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| TV station ( private law ) | |
| Program type | Division program |
| reception | DVB-C , DVB-S2 and IPTV |
| Image resolution | ( Entry missing ) |
| Start of transmission | 2008 |
| owner | sportdigitalfußball broadcasting and production GmbH |
| Intendant | Gisbert Wundram (Management and responsible for the program) |
| List of TV channels | |
Sportdigitalfußball (own spelling: sportdigital ) is a German specialty television program that specializes in reporting on popular ball sports .
Sports digital football broadcasts all day long and without interruption via various cable and satellite packages. The focus of the program is football . According to the motto "Football around the world", football from several countries will be broadcast live and with a time delay.
history
Under the umbrella of the rights exploiter SPORTFIVE GmbH & Co. KG, matches of the German volleyball league , the German handball league and the German basketball league were initially broadcast. The station produced its own magazine formats for the sports mentioned. After starting out in Internet television, Sportdigital has been included in the paid bouquets of some providers of digital TV via cable or satellite since spring 2008 .
In June 2009 it became known that from the 2009/10 season Sportdigital no longer has the broadcasting rights of the handball Bundesliga.
At the beginning of 2010, the sponsor SPORTFIVE withdrew from Sportdigital's pay-TV business . Since August 2010, the station has focused mainly on international football. First the Eredivisie ( Netherlands ), the Premjer League ( Russia ) and the npower Football League Championship ( England / 2nd league) were secured . Later came Major League Soccer ( USA / Canada ) and finally, surprisingly, Serie A ( Italy ). The rights of the Premjer League and Major League Soccer were extended in March 2011 by Sportdigital . The package of the Dutch Eredivisie has also been expanded to include the KNVB Cup .
At the end of December 2010, sports digital football announced a cooperation with Sky , according to which Sky should show a live Serie A game per game day. However, this did not happen due to problems with the Italian rights holder.
In November 2010, the broadcaster secured the Continental Hockey League (KHL) as another new acquisition of rights. Kickboxing has been the newest sport on Sportdigital since January 2011 . The station is in negotiations to buy more sports rights. The cooperation with internet portals also facilitates the purchase of rights.
Sportdigital is careful to show its subscribers "exclusive content". The KHL and other sports that can be seen for free on the Internet have therefore been removed from the program. Since the football season 2011/12, Sportdigital has broadcast a 30-minute matchday summary of the Italian Serie A, the Russian Premier League and the Dutch Eredivisie once a week. In October 2011 it was also announced that a program offensive would be launched with the new virtual HD-capable studio, from which the Sportdigital commentators report before and after the live games. The on-air design has also been modified. Trailers, graphics, preview mats and signatures now appear in a new look .
At the end of January 2012, the broadcaster announced that the Copa Libertadores would be broadcast live immediately . In addition, a weekly preview magazine is supposed to prepare viewers for the upcoming game day. Since February 2012, Sportdigital has also been showing games from the Polish soccer league, T-Mobile Ekstraklasa . According to a report in TV Movie from July 5, 2013, Sportdigital HD will be available from August 2013 on Sky and other platforms. Since December 1, 2015, Sportdigital has been available in HD on Sky Deutschland and Austriasat via Astra 19.2 ° East, the SD version has been discontinued. Since May 23, 2017, Sportdigital can be booked in HD via Amazon Video as a Prime customer.
