Sports broadcasting contracts in Germany

This article refers to sports broadcasting rights 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: Eurosport until 2009, Premiere, ProSiebenSat.1 Media, DSF
*Premier League: Premiere
*FA Cup: Premiere, DSF (highlights)
*La Liga: Premiere
*Serie A: sportdigital.tv
*German national football team: ARD, ZDF

American Football

*NFL: NASN
*Super Bowl: ARD, NASN

Basketball

*Basketball Bundesliga: sportdigital.tv
*NBA: Premiere
*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
*A1GP: Premiere
*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
* NASCAR Sprint Cup: Premiere (highlights)
* NASCAR Nationwide Series: NASN
*IndyCar Series: Premiere
*Porsche Supercup: Premiere, MotorsTV (highlights)
*Porsche Carrera Cup: Premiere
*Formula 3 Euroseries: Premiere, DSF
* British F3: MotorsTV
* Formula BMW Europe: Premiere
*Formula BMW Asia: MotorsTV (highlights)
*V8 Supercars: MotorsTV
*Seat Leon Supercopa: Premiere
*ADAC VW Polo Cup: Premiere
*World Touring Car Championship: Eurosport
*International Formula Masters: Eurosport
*Seat Leon Eurocup: Eurosport
*MotoGP: Eurosport
*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

ailing

*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