German 2. Bundesliga

Football
Germany

CVC Capital Partners is the last remaining private equity firm in the running to become the strategic partner of the German Football League (DFL) in a new media company after Blackstone dropped its bid…
Football
Germany

One media company will be permitted to land exclusive domestic broadcast rights to the Bundesliga after the Bundeskartellamt, the German cartel office, agreed to scrap the ‘no single-buyer’ rule in its…
Multiple Sports
Germany

German media group RTL has secured rights to Formula 1, the German 2. Bundesliga and the English Premier League as part of a wide-ranging content sharing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland
Football
Germany

SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the numbers driving the commercial success of the German Bundesliga.
Football
Germany

Newly launched streaming service Dyn has no interest in acquiring rights to the Bundesliga when they come to market next year, founder Christian Seifert has told SportBusiness
Football
Asia-Pacific

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights to the Bundesliga in 10 territories across the Asia-Pacific region as part of a new deal with the German Football League (DFL) until 2025-26
Football
Canada

Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN will pay a much-increased amount for the rights in Canada to the German Bundesliga, as it seeks to expand its football offering ahead of the North American country’s co-hosting of the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
Football
Sub-Saharan Africa

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has extended its French-language rights in sub-Saharan Africa to the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 for a further four seasons
Football
Germany

The German Football League (DFL) has said member clubs from its top two divisions, Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2, will next month decide whether to proceed with talks with a selected group of three entities…
Football
Germany

The total revenue of German professional football has increased for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19, with the second-tier Bundesliga 2 setting a new benchmark for the 2021-22 season, but…
Football
Germany

US-based investment firm Sixth Street Partners is reportedly among the firms preparing a bid for a share of the Bundesliga broadcast and commercial rights business as the German Football League (DFL),…
Football
India

The Bundesliga International subsidiary of the German Football League (DFL) has agreed a content deal with Indian digital media engagement platform Khel Now
Football
Germany

The German Football League (DFL), organising body of the top two divisions of the domestic game, has delayed talks over the potential sale of a stake in its media rights business to next year amid a lack…
Football
Middle East and North Africa (Mena)

The Bundesliga’s two-season blackout across the Middle East and North Africa has come to an end after the league finalised a three-season deal with beIN Sports, albeit at a major reduction in value.
Football
Germany

German Football League (DFL) chief executive Donata Hopfen has called on the organisation to be “more ambitious” with its commercial targets and extract more value from its international media rights.
Football
Germany

The German Football League (DFL), organising body of the top two divisions of the domestic game, is reported to have engaged financial services group Deutsche Bank to lead the potential sale of a stake…
Football
Mexico

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Mexico has agreed a four-season extension to its rights deal for the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, the top two divisions of German club football
Football
Germany

The German Football League (DFL) has formed a working group to weigh up the future of domestic club football which, among other proposals, could lead to an increase in top-tier Bundesliga games shown on…