Sports broadcasting contracts in Germany
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Sports broadcasting contracts in Germany include:
Football[edit]
FIFA[edit]
- FIFA World Cup
- ARD (1954–2026), ZDF (1966–2026),[1] RTL (2026) (broadcast respectively)
- Magenta TV (2022-2026)
- FIFA World Cup Qualifiers:
- FIFA Women's World Cup
- FIFA Club World Cup
- DAZN (2016–2021)
UEFA[edit]
- UEFA European Championship
- ARD (1960–2028), ZDF (1964–2028) (broadcast respectively)
- Magenta TV (2021–2024)
- RTL (2024–2028)
- UEFA European Championship qualifiers
- UEFA Nations League (2018–2028)
- DAZN (all matches (exclude national team group fixtures), 2018–2028)
- ARD (in 2018–19 aired last both pick national team group matches only, in 2020–21 aired the both October and a second November (last) pick matches (total three or four matches))
- ZDF (three live matches (first both pick national team group matches, plus a final) in 2018–19, in 2020–21 aired the both September and a first November pick matches (total three or four matches))
- RTL (national team matches, 2022–2028)
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship:
- UEFA Youth Championships : UEFA TV
- UEFA Champions League
- RTL (1994–1999, 2000–2003)
- tm3 (1999–2000)
- SKY (2000–2021)
- Sat.1 (1 game on Wednesday, 2003–2012)
- ZDF (1 game on Wednesday, 2012–2018, returned again from 2020–2024 but only broadcast a final match (include or exclude 2021 if the German clubs involved))[3]
- DAZN (all games, 2018–2024)
- Amazon Prime Video (2021–2024)[4]
- DF1 (2024-2027)
- UEFA Europa League
- UEFA Europa Conference League
- RTL (all games exclusively live from 2021–2024 with 1 game live on free-TV)
- UEFA Super Cup
- SKY (2000–2020)
- DAZN (2018–2020)
- Amazon Prime Video (2021–2023)
- UEFA Youth League (2015–2021)[5]
- UEFA Women's Champions League
AFC[edit]
- National teams
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup: Sportdigital
- AFC Futsal Championship: Sportdigital (2022 and 2024)
- AFC Junior/Youth Championships: Sportdigital (until 2024)
- Clubs
- AFC Champions League: Sport1 (2021 and 2022)
- AFC Cup: Sportdigital (until 2024)
- AFC Futsal Club Championship: Sportdigital (until 2024)
- CONMEBOL
- DAZN
- Copa América
- CONMEBOL Libertadores (through 2022)
- CONMEBOL Sudamericana (through 2022)
- Recopa Sudamericana (2020–2022)
CONCACAF[edit]
- CONCACAF Gold Cup: Sportdigital
- CONCACAF Champions League: Sportdigital (selected matches from quarter-finals) & YouTube (all matches)
National team[edit]
- Germany national football team
- ARD (both October and a second November (last) pick matches (in 2018 aired last two matches)), ZDF ((in 2018 aired first two matches)) (six UEFA Nations League matches only respectively (in 2018 only four matches), 2018–2021) both public broadcasters aired the friendly matches until the first half of 2018 (before World Cup finals)
- RTL Television (Qualifiers of FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship, 2014–2022, plus friendly matches, 2018–2022)
- DAZN (delayed matches, 2019–2022)
- Germany national under-21 football team:
- ARD, ZDF (UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals matches respectively until 2019)
- ProSieben and ProSieben Maxx (2021 and 2023 UEFA U-21 Championship qualifiers, plus all friendly matches, 2019–2023, from 2021 onwards including the finals tournament)
German competitions[edit]
- Bundesliga: SKY (live broadcast of most games), DAZN (Friday and Monday Night Games, 5 Sunday Afternoon Games, plus highlights) ARD (Highlights), Sat.1 (9 games per season).
