Austria
Austrian Bundesliga plots D2C move but ITT still live
The Austrian Bundesliga (ÖFBL) intends to advance its plans to find investors to back an in-house direct-to-consumer domestic broadcast platform but its tender process still remains open after first-round bids were dismissed.
TGI Sport expands into DACH with Sporteo deal
TGI Sport has struck yet another acquisition in the sports marketing and LED advertising space in a deal to buy Sporteo Int Sportmanagement, the Liechtenstein-based agency.
Sky secures NHL renewal in Germany, Austria
Sky Deutschland has retained exclusive rights in Germany and neighbouring Austria to the National Hockey League.
DAZN further swells Swiss offering with LaLiga return
DAZN has retained rights in Germany and Austria to LaLiga until the end of the 2030-31 season, while bringing it back to its screens in Switzerland to round out its DACH offering.
Austrian Bundesliga media rights hit the market
The Austrian Bundesliga (ÖFBL) has today (Wednesday) announced the launch of its invitation to tender process for domestic and international broadcast rights from 2026-27 onwards.
New German TV home for WRC in late Sky deal
The World Rally Championship (WRC) has found a purchaser of its live rights in German-speaking countries on the eve of round three of the 2025 season after a deal was struck with Sky Deutschland
LaLiga selling weekly free-to-air match in UK tender
LaLiga has launched media rights sales processes in a handful of European markets, with a separate package tendered in the UK and Ireland targeted at free-to-air broadcasters
NFL’s Lions hires e|motion to tap DACH sponsors
The National Football League's Detroit Lions has struck a deal with the sports marketing and events company e|motion to exclusively represent its commercial interests in the DACH region.
DAZN pins down UFC in Germany, Austria
DAZN has signed a three-year extension to its UFC rights deal in Germany and Austria, allowing it to continue to broadcast fights up until and including 2027.
Sportdigital deal returns Liga ACB to DACH screens
Sportdigital has returned Spanish basketball’s Liga ACB to screens in German-speaking countries in a move for content in the wake of its deal to operate Sport1’s pay-television channels.
New RBMH division wins Austrian ice hockey remit
The newly established sports business consulting arm of Red Bull Media House (RBMH) has been hired by Austria’s ICE Hockey League to secure new sponsors and assist with its media and streaming product development.
MSC Cruises allocated three F1 races in 2025
MSC Cruises has been allocated the title sponsorship rights to three Formula 1 races in 2025 as part of its top-tier global partner deal with the motorsport.
Grand Slam duo stay on ServusTV in WBD deal
ServusTV will continue to sublicense media rights for tennis's Australian Open and French Open in Austria from WBD for the next two years.
Austrian Bundesliga hires SN1 to assess rights future
The Austrian Bundesliga (ÖFBL) has appointed Munich-based consultancy SN1 Consulting to an advisory role ahead of its next domestic and international rights sales process.
ORF, Canal Plus team up for Uefa highlights
Pay-television operator Canal Plus has struck a late rights deal with ORF, Austria's public-service broadcaster, ahead of its debut coverage of the Uefa club competitions in the country
ServusTV breaks all-time record for Austrian football audience
Austria’s performances at Euro 2024 have broken audience records in the country for ServusTV, seemingly vindicating the commercial broadcaster’s decision to invest heavily in the exclusive rights back in 2021.
ÖSV prepares FIS centralisation case over ‘seven-figure’ damage
The Austrian Ski Federation claims to be facing seven-figure damages as it readies legal action over the process by which media rights centralisation was voted through by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) council.
DAZN strengthens Swiss offering further with Ligue 1 rights
French football's LFP Media has announced its first direct deal with a broadcaster for its next international rights cycle, a three-year agreement with DAZN across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.