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ARD did not say on Friday how much the
broadcasters were paying to sub-license the rights, but said the
deal "takes into account the financial abilities of the public
broadcasters".
U.S.-based Discovery won the European broadcast rights for the
Olympics from 2018 to 2024 for 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion)
in 2015, beating national public broadcasters such as the BBC
and France Television.
It had been expected to pass on some lucrative rights, but last
November ARD and ZDF said they would not show the Olympic Games
for the first time, having failed to clinch a deal.
Media reports have said the two sides disagreed on the price of
the sub-licence, with ARD and ZDF wanting to pay no more than
100 million euros ($118 million) for the broadcast rights in
Germany and Discovery demanding at least 150 million euros.
They said last month that talks had resumed.
ARD said on Friday the broadcasters would not be able to show
all events at the Pyeongchang Winter Games live due to the short
lead time, saying they would offer only highlights of figure
skating, short track speed skating and snowboarding.
(Reporting by Maria Sheahan; editing by Alexander Smith)
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