- 2. Bundesliga: RTL (live broadcast of most games), SKY (live broadcast of all games), Sky Sport News & Sport1 (highlights on Friday & Sunday), DAZN (Highlights of other matches, plus live coverage of relegation play-offs) and ARD (highlights on Saturday)
- Frauen-Bundesliga: Regional channels, Magenta Sport, Eurosport, DF1 and DFB-TV (until 2023–24)
- DFB-Pokal: ARD and ZDF (including both semi-finals and a final), Sport1 (exclude semi-finals and a final) (one match per round respectively, total two matches, plus highlights of other matches), and SKY
Other leagues and cups[edit]
- International Champions Cup: Sport1 (10 of 18 matches (including all German clubs)), OneFootball and DAZN (all matches)
- Premier League: SKY (2019–2022)[6]
- FA Women's Super League: SKY (2022–23 and 2023–24)
- FA Cup:
- La Liga: DAZN (2016–2021)[8]
- Copa del Rey: Sportdigital (2022–2025)
- Supercopa de España: Sportdigital (2023–2025)
- Ligue 1: DAZN (2015–2021)[9]
- Coupe de la Ligue: DAZN (until 2020)
- Coupe de France: Magenta TV
- Trophée des Champions: DAZN
- Eredivisie: Sportdigital & DAZN
- Belgian Pro League: Sportdigital, DAZN, Sport1+ (2015–2025), OneFootball (2021-)
- Portuguese Primeira Liga: Sportdigital & DAZN (2015–2018)
- Scottish Premiership: Sportdigital, DAZN, Sport1+ (2015–2025)
- Russian Football Premier League: Sportdigital (2022–present)
- Argentine Primera División:
- Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A:
- A-League: Sportdigital & DAZN
- Chinese Super League: Sportdigital & DAZN (2017–)
- Israeli Premier League: ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
- K-League (2020–present):
- YouTube (one match per week, via COPA90)
- ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
- Saudi Professional League
- Sportdigital, DF1
- Major League Soccer:
- National Women's Soccer League: DAZN (2023)[10]
American Football[edit]
- National Football League
- Super Bowl
- Pro Bowl
- ProSieben Maxx (free-to-air, 2016-2023)
- RTL (free-to-air, since 2024)
- DAZN (subscription streaming, since 2017)
- College football
- ProSieben Maxx (free-to-air, since 2019)
- DAZN (subscription streaming, since 2016)
- XFL
- ran.de (streaming, since 2020)
- European League of Football
- ProSieben Maxx (free-to-air, since 2021)
- More Than Sports TV (free-to-air, since 2021)
- German Football League
- Sport 1 (free-to-air, since 2020)
- German Bowl
- Sport 1 (free-to-air, since 2018)
- Eurobowl
- Sport 1 (free-to-air, since 2018)
Basketball[edit]
- Basketball Bundesliga: Telekom Basketball (all games), Sport 1 (1 game per week)
- Euroleague: Telekom Basketball
- NBA: DAZN, Telekom Basketball , Sport 1 US
- German national team: Telekom Basketball (Qualifiers of FIBA Basketball World Cup, 2017-2019), Sport 1
- FIBA World Championship: Sport 1
- FIBA World Championship for Women: Sport 1
- EuroBasket: ARD
- College Basketball: Sport 1 US & DAZN
Boxing[edit]
- Dream Boxing: DAZN, October 2022 to October 2025, all fights
- Fights for Marco Huck: RTL Television
- Matchroom Boxing: DAZN
- Premier Boxing Champions: FITE TV and DAZN
- Team Sauerland: ARD (until October 2014); ProSiebenSat.1 (October 2014 – 2017); Sport1 (since 2018)
- Top Rank: FITE TV (if not involved the German boxers) and national/regional channels in Germany (if involved the German boxers)
- World Boxing Super Series: Facebook and YouTube (quarter and semi finals in 2018-19 season), DAZN (2018–19 Super lightweight final only), and Bild (2018–20 Cruiserweight final only)
Cycling[edit]
- Tour de France: ARD, Eurosport
- Giro d'Italia: Eurosport
- Vuelta a España: Eurosport
- Tour de Suisse: Sport 1+
- UCI Road World Championships: Eurosport
- UCI ProTour: Eurosport
Field Hockey[edit]
- FIH: DAZN (2019-2022)[11]
- Men's Hockey World Cup (2018 and 2022)[12]
- Women's Hockey World Cup (2018 and 2022)[13]
- Men's Hockey Pro League (2019 and 2021)
- Women's Hockey Pro League (2019 and 2021)
- EuroHockey
- Men's EuroHockey Championship: TBA (2021)
- Women's EuroHockey Championship: TBA (2021)
- Euro Hockey League: DAZN (2018–present)[14]
Golf[edit]
Handball[edit]
