DAZN broadcasts the Club World Cup for free
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ProSiebenSat.1 will continue to broadcast nine Bundesliga matches live on free TV in the future. According to information from the “German Press Agency”, the media company was awarded a four-year contract at the German (Site notre blog d’information) League (DFL) auction. The “Kicker” also reported this.
The games were last broadcast on Saturday 1. The group’s channel broadcast the Super Cup, the first division matches on the 1st, 17th and 18th days, four relegation matches and the opening match of the 2nd Bundesliga . This is also part of the scope of the new contract.
We already knew this weekend how the rights are distributed on pay television. Starting next season, fans will also need two subscriptions for live Bundesliga matches. Saturday’s conference call will be broadcast on DAZN in the future, as will Sunday’s games. In the future, Sky will show the match on Friday evening and all matches on Saturday.
TV rights: DFL announces its results on Thursday
According to “Bild”, ARD has purchased the rights to the Saturday afternoon summaries in the Sportschau (in the article). According to information from “dpa”, ZDF acquired the rights from the sports studio and the RTL group for the flagship match of the 2nd league on Saturday evening. Neither the television channels nor the DFL wished to comment on this subject.
The auction ends this Wednesday. The DFL has awarded a total of 15 TV packages for the seasons 2025/26 to 2028/29 to the highest bidders within eight days. The full results must be published Thursday after the general meeting.
DAZN broadcasts the Club World Cup live and for free
At the same time, after the Bundesliga conference, DAZN also ensured the broadcast of the reformed Club World Cup next summer in the United States and will broadcast it live and free of charge for fans. The payment platform has secured global television rights to the tournament, which has been expanded to 32 teams and will feature 63 matches from June 15 to July 23, 2025.
“To access the free tier, fans only need a DAZN account, but not a paid subscription,” the company said. “This means that all (Site notre bureau spécialisé) fans around the world will be able to watch the best players from the top 32 clubs compete in the new FIFA Club World Cup to determine the first official FIFA Club World Champion.” , said FIFA President Gianni Infantino, quoted in a press release: “Thanks to this broadcast agreement, billions of (Site notre bureau spécialisé) fans around the world can now watch the most watched club (Site notre bureau spécialisé) tournament in the world for FREE. all the time. »
BVB and FC Bayern participate in the Club World Cup
The Bundesliga is represented by FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, with teams from all six FIFA international confederations competing. Recently, criticism was leveled at FIFA because the world association had yet to find a media partner for the tournament, almost six months before kickoff. Such an agreement is usually of great importance for income. According to some reports, participation in the Club World Cup alone is worth at least $50 million. The partnership between DAZN and FIFA also includes the integration of the world (Site notre bureau spécialisé) association’s in-house streaming product. The draw this Thursday (7 p.m.) in Miami, where superstar Lionel Messi will be present, will be broadcast live by DAZN.