Sports broadcasting contracts in Germany

This article refers to sports broadcasting contracts in Germany. For a list of rights in other countries, see Sports television broadcast contracts.

Football

  • FIFA World Cup: ARD, ZDF, RTL Television, Premiere
  • European Football Championships: ARD, ZDF
  • Bundesliga: Premiere, ARD (highlights), DSF (highlights), ProSiebenSat.1 Media
  • 2. Fußball-Bundesliga: Premiere, DSF (highlights)
  • DFB-Pokal: ARD, ZDF, Premiere (starting 2008/2009)
  • UEFA Champions League: Premiere, Sat.1
  • UEFA Cup: No annoucement about 2009-10 onwards.
  • Premier League: Premiere
  • FA Cup: Premiere, DSF (highlights)
  • La Liga: Premiere
  • German national football team: ARD, ZDF

American Football

  • NFL: NASN
  • Super Bowl: ARD, ORF, NASN

Basketball

  • Basketball Bundesliga: sportdigital.tv
  • NBA: Premiere, DSF (highlights)
  • German national team: DSF
  • FIBA World Championship: DSF
  • FIBA World Championship for Women: DSF

Boxing

  • Fight deal with Wilfried Sauerland: ARD
  • Fights for Vladimir Klitschko: RTL Television

Cycling

  • Tour de France: ARD, ZDF, Eurosport
  • Giro d'Italia: Eurosport
  • Vuelta a España: Eurosport
  • UCI Road World Championships: Eurosport
  • UCI ProTour: Eurosport

Golf

  • Ryder Cup: Premiere
  • European Tour: Premiere, DSF
  • PGA Tour: Premiere

Handball

  • Bundesliga: sportdigital.tv
  • All Star Game: sportdigital.tv
  • DHB-Pokal: DSF
  • Supercup: DSF
  • World Men's Handball Championship: RTL Television
  • World Women's Handball Championship: DSF
  • Germany national handball team: RTL Television

Ice Hockey

  • World Ice Hockey Championships: Premiere, DSF
  • Deutsche Eishockey Liga: Premiere

Lacrosse

  • Major League Lacrosse: North American Sports Network
  • NCAA Men's Lacrosse Final Four: North American Sports Network

Motor racing

  • Formula One: Premiere, RTL Television, DSF
  • GP2: Premiere
  • World Rally Championship: RTL Television, Eurosport
  • DTM: ARD, DSF
  • FIA GT Championship: DSF, MotorsTV
  • Le Mans 24 Hours: Eurosport, Premiere (Contract until 2009, no Broadcasts planned however)
  • American Le Mans Series: MotorsTV, DSF (highlights)
  • Le Mans Series: Eurosport, Eurosport2, MotorsTV
  • IndyCar Series: Premiere
  • Porsche Supercup: Premiere, MotorsTV (highlights)
  • Porsche Carrera Cup: Premiere
  • Formula 3 Euroseries: Premiere, DSF
  • Formula BMW Europe: Premiere
  • Seat Leon Supercopa: Premiere
  • ADAC VW Polo Cup: Premiere
  • World Touring Car Championship: Eurosport
  • International Formula Masters: Eurosport
  • Seat Leon Eurocup: Eurosport
  • MotoGP: DSF
  • Superbike World Championship: Eurosport

Multi-discipline events

  • Olympic Games: ARD, ZDF & Eurosport
  • Paralympic Games: ARD, ZDF & Eurosport
  • World Athletics Championships: ARD, ZDF & Eurosport
  • European Athletics Championships: ARD, ZDF & Eurosport
  • European Cup: ARD, ZDF & Eurosport
  • IAAF Golden League: Premiere (Contract until the end of 2008, no Broadcasts planned however)

Rugby Union

  • Rugby World Cup: DSF
  • Six Nations: DSF

Sailing

  • America's Cup: ARD, ZDF

Winter Sports

  • Alpine Skiing World Cup: ZDF, Eurosport
  • Biathlon World Cup: ARD,ZDF, Eurosport
  • Ski jumping World Cup: RTL Television

Tennis

  • Wimbledon: Premiere, DSF
  • Australian Open: Eurosport until 2011
  • French Open: Eurosport
  • U.S. Open: Eurosport until 2012
  • ATP Tour : Eurosport, DSF, ZDF
  • ATP Masters Series: DSF- only Hamburg
  • WTA tour: Eurosport until 2011
  • Germany Davis Cup Team: DSF

Volleyball

  • CEV Champions League: DSF