- World Men's Handball Championship: Sky (live in 2015 and Germany team news report in 2019), ARD and ZDF (Germany matches only, with highlights of all other matches respectively in 2019), Eurosport (15 matches live, exclude Germany team in 2019), Sportdeutschland.tv (all 96 matches exclusively live and free in 2019), RTL (non-Germany team news report in 2019), and Welt (Germany team news report only in 2019)
- World Women's Handball Championship: Sport 1
- EHF
- Germany men's national handball team: Sport 1
- Bundesliga: SKY
- All Star Game: SKY
- DHB-Pokal: SKY
- Supercup: SKY
Ice hockey[edit]
- World Ice Hockey Championships:Sport 1
- Deutsche Eishockey Liga: Telekom Eishockey (all games), Sport 1 (1 game per week), DF1
- National Hockey League: Prosieben Maxx (up to 18 Games), Sky Sport (Up to 300 Games)
- Champions Hockey League: Sport 1, DAZN, Laola 1
- Kontinental Hockey League: sportdigital.tv
Kickboxing[edit]
| Competition / Event | Rightsholder / Broadcaster | Broadcast Details |
|---|---|---|
| Glory | Fighting.de | Since August 11, 2022: all fights |
| Enfusion | Fighting.de | Since March 26, 2022: all fights |
| King of Kings | DAZN | October 2022 to October 2025, all fights |
Mixed martial arts[edit]
| Competition / Event | Rightsholder / Broadcaster | Broadcast Details |
|---|---|---|
| Bellator MMA | DAZN | 2018-2022: selected fights[16] |
| Bushido MMA | DAZN | October 2022 to October 2025, all fights |
| CAGE MMA Finland | Fighting.de | |
| GEMMAF Central German Championship | ran FIGHTING | since 2020: all fights[17] |
| GEMMAF German Championship | ran FIGHTING | since 2019: all fights |
| GEMMAF Northern German Championship | ran FIGHTING | since 2020: all fights[17] |
| GEMMAF Southern German Championship | ran FIGHTING | since 2020: all fights[17] |
| GEMMAF Western German Championship | ran FIGHTING | since 2020: all fights[17] |
| German MMA Championship (GMC) | ProSiebenSat.1 Media:
|
|
| Hype Fighting Championship (Hype FC) | ran FIGHTING | since 2019: selected fights |
| NOVA Fighting Championship (NOVA FC) | ran FIGHTING | since 2019: all fights |
| Professional Fighters League (PFL) | Fighting.de | since 2019: selected fights |
| Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) | DAZN | |
| We Love MMA | Bild | since 2017: all fights |
Motor racing[edit]
- Formula One: SKY (until 2024), RTL and n-tv (1984-2022)
- Formula Two: SKY
- Formula Three: SKY
- Formula E: ProSieben (2022–), DF1 (2024-)
- Extreme E: ProSieben Maxx (2021–)
- World Rally Championship: DAZN
- DTM: ProSieben (2022–)
- Le Mans 24 Hours: Eurosport
- American Le Mans Series: MotorsTV, Sport 1 (highlights)
- Le Mans Series: Eurosport, MotorsTV
- IndyCar Series: DAZN
- Porsche Supercup: SKY, MotorsTV (highlights)
- Porsche Carrera Cup: SKY
- Formula 3 Euroseries: SKY, Sport 1
- Formula BMW Europe: SKY
- Seat Leon Supercopa: SKY
- ADAC VW Polo Cup: SKY
- World Touring Car Championship: Eurosport
- Seat Leon Eurocup: Eurosport
- NASCAR: Motorvision TV
- MotoGP: DAZN, DF1
- Superbike World Championship: Eurosport
- 24 Hours Nürburgring: RTL Nitro (2016-2024)
Multi-discipline events[edit]
- Olympic Games: ARD, ZDF & Eurosport (2018-2024)
- Paralympic Games: ARD, ZDF & Eurosport; Eurosport (2018-2024)
- World Athletics Championships: ARD, ZDF & Eurosport
- European Athletics Championships: ARD, ZDF & Eurosport
- European Cup: ARD, ZDF & Eurosport
- European Games: Sport1
Rugby Union[edit]
- Rugby World Cup: ProSieben MAXX (2019)
- World Rugby Sevens Series: ProSieben MAXX (since 2019-20 season)
- Six Nations Championship: ProSieben MAXX (since 2020), DAZN (since 2017)
- Pro14: DAZN (2018-2021)
- European Rugby Champions Cup: DAZN (2018-2022)
- European Rugby Challenge Cup: DAZN (2018-2022)
- Autumn rugby union internationals: DAZN (since 2016)
Rugby League[edit]
- Rugby League World Cup: ProSieben MAXX (TV, 2017), Sportdeutschland.TV (Stream, 2017)
- NRL: SPORT1+ (2022, 3 games per week)
Sailing[edit]
Winter Sports[edit]
- Alpine Skiing World Cup: ARD/ZDF, Eurosport
- Biathlon World Cup: ARD/ZDF, Eurosport
- Ski jumping World Cup: ARD/ZDF, Eurosport
- FIS Nordic Combined World Cup: ARD/ZDF, Eurosport
