DFL (Deutsche Fußball Liga)
Bundesliga could offer investors ‘up to 25.1-per-cent stake’ in new unit, prospectus reveals
The German Football League (DFL) has sent a prospectus to investors outlining how it could share up to a 25.1-per-cent stake in a new unit marketing the Bundesliga’s international media and data rights.
Seifert: Discovery money being paid after ‘comprehensive’ legal victory
Christian Seifert, the chief executive of the German Football League, has said that broadcast rights fee money from Discovery is being paid after a “comprehensive” victory against the international med…
DFL revamps TV rights revenue distribution model to offset Covid-19 impact
The executive committee of the German Football League (DFL) has decided to introduce a new revenue distribution model for its domestic broadcast rights that it feels will offer stability in view of challenges…
DFL and Charlton plot sports OTT platform in Mena region
The German Football League (DFL) has been working with Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton with a view to setting up an over-the-top sports broadcast offering in the Middle East and North Africa…
Deltatre takes over Sportec Solutions as services offered to other rights-holders
Sports technology provider Deltatre has acquired a majority stake in Sportec Solutions, the joint venture it set up with the German Football League (DFL) to collect and innovate around match data
DFL and ESL to collaborate on development of Virtual Bundesliga
The German Football League (DFL) has entered into a strategic partnership with Sweden-based ESL, the world’s largest esports company, to further develop the Virtual Bundesliga.
Discovery continues cut-price Bundesliga sublicense to DAZN on same terms
International media group Discovery has continued its sublicensing agreement with DAZN into 2020-21 at the same fee after the former’s attempt to terminate its Bundesliga rights deal was thwarted by the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS).
Band and ESPN ‘vie for Bundesliga rights’ in Brazil
Bandeirantes, the Brazilian media group with free-to-air and pay-TV channels, is said to be vying with pay-television broadcaster ESPN to acquire the Brazilian broadcast rights to the Bundesliga, the top…
Arbitrators side with DFL in Discovery-Bundesliga dispute
International media group Discovery has failed in its attempt to terminate its contract with the German Football League (DFL) for domestic German Bundesliga rights, according to a ruling handed down today…
DFL Digital Sports recruits ex-Sport1 digital chief Hrstic
DFL Digital Sports, the subsidiary of the German Football League (DFL) responsible for the distribution of the Bundesliga’s digital content, has recruited Ivo Hrstic, previously the director of digital o…
EXCLUSIVE: Mola TV acquires Bundesliga rights in Indonesia in five-year deal
Indonesian OTT and pay-television platform Mola TV has acquired media rights for German Bundesliga football in a five-year deal from 2020-21 to 2024-25, SportBusiness can reveal
German monopoly commission criticises cartel office for DFL tender approval
Germany’s federal monopoly commission has criticised the decision of the country’s federal cartel office, the Bundeskartellamt, to allow the German Football League (DFL) to sell exclusive live media-rights pac…
Tough market weighs on DFL domestic rights income
The German Football League (DFL) faced an absence of new bidders, a change in strategy from incumbent Sky Deutschland and an unstable economy as it went to market with its 2021-25 domestic rights. The tough conditions left experts to conclude the league had done well to avoid a larger income drop for the cycle.
Saudi Arabia and Bundesliga ‘hold talks’ over Mena media rights
There have been talks between representatives of the Saudi Arabian state and the German Bundesliga about a potential deal for the league's media rights in the Middle East
Bundesliga domestic rights drop in value as tender results announced
The German Football League (DFL) has announced that the revenue from its domestic broadcasters for the forthcoming 2021-25 rights cycle will be €1.1bn per season, slightly down from the €1.16b
DFL awards Sky, DAZN Bundesliga domestic rights from 2021-22
The German Football League (DFL) has awarded domestic live rights to the German Bundesliga, from 2021-22 to 2024-25, to pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland and OTT streaming service DAZN
DFL’s short-term Amazon, DAZN deals seen as ‘strategic’ ahead of domestic tender
The German Football League’s (DFL) short-term Bundesliga deals with Amazon and DAZN are strategic moves ahead of this month’s domestic rights tender, industry experts have told SportBusiness Media.