From the 2014/15 season, sportdigital broadcast the Belgian Jupiler Pro League .
reception
Sports digital football is currently available on the following pay-TV platforms:
Digital satellite television:
- Sky Germany
- AustriaSat
Digital cable television:
- Unitymedia & Digital TV Allstars or Sports with HD
- PŸUR (in HD)
- Vodafone Kabel Germany
- Cable kiosk
- UPC Cablecom
IPTV
- Telekom Entertain
- A1 TV
TV streaming:
Commentators at sportdigital
| commentator | Areas of application |
|---|---|
| Christian Blunck | Soccer |
| Hannes Herrmann | Football, Transfermarkt TV |
| Ulf Kahmke | Soccer |
| Anna Sara Lange | Transfermarkt TV |
| Karsten Linke | Soccer |
| Arne Malsch | Soccer |
| Daniel Meadows | Transfermarkt TV |
| Collin Nagel | sportdigital STARS |
| Florian Obst | Soccer |
| Tino upholstery | Soccer |
| Marcus Radefeld | Soccer |
| Marc Rohde | Soccer |
| Jörg Steiger | Soccer |
Sports currently in the program
Soccer
| competition | Country / Region | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup / European Championship qualification | since September 2008 | regular games live and time-shifted without German participation | |
| Test international games | since 2009 | regular games live and time-shifted without German participation | |
| Eredivisie | Netherlands | since September 2010 | Up to 3 live games per game day |
| Premjer League | Russia | since September 2010 | One to two live games per game day |
| Sky Bet Championship | 2nd league England | September 2010 – May 2012 and since August 2013 |
1 live game every week |
| int. test matches | since 2011 | several games live during the summer break | |
| Copa Libertadores | South America | since January 2012 | 1 live game every week, from the semi-finals all games live |
| League NOS | Portugal | since August 2013 | One to two live games per matchday, except for home games at Benfica Lisbon |
| Superliga Argentina | Argentina | since August 2013 | 1 live game every week |
| J.League | Japan | 2014–2016 and since 2017 |
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| Hyundai A-League | Australia | since October 2014 | |
| Premjer-Liha | Ukraine | since 2016 | |
| Hero Indian Super League | India | since 2016 | |
| Chinese Super League | China | since 2017 | |
| HET league | Czech Republic | since 2017 | |
| CONCACAF Champions League | North and Central America | since 2017 |
Magazines
| Name of the shipment | comment | Airtime |
|---|---|---|
| scooore! The international soccer magazine | Match reports | 40 minutes |
| Life is a pitch | weekly soccer show | 30 minutes |
| Football Stars | Backstage insights | 30 minutes |
| Transfermarkt TV | 20 minutes | |
| sportdigital STARS | 5 minutes |
Former rights purchases from sportdigital
badminton
| competition | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|
| World Badminton Championships | 12-14 August 2011 | from the quarterfinals LIVE (London) |
basketball
| competition | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 2007-2009 | usually two to three games a week |
| BBL Cup | 2007-2009 | |
| EuroLeague | 2007-2010 | Games from Bamberg (07/08) / Berlin (08/09) / Oldenburg (09/10) as well as other international games |
| Test matches of the German national team | Summer 2008 | |
| Supercup | 4th / 5th July 2008 | National tournament in Bamberg with Germany, Greece, Slovenia and Puerto Rico (all games live) |
| EuroCup ALLSTAR game | 2007 | |
| BBL ALLSTAR game | 2008 | |
| BBL Rookie ALLSTAR Game | 2007 | |
| Euroleague Final Four | 2007 |
Magazines
| Name of the shipment | Period | Episode count | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBL.TV Unplugged | November 2008 | a | Behind the scenes at Deutsche Bank Skyliners Frankfurt |
beach volleyball
| competition | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|
| FIVB World Tour | from May 2010 | u. a. Rome, Myslowice, Moscow, Prague, Klagenfurt, Marseille and The Hague |
Boxing
| competition | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|
| IBF World Championship (Super Middleweight) | July 2011 | Fight evening from Bucharest LIVE |
ice Hockey
| competition | region | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| KHL | Russia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Belarus | 2010/11 season | 2 to 5 KHL live games per week |
Soccer
