German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland has secured most of the domestic broadcasting rights to live Bundesliga football matches from the 2021/22 season onwards.
Servus TV secures UEFA Champions League rights in Austria
The UEFA Champions League can be seen on free-TV again in Austria from the 2021/22 season.
ZDF extends SD distribution on Astra
German public broadcaster ZDF will continue to offer its TV channels in SD resolution via the Astra satellite system (19.2 degrees East).
ARD’s regional TV channels to drop SD satellite distribution in 2021
The regional affiliates of German public broadcaster ARD will terminate the satellite distribution of their TV channels in SD resolution on Astra (19.2° East) in January 2021.
German RTL channels to remain unencrypted in SD on Astra
The free-TV channels of German commercial broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will continue to be available in SD quality unencrypted via Astra (19.2° East) until at least 2024.
Amazon: “We don’t have to make money with the Champions League”
Amazon has underlined that the acquisition of the live rights of the UEFA Champions League is based on a mixed calculation.
ZDF rolls out premium catch-up TV service ZDF select on Amazon
Marking the first rollout of its premium catch-up TV brand on a third-party platform, German public broadcaster ZDF has launched ZDF select on Amazon Prime Video Channels.
Sky Deutschland loses Champions League rights
After 20 years, German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will no longer show the games of the UEFA Champions League.
ARD and ZDF join forces in catch-up TV
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF will interconnect their catch-up TV services with the first step being a cross-linking search function available from November 18, 2019.
Deutsche Telekom secures TV rights for UEFA Euro 2024
German telco Deutsche Telekom has acquired the TV rights for the UEFA European Football Championship 2024 in Germany.