Germany: Sky Deutschland acquires the exclusive TV rights to Formula 1 from 2021

The pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights to the Formula 1 World Championship for Germany as part of a "long term deal that will begin 2021," announced the body on 22/06/2020. The television group will launch "Germany's first 24/7 channel dedicated to Formula 1."

"As part of the agreement, Sky will broadcast four selected races per season free for everyone and will present a 30-minute highlight show after each race on free-to-air channel Sky Sport News HD. The agreement will also involve more digital and social media content sharing across Sky's platforms," said Formula One Group. The 2020 F1 season begins with two Grands Prix in Austria from 03 to 05/07/2020 and from 10 to 12/07/2020.

Sky Deutschland had acquired the broadcasting rights for Germany and Austria to the Formula 1 circuit for two years (2019-2020) on 12/02/2019. The agreement, which covered all broadcasting platforms, also covered German-language broadcasting rights in Switzerland.

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