| competition | Country / Region | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uefa cup | February 2008 – May 2009 | Games without German teams up to the round of 16 | |
| Kypello Ellados | Greece | February 2008 | just a game |
| Series A | Italy | February – May 2008, December 2010 – May 2013 | One live game per game day (2008), two to four live games per game day |
| Women's Bundesliga | Germany | 2010 | one game per game day |
| Turkish soccer cup | Turkey | 2010/11–2012 season | |
| Major League Soccer | USA / Canada | November 2010 – autumn 2013 | one live game per game day
from the play-offs all games live |
| Supercup | Russia | March 6, 2011 | live |
| Campeonato Paulista | Brazil | May 2011 | Finals of the State Championships of Sao Paulo |
| Campeonato Brasileiro | Brazil | May 2011 – May 2013 | a live game every weekend |
| KNVB-Beker | Netherlands | Season 2011 / 12–2014 | |
| AFC Champions League | Asia | September 2011 | from the quarterfinals live |
| Premier League | Scotland | August 2012 – June 2013 | Rights to up to 2 live games per game day plus one highlight magazine per week: length 30 min. |
| Ligue 1 | France | August 2012 – May 2013 | Rights to 2 to 3 live games per game day plus one highlight magazine per week: length 30 min. |
| Ekstraklasa | Poland | February 2012 – July 2014 | Rights to up to 3 live games per game day |
| Copa do Brasil | Brazil | 2013-2016 | |
| Capital One Cup | England | August 2013–2016 | |
| Jupiler Pro League | Belgium | July 2014–2016 | |
| Belgian soccer supercup | Belgium | 20th July 2014 | live |
| Scottish Premiership | Scotland | July 2014–2016 | |
| Scottish Championship | Scotland | 2014-2016 | |
| Copa Sudamericana | South America | 2015-2017 |
Magazines
| Name of the shipment | Period | comment | Airtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC Milan Club TV | 2010/11 season | Everything about AC Milan | 3.5 to 4 hours |
| FootBrazil | September 2011 to December 2012 | the magazine about the Campeonato Brasileiro | 30 minutes |
| Goal Show | September 2011 to May 2012 | Highlight magazine on the international soccer leagues | 30 minutes |
| Serie A highlights | September 2011 to May 2013 | Match day summary - always on Mondays | 30 minutes |
| Rivals | 2012 | Reports on the rivalries in Italian football | 30 minutes |
| Kick n 'bear | 2012 | Football comedy with Thorsten Bär | 30 minutes |
Handball
| competition | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|
| INTERSPORT MASTERS | 2007 | Preparation tournament |
| Bundesliga | February 2007 to June 2009 | up to eight games per week, max. 6 games live |
| DHB Cup | 2007 to 2009 | up to two games per round, no Final Four live |
| World Championship | 2007 and 2009 | no Germany games |
| 2. Bundesliga + promotion relegation | 2008 | individual games |
| International matches | 2009/2010 | individual games of the German national team in preparation for the European Championship in Austria |
Magazines
| Name of the shipment | Episode count | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| The week - handball compact | February 2007 to June 2009 | weekly | Summary of the games from the week and exclusive interviews with managers and coaches during the free time |
| HBL.TV - Unplugged | April 2008 | a | Behind the scenes at SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
hockey
| competition | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|
| Men's World Championship in New Delhi (India) | February / March 2010 | two live games per day |
| Women's Champions Trophy in Nottingham (England) | July 2010 | two live games per day |
| Women's World Championship in Rosario (Argentina) | August / September 2010 | two live games per day |
Kickboxing
| competition | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Code Series | from January 2011 | Main fight of Turin / Nitra / Milan / Budapest, etc. LIVE and partly time-shifted |
rugby
| competition | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|
| Six Nations Tournament | 2010 | up to three games on the weekend |
tennis
| year | competition | Venues | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2010 | ATP tournament | Båstad (Sweden) | |
| 2009 | Davis Cup | Spain-Czech Republic (final) | |
| 2009 | Fed Cup | Italy-USA (final) | |
| 2009 | ATP tournament | Lyon (France) | |
