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Swiss Super League retains free-to-air window with Blue Sport, SRG deals
In opting for the status quo by awarding its new domestic rights contracts, the Swiss Football League will continue to receive blanket pay-television coverage on Swisscom’s Blue Sport and valuable exposure f…
SRG sparks debate after paying up for Uefa club competition rights
Public-service broadcaster SRG SSR has kicked off a debate in Switzerland over the role of licence fee-funded media after outmuscling its commercial rivals to recapture free-to-air rights to Uefa club competitions.
SRG SSR recaptures Uefa club competition rights in Switzerland
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR has acquired free-to-air rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League through a direct deal with European football’s governing body and a sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Blue.
Uefa enjoys another increase for club competition rights in Switzerland
Uefa has significantly grown the value of its club competition rights in Switzerland through new agreements with pay-television broadcaster Blue and public-service broadcaster SRG SSR.
Dutch World Cup viewing figures continue to languish
NOS, the Dutch public broadcaster, pulled in an audience of just over 3.8 million viewers for the Netherlands’ 2-0 win over hosts Qatar at the Fifa World Cup yesterday (Tuesday).
SRG SSR retains Swiss national team rights to 2028
SRG SSR, the Swiss public broadcaster, will continue to show the matches of the Swiss national ice hockey teams after reaching a new agreement with the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF)
Blow for Swiss public broadcaster as CH Media nets domestic ice hockey rights
SRF, the German-language arm of Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR, has missed out on a package of sublicensed rights to Switzerland’s top-tier ice hockey league.
SRF takes ratings hit from Swiss Super League scheduling change
SRF, the German-speaking channel of Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR, has seen viewership for its live Swiss Super League football game drop by over 20 per cent since matches were switched from…
SRG SSR lands new Swiss gymnastics deal
SRG SSR, the Swiss public broadcaster, has renewed a broadcast rights agreement with the Swiss Gymnastics Federation (STV) until 2025
SRG SSR pays more to seal crucial Uefa national team rights renewal
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR has ensured it will remain the home of the Swiss men’s football team’s matches in European competition until the end of Uefa Euro 2028.
Belgian, Danish and Swiss public broadcasters net Euro 2020 ratings boost
Action from the Uefa European Championship quarter-finals attracted strong audiences on public-service broadcasters in the competing nations of Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland
SRG SSR lands 2022-28 Uefa national team rights, sells on some matches to CH Media
SRG SSR, the Swiss public broadcaster, has secured rights to Switzerland’s national team matches, along with the Uefa European Championships in 2024 and 2028, while opting to sell on rights to selected m…
SRG SSR retains Swiss wrestling rights for six more years
SRG SSR, the Swiss public broadcaster, has retained its rights to the sport of schwingen, the folk wrestling native to Switzerland, for six more years
Swiss ice hockey league rights value falls in tough market conditions
The value of Swiss top-tier ice hockey league rights will fall by about 20 per cent following UPC’s new deal starting in 2022-23, however a more drastic drop was avoided by the league’s offer of increased pay-television exclusivity.
IFSC signs four TV rights deals ahead of sport climbing’s Olympic bow
The International Federation of Sport Climbing has agreed new broadcast rights deals in China, Italy, Switzerland and Israel as the sport prepares to make its Olympic Games debut.
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New kick-off times for Swiss league with SRG SSR to show Saturday evening match
The Swiss Football League has announced new kick-off times for its top two divisions as it prepares to enter its next broadcast rights cycle
Swiss Super League avoids domestic rights fee slump with schedule change
The Swiss Super League has agreed to increase the number of match slots from 2021-22 in its new domestic rights deal with telco Swisscom, preventing a potential dramatic dip in revenue amid an uncompetitive environment.
Swisscom’s Blue Sport retains Swiss Football League rights to 2025
Swiss pay-television broadcaster Blue Sport, a subsidiary of telecoms operator Swisscom, has agreed a four-year extension to its domestic media rights deal with the Swiss Football League (SFL) with one…