- FIS Cross-Country World Cup: ARD/ZDF, Eurosport
- FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup: ARD/ZDF, Eurosport
- FIS Snowboard World Cup: ARD/ZDF, Eurosport
- Luge World Cup: ARD/ZDF, Eurosport
- Skeleton World Cup: ARD/ZDF
- Bobsleigh World Cup: ARD/ZDF
Tennis[edit]
- Wimbledon: SKY until 2022
- Australian Open: Eurosport until 2021
- French Open: Eurosport until 2021
- U.S. Open: Eurosport until 2022
- ATP World Tour : SKY until 2023, DAZN for ATP 250 until 2019, ZDF (Gerry Weber Open) until 2019
- WTA tour: DAZN
- Davis Cup: DAZN
- Fed Cup: Sportdeutschland.TV (free-streaming) (from 2020 qualifiers)[18]
Volleyball[edit]
- CEV Champions League: Sport 1
- FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League and FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League: Sport1 (free-TV) and Sportdeutschland.tv (free-streaming) [19]
- FIVB Men's and Women's World Championships: SKY (Pay-TV) [20] and Sportdeutschland.tv (free-streaming) (2018)
Beach Volleyball[edit]
- European Beach Volleyball Championships: Sport1 (Free-TV, since 2018), Sport1+ (Pay-TV, since 2017)
- Techniker Beach Tour: ProSieben Maxx (TV, 2018-2019), Sportdeutschland.TV (Stream, 2018-2019)
- German Beach Volleyball Championships: ProSieben Maxx (TV, 2018-2019), Sportdeutschland.TV (Stream, 2018-2019)
Wrestling[edit]
- WWE Monday Night RAW: ProSieben MAXX
- WWE SmackDown!: ProSieben MAXX
- WWE NXT: ProSieben Fun
- All Elite Wrestling and AEW Dynamite: TNT Serie and Sky Select
- Lucha Underground: TNT Serie (2016–2019)
Others[edit]
- X Games: ProSieben Fun (2013-2021)
- Street League Skateboarding: ProSieben Fun (2014, 2019-2020)
- Dew Tour: ProSieben Fun (2014-2015, 2019-2021)
- Darts:
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Cushnan, David. "BBC, ITV, ARD and ZDF sign World Cup TV deals". SportsProMedia.com. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "DAZN picks up Women's World Cup rights in Germany - SportsPro Media". www.sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mega-Ankündigung! Champions-League-Finale im Free-TV - jedoch unter einer Bedingung". TZ (in Deutsch). 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ "Sky loses Champions League rights in Germany". Daily Nation. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ↑ Sport1.de. "UEFA Youth League und Women's Champions League LIVE auf SPORT1". Sport1.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ↑ "Sky reclaims Germany's Premier League rights from DAZN".
- ↑ "Dazn Sichert Sich den Traditionsreichen Fa-Cup für Insgesamt Sechs Spielzeiten". 18 October 2018.
- ↑ "DAZN renews LaLiga rights". 6 April 2018.
- ↑ "DAZN retains Ligue 1 rights in Germany, Austria". 8 August 2018.
- ↑ Lucia, Joe (24 March 2023). "NWSL launches international streaming service with Endeavor, also strikes deal with DAZN". Awful Announcing. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ↑ "International Hockey Federation renews agreement with sports streaming company DAZN". www.insidethegames.biz. January 24, 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ "FIH". 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ↑ "Where to watch | FIH". FIH. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ↑ "The EHL KO16 Broadcast Schedule - where to watch the world's best club hockey". Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ "DAZN AWARDED EUROPEAN HANDBALL FEDERATION RIGHTS IN FOUR NATIONS". DAZN Media Centre. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ↑ "Bellator läuft ab dem 29. September in Deutschland auf DAZN". Gnp1.de (in Deutsch). June 28, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "GEMMAF Partner". Gemmaf.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ↑ "WHERE TO WATCH THE FED CUP QUALIFIERS". Fed Cup. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ↑ "Broadcasters - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018". Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ "WhereToWatch - FIVB Volleyball World Championship Italy and Bulgaria 2018". 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
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