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CME breaks into new market with RTL Croatia takeover
Media group Central European Media Enterprises has grown its presence in southern Europe and broken into a new Balkan market with an agreement to acquire RTL Croatia
RTL renews F1 sublicensing deal with Sky Deutschland
German free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL has renewed a sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland to show four Formula 1 races during the 2022 season
RTL’s Zwaneveld named Viaplay’s head of sports in the Netherlands
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has appointed Marco Zwaneveld as head of sports for its Viaplay subscription streaming service in the Netherlands
RTL ties up long-term Endurance World Championship deal in Luxembourg
Commercial broadcaster RTL has secured rights to motorcycling’s FIM Endurance World Championship.
RTL acquires World Endurance Championship rights in Germany
German free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL has acquired rights to broadcast the FIA World Endurance Championship, which includes the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the ADAC Total 24 Hours of Nürburgring races.
RTL ‘considers Belgian subsidiary sale carve-out, offloading RTL Nederlands’
European media group RTL is reportedly considering carving out its Belgian subsidiary from a package sale with its French subsidiary, M6, as well as selling its Dutch subsidiary
Deutsche Telekom agrees Euros, World Cup rights sharing with free-to-air broadcasters
German telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom has agreed major free-to-air sublicensing deals with ARD, ZDF and RTL that will shape the broadcasting landscape in the country for the next three major international…
RTL ‘to sublicense’ four F1 races from Sky Deutschland
German free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL will broadcast four Formula 1 races in 2021 following a reported sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland
ADAC swaps Sport1 for RTL in new domestic rights deal
German media group RTL has agreed a deal with the ADAC GT Masters motor racing series, taking over domestic rights next year from sports broadcaster Sport1
RTL sports director Loppe to depart amid restructure
Long-serving sports director Manfred Loppe is to leave RTL, the German free-to-air commercial broadcaster, after 28 years
RTL ‘defeats’ finance firm associated with Sporttotal to retain Luxembourg football rights
Commercial broadcaster RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg is poised to retain rights to the Luxembourg National Division until 2023, after emerging victorious in a vote by the clubs this week.
Coronavirus prompts RTL to remain in Germany for F1 production
German commercial broadcaster RTL has said it will refrain from on-site reporting of the opening three races of the 2020 Formula 1 season due to risks presented by the coronavirus
RTL and Sky mourn death of former sports executive Weber
Burkhard Weber, a respected executive in the German sports media industry, has died at the age of 64.
Weber had worked as senior vice-president of sport at pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland
RTL seals exclusive Europa League, Europa Conference League rights in Germany
Commercial broadcaster RTL has acquired exclusive rights in Germany to the Uefa Europa League and the newly-created Uefa Europa Conference League for the new cycle, from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Consensus reached over German TV rights to extra Nations League matches
The Uefa Nations League rights imbroglio involving German free-to-air broadcasters ARD, ZDF and RTL has been settled following talks with Uefa
Uncertainty remains over German TV rights to additional Nations League matches
Following on from format changes to Uefa’s Nations League in the 2020-21 tournament, discussions are ongoing in Germany over the broadcast home of two matches that the national team will play.
French free-to-air audience nears 1m for US Grand Prix
Sunday’s Formula One United States Grand Prix was watched by an average of 936,000 viewers on TMC, the French free-to-air digital terrestrial channel.
Nothing comes for free
Ben Speight, head of SportBusiness Intelligence, breaks down the German TV market – one of the few in Europe where free-to-air spend on sport is higher than that of pay-TV.