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End of German free TV deal 'about Vettel' - Ecclestone

Jun.23 Bernie Ecclestone thinks the looming end of free-to-air television coverage of Formula 1 in Germany is due to the demise of Sebastian Vettel's career. Hot on the heels of Ferrari's news last month that it will split with the quadruple world champion after 2020, the German broadcaster RTL has now announced that will also pull out. Instead, Liberty Media has inked an exclusive deal with pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland, with RTL's sports director Manfred Loppe suggesting the new rights holder was "willing to pay double". But former F1 supremo Ecclestone told Blick newspaper: "RTL's withdrawal from Formula 1 after 30 years is also to do with Vettel. "Without him,...
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