Austria
ISU’s Four Continents Figure Skating Championships returning to Seoul in 2025
Seoul will host the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships for the third time in 2025, after the International Skating Union (ISU) awarded hosting rights for three of its major events
ServusTV retains free-to-air French Open rights in Austria
Commercial broadcaster ServusTV has acquired free-to-air rights in Austria to high-profile matches during the next two editions of the French Open tournament in a sublicensing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery
IMG appoints Warner Bros. Discovery’s long-serving Horta to DACH role
Alberto Horta has joined the IMG agency as its senior vice-president and managing director for the DACH markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, following a lengthy tenure at media group Warner Bros
EHF commits to Vienna with new headquarters
The European Handball Federation (EHF) has committed its long-term future to Vienna after announcing that it will develop new headquarters in the Austrian capital
Puls 4 recoups slice of Uefa club competition rights in Austria
ProSiebenSat.1-owned commercial broadcaster Puls 4 has acquired two packages of free-to-air rights in Austria to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27
Dyn Media lands rights to first international property in BCL deal
Germany-based OTT operator Dyn Media has acquired rights to the Basketball Champions League under a long-term agreement
Sky retains bulk of Champions League rights in Austria amid Canal Plus swoop
Pay-TV broadcaster Sky has retained the majority of its Uefa Champions League rights in Austria from 2024-25 to 2026-27
Canal Plus makes sports move in Austria with Uefa club competitions swoop
Canal Plus, the international pay-TV broadcaster, has acquired its first sports rights in Austria after landing a package of exclusive matches from Uefa club competitions
Laola1 secures free-to-air NHL rights in Austria
Laola1 has acquired exclusive free-to-air rights in Austria to the National Hockey League.
Personalshop sponsors ski jumping’s Four Hills Tournament in Infront-brokered deal
Austrian mail-order company Personalshop has been announced as the new Presenting Sponsor of ski jumping’s Four Hills Tournament in a deal brokered by the Infront agency.
Viaplay shelves launch in DACH region, plans Baltic cost savings
Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming broadcaster, will not launch in German-speaking markets as planned next year amid wider cost-cutting initiatives
ServusTV retains Australian Open rights in Austria
Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV has renewed an agreement to cover the Australian Open ahead of the 2023 edition of the grand slam tennis tournament
ServusTV extends F1 rights, pays tribute to Mateschitz
Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV has agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal with Formula 1 which will see the Red Bull Media-owned company continue to show the motor-racing championship…
Sportdigital expands AFC rights with 2023 Asian Cup addition
The Asian Football Confederation has announced an expanded agreement with subscription broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball for the 2023 Asian Cup in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Champions League rights on the market in Germany
Broadcasters in Germany, Austria and Switzerland must submit their first-round offers for 2024-27 Uefa Champions League broadcast rights by November 14 after Team Marketing kicked off the sales process
Haute-Savoie to stage second edition of UCI Cycling Worlds
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced Haute-Savoie as the location for the second edition of its multi-discipline World Championships while also awarding the hosting rights to 13 other events
StatsBomb signs performance analytics deal with Austrian Bundesliga
Sports data company StatsBomb is to provide the Austrian Football Bundesliga and its 12 member clubs with access to its data and IQ analysis platform
DAZN targets profitability in DACH region within 12 to 18 months
DAZN aims to be profitable within 12 to 18 months in German-speaking countries, according to Alice Mascia, the subscription broadcaster’s new chief executive in the DACH region.