America's Cup: America's Cup via Internet and TV

Tatjana Pokorny

· 23.05.2017

America's Cup: America's Cup via Internet and TV

Photo: ACEA 2016/Takefumi Tsutsui

If you don't have the chance to be there, you can still watch the races live

The opportunities for German fans have never been as good as in this edition of the Cup. The competition between Servus TV and Sky also ensures this. The TV programme!

Photo: ServusTV Servus TV

With Servus TV and Sky, two broadcasters are offering German fans a full live programme for the 35th America's Cup - but in very different ways. While Servus TV will only broadcast the qualifying rounds (26 to 31 May, 2/3 June) live on the internet and in the original version, Sky will broadcast these two round robin rounds with the US defenders and the five challengers from the start on television - albeit for a fee. If you want to watch the qualifying rounds on Sky, first with commentary by Jochen Schümann and then by Oliver Schwall, you must be a subscriber or have one of the daily, weekly or monthly passes ( here the link).

Photo: sky SPORT Sky Sport

On the other hand, Servus TV, with its already Cup-tested co-commentators, Olympic champions and Red Bull insiders Roman Hagara and Hans-Peter Steinacher, has an advantage when broadcasting the semi-finals of the Challenger Playoffs (4/6/7/8 June). The Austrians usually broadcast these live and free of charge on TV via Servus TV Deutschland from shortly before 7 p.m. (please note: the first match on 26 May starts at 10 p.m. as an exception! Fans can also enjoy the live entertainment almost simultaneously on Sky, but have to pay there.

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Photo: Guilain Grenier/Oracle Team USA Roman Hagara (l.) and Hans-Peter Steinacher are the co-commentators on Servus TV

From the final of the Challenger Playoffs onwards, both Servus TV and Sky (via free TV showcase Sky Sport News) will offer their live broadcasts free of charge. Television viewers will then be spoilt for choice and can either follow the Servus TV team with presenter Gerhard Leinauer and Roman Hagara or Hans-Peter Steinacher. The trio also reported on the 34th America's Cup in this combination. Or you can opt for Sky presenter Heiko Mallwitz in a duet with Jochen Schümann (commentating on the first of the two round-robin rounds in qualifying, the semi-finals of the Challenger Playoffs and the 35th America's Cup duel) alternating with Oliver Schwall (commentating on the second round-robin round of qualifying and the final of the Challenger Playoffs).

Photo: R. Walch/Team Germany Jochen Schümann comments for Sky

Photo: STG Oliver Schwall commentates for Sky

Both Schümann and Schwall are co-commentators for the America's Cup for the first time. Schümann told YACHT online: "It's a new challenge for me. I've never done anything like this before. It will hopefully be exciting."

Here is an overview of the planned transmissions - day by day

(Note: Servus TV usually starts five minutes before the hour, Sky exactly on the hour)

26 May, qualification, RR1, 10 p.m. to midnight

Servus TV (Internet), English-language live broadcast, free of charge

Sky Sport 02 (TV), live commentary with Jochen Schümann, subject to charge

27 May, Qualification, RR 1, 7 to 9 p.m.

Servus TV (Internet), English-language live broadcast, free of charge

Sky Sport 04 (TV), live commentary with Jochen Schümann, subject to charge

28 May, Qualification, RR 1, 7 to 9 p.m.

Servus TV (Internet), English-language live broadcast, free of charge

Sky Sport 02 (TV), live commentary with Jochen Schümann, subject to charge

29 May, Qualification, RR 1, 7 to 9 p.m.

Servus TV (Internet), English-language live broadcast, free of charge

Sky Sport 01 (TV), live commentary with Jochen Schümann, subject to charge

30 May, Qualification, RR 1, 6 to 7 p.m.

Sky Sport 01 (TV), highlights qualification RR 1, subject to charge

30 May, qualification, RR 2, 7 to 8.30 p.m.

Servus TV (Internet), English-language live broadcast, free of charge

Sky Sport 01 (TV), live commentary with Oliver Schwall, for a fee

31 May, qualification, RR 2, 7 to 9 p.m.

Servus TV (Internet), English-language live broadcast, free of charge

Sky Sport 02 (TV), live commentary with Oliver Schwall, for a fee

2 June, qualification, RR 2, 7 to 9 p.m.

Servus TV (Internet), English-language live broadcast, free of charge

Sky Sport 02 (TV), live commentary with Oliver Schwall, for a fee

3 June, qualification, RR 2, 7 to 9 p.m.

Servus TV (Internet), English-language live broadcast, free of charge

Sky Sport 03 (TV), live commentary with Oliver Schwall, for a fee

4 June, qualification, RR 2, 6 to 7 p.m.

Sky Sport 02 (TV), highlights RR 2, subject to charge

4 June, Challenger Playoffs, semi-final matches, day 1, 7 to 9 p.m.