''Sportschau'' is a German

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on broadcaster ARD, produced by WDR in

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. The magazine started in 1961.tagesspiegel.de:''Das mythische Schwarz-Weiß der „Sportschau“'' (german language)
/ref> In its Saturday' edition, the ''Sportschau'' shows a summary of the

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, whereas the Sunday edition reports on the latest events from various sports. ''Sportschau'' is aired on

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and the regional stations. Since 2008, ''Sportschau'' begins at 6pm. As there is a contractual agreement that the Bundesliga may only be shown from 18:30, the program reports about the

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and

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leagues in the first half-hour. Since January 2011, the free ''Sportschau- App'' is obtainable for

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and

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, whereby sport news and a live ticker are available for mobile devices.

Special broadcast

The ARD and the second public TV broadcaster

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show football matches of the

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as well as the

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, the

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, the

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, wintersports and the

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in a special edition called ''Sportschau live''.

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*{{Official website, http://www.sportschau.de/ ARD (broadcaster) German sports television series 1961 German television series debuts 1960s German television series 1970s German television series 1980s German television series 1990s German television series 2000s German television series 2010s German television series German-language television shows Das Erste original programming Football mass media in Germany

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