DFL (Deutsche Fußball Liga)
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Discovery continues cut-price Bundesliga sublicense to DAZN on same terms
Tough market weighs on DFL domestic rights income
DFL’s short-term Amazon, DAZN deals seen as ‘strategic’ ahead of domestic tender
Bundesliga seals revised domestic deals, secures clubs finances if league resumes
Bundesliga readies for international sales push
Seifert: Discovery money being paid after ‘comprehensive’ legal victory
DFL revamps TV rights revenue distribution model to offset Covid-19 impact
DFL and Charlton plot sports OTT platform in Mena region
Deltatre takes over Sportec Solutions as services offered to other rights-holders
Features
DAZN positions itself for domestic tender with Bundesliga sublicense deal
CCTV’s new digital strategy complicates renewal talks for Champions League, Bundesliga and Serie A
Sport TV retains Premier League as Eleven entry drives prices up in Portugal
IMG increases value of LaLiga and Serie A in tough Romanian market
Sky Italia holds on to MotoGP as new rival DAZN picks up LaLiga and much of the Fox inventory
ARD/ZDF recoup some of their Fifa outlay via sublicensing deals
Bundesliga rights finally sold in Czech Republic and Slovakia
After almost an entire season without Bundesliga coverage in the Czech Republic – and limited coverage in Slovakia – the Pragosport agency has this month struck a deal covering both territories.
Eleven bolsters content offering with Bundesliga and Serie A deal
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports bolstered its Belgian sports portfolio last month, buying rights to Italy’s Serie A and Germany’s Bundesliga ahead of carriage negotiations.
LaLiga grows in Greece but Bundesliga fee stays steady
Rights in Greece to Spain’s LaLiga have increased in value by about 50 per cent, while German Bundesliga rights have stayed flat in deals this month with Asset Ogilvy and Cosmote respectively.
Eleven and NC Plus partner in Poland with Bundesliga rights
Eleven Sports last month acquired the remaining package of German Bundesliga rights in Poland, ensuring its control over the league’s coverage in the country.
Bundesliga earns small increase from Sportradar betting deal
Germany’s Bundesliga has extended its international betting rights deal with Sportradar at a small increase in value, TV Sports Markets understands.
No upfront fee for MP & Silva in Nordics and Romania with Laola
Laola1.tv is not paying an upfront fee to MP & Silva for German Bundesliga rights in the Nordics and Romania, with the two hoping to earn revenue from sponsorship and advertising.
Eurosport boycott hampers sale of Bundesliga rights in Europe
The MP & Silva and Pragosport agencies are struggling to sell German Bundesliga rights in their respective European territories, leaving the league without a broadcast partner in a number of markets.
Bundesliga strikes huge China deal while maintaining exposure
Bundesliga earns big increase as Sport 24 fortifies rights portfolio
Germany’s Bundesliga more than doubled the value of its in-flight and in-ship rights in a renewal with IMG this month.
Eleven picks up Bundesliga in Poland; league to sell FTA rights
Charlton renews Bundesliga rights in hot Israeli TV market
MP & Silva pays big for swathe of Bundesliga rights
Germany’s Bundesliga is understood to have secured a large fee from the MP & Silva agency last month for its rights in 31 territories across Europe.
Seifert: New deals reinforce Bundesliga’s position as one of world’s top three leagues
Christian Seifert, chief executive of the German football league, told TV Sports Markets this week the latest domestic Bundesliga deals would entrench it as one of the world’s top three football leagues.