Bird, satellite, SportA, World Men's Handball Championship, ZDF Edited: 3 December 2014 11:43

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