RTL broadcasts Germany’s quarter-finals and relies on prominent names
Maodo Lo (right) and the German basketball players challenge Greece in the quarterfinals
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Germany meets the big favorites Greece in the quarter-finals. The game will also be shown on free TV because RTL secured the rights at the last moment. The Cologne broadcaster relies on big names. There is good news from the German team.
DThe European Championship quarterfinals of the German basketball team against Greece (8.30 p.m., Magentasport) can also be seen on free TV on RTL. According to the announcement, the Cologne broadcaster agreed on a sublicense agreement with the rights holder Magentasport, who broadcasts the game online. The broadcast of the game in Berlin against the co-favorites around NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo begins at 8:15 p.m.
The Cologne broadcaster relies on prominent names: Dirk Nowitzki, present at the European Championships as a tournament ambassador, will at the beginning of the program, alongside moderator Laura Papendick, get in the mood for the game against the Greeks with NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Patrick Femerling will sit next to Frank Buschmann as co-commentator.
“The German team offered a spectacular preliminary round at their home European Championship with thrilling duels and sparked a new euphoria about their sport with great team spirit,” RTL Managing Director Stephan Schmitter was quoted as saying. “Against the top favorites Greece, the key moment of the tournament is now upon us, and the whole of Germany can be there up close and personal on free TV.”
Dirk Nowitzki (l.) is traveling as an ambassador at the European Championship. On Tuesday evening he sits at RTL as a guest expert
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After the first games of the tournament, the President of the German Basketball Federation, Ingo Weiss, criticized the public broadcasters ARD and ZDF for not showing the German games live. The broadcasters rejected the criticism. So far, the German games have only been streamed free of charge by the Internet broadcaster Magentasport – the Telekom subsidiary had acquired the TV rights and is also showing all other EM games. ARD and ZDF show excerpts of the games in their formats like on Sunday in the “Sportschau”.
“I’m very happy that RTL is broadcasting our quarter-finals live, giving the general public the opportunity to be there,” said Weiss. “At the same time, I would like to thank our media partner MagentaSport for making this broadcast possible.” There is also good news from a sporting point of view.
Hope for Wagner use
Before the duel with the favored Greeks, the two regular players Johannes Voigtmann and Nick Weiler-Babb reported that they were ready to play. Co-captain Voigtmann is fit again after a cold that caused him to take a break from training on Monday and should play. Weiler-Babb, who was only naturalized before the European Championships, has overcome his shoulder problems and is also operational.
The use of Franz Wagner is also possible, but should only be decided immediately before the start of the game. The German Basketball Federation (DBB) announced this on Tuesday a few hours before the start of the game. The 21-year-old Wagner twisted his ankle in the 85:79 against Montenegro on Saturday and injured his ankle. On Monday he had at least completed throws and short runs again in training in Berlin.
