Sportschau is a German sports magazine on broadcaster ARD, produced by WDR in Cologne. The magazine started in 1961.[1] In its Saturday edition, the Sportschau shows a summary of the Bundesliga, whereas the Sunday edition reports on the latest events from various sports. Sportschau is aired on Das Erste and the regional stations.
Sportschau | |
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Theme music composer | Werner Müller |
Opening theme | Topsy |
Country of origin |
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Original language | German |
Production | |
Producer | WDR |
Production location | Cologne |
Running time | 105 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Das Erste |
Release | 4 June 1961 present | –
Since 2008, Sportschau begins at 18:00. As there is a contractual agreement that the Bundesliga may only be shown from 18:30, the program reports about the second and third leagues in the first half-hour.
Since January 2011, the Sportschau-App is available for Apple and Android devices.[citation needed]
Special broadcast
editThe ARD and the second public TV broadcaster ZDF show football matches of the Germany national team, DFB-Pokal as well as the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship, the DTM, winter sports and the Olympic Games in a special edition called Sportschau live.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Böttiger, Helmut (30 July 2003). "Medien: Das mythische Schwarz-Weiß der "Sportschau"" [Media: The mythical black and white of "Sportschau"]. Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.