| 2009-2010 | ATP tournament | Stockholm (Sweden) | |
| 2010 | ATP tournament | Bangkok (Thailand) | |
| 2010 | ATP tournament | Marseille (France) | |
| 2010 | ATP tournament | Montpellier (France) | |
| 2010 | ATP tournament | Rosmalen (Netherlands) | |
| 2010 | Davis Cup | Serbia-France (final) | |
| 2010 | Fed Cup | Germany-Czech Republic (quarter-finals) | |
| 2010 | Fed Cup | USA-Russia (semi-finals) | |
| 2010 | Fed Cup | USA-Italy (final) | recording |
| 2010 | Men's invitation tournament | Kooyong (Australia) | |
| 2011 | ATP tournament 250 | Zagreb (Croatia) | from the 4th day of the tournament LIVE with spobox.tv |
| 2011 | ATP tournament 250 | Buenos Aires (Argentina) | from the semi-finals LIVE with spobox.tv |
| 2011 | ATP tournament 250 | Delray Beach, FL (USA) | from the semi-finals LIVE with spobox.tv |
| 2011 | ATP tournament 250 | Belgrade (Serbia) | from the second round LIVE with spobox.tv |
| 2011 | ATP tournament 250 | Umag (Croatia) | from the second round LIVE with spobox.tv |
Table tennis
| competition | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|
| Europe TOP 12 in Düsseldorf | February 8, 2010 | recording |
Triathlon
| competition | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|
| ITU World Championship Series | 2010 | all seven events completely live |
volleyball
| competition | Period | comment |
|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga women | 2007/08 to 2009/10 | Most recently together with the internet portal spobox.tv |
| Bundesliga men | 2007/08 to 2009/10 | Most recently together with the internet portal spobox.tv |
| DVV Cup women | 2007/08 to 2009/10 | isolated games |
| DVV-Cup men | 2007/08 to 2009/10 | isolated games |
| Montreux Volley Masters | 2008 | Women's national tournament with Germany, Italy, Cuba, China, Serbia and the Netherlands (time-shifted and 3 matches of the German team live) |
| All Star Game | 2008 to 2009 |
Sports digital soccer HD
On August 21, 2013, Sportdigital announced in a press release about the activation of the channel at UPC Cablecom the start of the "HD broadcasting [s] [...] by the end of the year [2013]". Gisbert Wundram confirmed the plans to Digitalfernsehen.de, but was initially unable to name a platform other than UPC Cablecom for the HD offshoot. The activation has not occurred since then. In October 2014, UPC Cablecom announced via Twitter that it would be feeding into the Comfort transmitter package for November 4, 2014. The channel has previously been fed into Quickline at program slot 275 since October 28, 2014 . Since December 1, 2015, the HD offshoot has taken over the program space of the previous SD channel via satellite. In the future, the HD offshoot will start on other platforms, including in Germany. Since December 1, 2015, Sportdigital has also been available in HD on Sky Deutschland and Austriasat via Astra 19.2 ° East.
An HD offshoot of the station has been announced several times since 2010. So far, the platform operators have cited the lack of HD capacities as the reason for the postponement of the start.
Sportamerica HD
On June 11, 2013, the Commission for Approval and Supervision (ZAK) granted SPORTDIGITAL.TV Sende- und Produktions GmbH approval for a nationwide television channel called Sportamerica HD . This was preceded by an application from the operating company to the Commission for Determining Concentration in the Media Area (KEK) on May 21, 2013. The KEK's " media concentration law examination" is still pending. Gisbert Wundram, the managing director of Sportdigital, announced to Digitalfernsehen.de that they are "currently planning their own channel with the focus on US sports under the working name Sportamerica HD". The background is the discontinuation of the channels ESPN America on June 30, 2013 and ESPN America HD on July 31, 2013. Wundram could imagine a seamless transition and feed "the channel from August 1, 2013" on different platforms. There is an interest in taking over vacant broadcasting rights from ESPN America, in particular for the NFL , MLB and NHL . Broadcasts of basketball are also planned. Initially, the start of the station is planned "in the SD packages" of the cable and IPTV providers. According to TVSportsMarkets, the former sports rights from ESPN America for Germany, Austria and Switzerland were acquired by Sport1 Medien and are to be used for Sport1 .
