German Football Association (DFB)
DFB names media rights expert Blask as CEO; finances still hurt by historic tax issues
The German Football Association (DFB) has promoted its senior marketing and sales executive Holger Blask to the role of chief executive
Broad global reach for DFB-Pokal as FAST channel rolled out in multiple markets
The German Football Association (DFB) is to launch a free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel in the next few months, which will carry men's and women's domestic club competitions, as well as some…
ARD, ZDF tie down rights to Germany’s national team
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have announced a new deal with Uefa for rights to Germany's men’s national team matches.
DFB lands in-house women’s Bundesliga TV deals in key regions, Stats Perform betting deal
The German Football Association (DFB) has four major contracts in place for international media rights to the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga, ahead of the start of the 2023-24 season later today (Friday)
Sony Pictures Networks supplements Bundesliga with DFB-Pokal rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has acquired exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent to the DFB-Pokal, Germany’s knockout clubs competition, for the 2022-23 season.
WSC Sports to deliver real-time DFB-Pokal highlights
WSC Sports has announced an agreement with the German Football Association (DFB) to use its platform to create localised, real-time highlights for the DFB-Pokal, Germany’s knockout clubs competition.
DFB turns to Amazon for Qatar 2022 documentary series
The German Football Association (DFB) has agreed a deal that will see the men’s national team become the subject of a documentary series from the Amazon Prime Video streaming service concerning its 2022 F…
Optus adds DFB-Pokal competitions to football line-up
Australian telecoms operator Optus has further enhanced its football portfolio by acquiring rights to German knockout cup competitions the DFB-Pokal and DFB-Pokal Frauen
ESPN retains DFB-Pokal rights in US through 2026
ESPN has secured a multiyear extension with the German Football Association (DFB) for the exclusive United States media rights to the DFB-Pokal club competition through 2026.
Monday evening matches ‘included’ in women’s Bundesliga domestic tender
The German Football Association (DFB) will reportedly introduce Monday evening games to the women’s Bundesliga, the top tier of the domestic women’s club game, as part of the league’s next broadcast right…
Slate of new DFB-Pokal rights agreements but new Match TV deal scrapped
The Deutsche Fussball Bund has agreed a slate of new deals for the DFB-Pokal club competition ahead of the 2022-23 season, but U-turned on a potential deal with Russian pay-television broadcaster Match TV.
DFB selling 3.Liga and women’s Bundesliga rights across four seasons
The German Football Association (DFB) has launched the domestic media rights auction for the third-tier 3.Liga and the women’s Bundesliga, the top tier of the women’s game.
IMG pays double to see off Infront for DFB-Pokal betting rights
The DFB has benefitted from strong levels of competition to double the value of international betting streaming and data rights to the DFB-Pokal.
Deutsche Telekom hitches DFB sponsorship renewal to media deals
Deutsche Telekom has extended its sponsorship of the German Football Federation (DFB) until 2024, allowing it to leverage the IP rights with existing media rights deals for major international tournament…
Tender launched for DFB-Pokal international betting video and data rights
The German Football Federation (DFB) has initiated an invitation to tender process for international betting streaming and data rights to the DFB-Pokal, Germany’s top-tier cup competition, ahead of the n…
Holger Blask, managing director of marketing and sales, DFB
Holger Blask, managing director of marketing and sales at the Deutsche Fussball-Bund, speaks to SportBusiness Media following a series of media rights deals for the DFB-Pokal in Europe.
Helbiz Media adds DFB-Pokal and NFL to Italian content offering
Helbiz Media, the domestic and international streaming rights-holder to Italian football’s second-tier Serie B, has added rights to Germany’s DFB-Pokal and content from American football’s NFL to its o…
Sky and SportA both pay more as DFB secures cup rights increase
The value of the DFB-Pokal’s domestic media rights will rise by about 23 per cent from next season thanks to improved deals with both free-to-air and pay-television broadcasters.