On August 1, 2013, the station Sport1 US started on many platforms on the former broadcasting slot of ESPN America. The plans for a channel Sportamerica HD were then discontinued. There is no space for two US sports channels in Germany, said Giesbert Wundram from Sportdigital.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ No more handball at sportdigital from the 2009/2010 season Digitalfernsehen.de . June 22, 2009.
- ↑ Sports Digital: Without Sportfive, with women's football DWDL.de . January 22, 2010.
- ↑ satundkabel.de: Sportdigital with more international football - Turkish Cup ( Memento from March 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ The shopping tour continues: sportdigital.tv buys further football rights quotenmeter.de . December 17, 2010.
- ↑ No Serie A at Sky handelsblatt.com . January 6, 2011.
- ↑ Sportdigital shows Russian ice hockey quotenmeter.de . 17th November 2010.
- ↑ Sportdigital shows live kickboxing digitalfernsehen.de . January 28, 2011.
- ↑ Program offensive at sportdigital: "FANsehen" in a new look(PDF; 101 kB). sportdigital.de . October 6, 2011.
- ↑ Sportdigital buys rights for South American Copa Libertadores. digitalfernsehen.de. January 23, 2012.
- ↑ Package list from PŸUR. Retrieved June 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Our program. sportdigital.de, accessed on March 7, 2017 .
- ↑ A-League and J.League new in the sportdigital program. sportdigital.de, August 12, 2014, accessed on March 7, 2017 .
- ↑ sportdigital brings the Chinese Super League (CSL) into the program. sportdigital.de, February 24, 2017, accessed on March 7, 2017 .
- ↑ sportdigital.de: Grüezi Switzerland: sportdigital is now also broadcasting via upc cablecom (PDF; 85 kB), August 21, 2013
- ^ Digitalfernsehen.de: Sportdigital is planning HD offshoots by the end of the year , August 22, 2013
- ↑ Digitalfernsehen.de: Sportdigital HD initially only confirmed for Switzerland , 23 August 2013
- ↑ UPC Cablecom : Twitter , October 9, 2014
- ↑ Quickline : Station News ( Memento from February 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/Neuer-Sportsender-startet-in-HD-bei-Sky.134405.0.html
- ↑ broadbandtvnews.com: German sportdigital to launch HD channel , October 29, 2014
- ↑ HDDaily: Pay TV: Sportdigital wants to start 2011 with HDTV offshoot ( Memento from July 7th 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Digitalfernsehen.de: Sportdigital: High-resolution offshoot at the end of 2011 at the earliest , November 16, 2010
- ↑ http://forum.digitalfernsehen.de/forum/pay-tv-themensender-auf-vergleichlichen-plattformen-programm-allgemein/216012-sportdigital-tv-310.html#post5903745
- ↑ a b Commission for Licensing and Supervision: ZAK press release 05/2013; Media companies complain about violations of advertising regulations; Three new registrations issued on June 11, 2013
- ↑ Commission to determine the concentration in the media sector : sportdigital.TV Sende- und Produktions GmbH: Application for approval for the organization of the nationwide specialty television program sportamerica HD ( Memento from July 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c Digitalfernsehen.de: Sportamerica HD: Sportdigital plans successor for ESPN America , June 6, 2013
- ↑ a b Infosat.de: Sportdigital starts US sports channel "Sportamerica HD" , June 20, 2013
- ↑ sportbusiness.com: EXCLUSIVE: Sport 1 snatches ESPN America rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland , June 21, 2013
- ↑ Digitalfernsehen.de: Through Sport1 US: Plans for Sportamerica HD shelved , July 30, 2013