TV revolution: “Sky” loses the 2025 Bundesliga conference to “DAZN”

“Sportschau” future uncertain

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According to information from the “German Press Agency” about the coming season, “Sky” will no longer show the conference of the Bundesliga games on Saturday afternoon. The internet sports channel “DAZN”, which is also subject to a fee, secured package A with the rights for the conference circuit, which is a “Sky” invention.

The rights for the 79 Sunday games (Package D) also went to “DAZN”. “Sky” also received the controversial package B in the second attempt at the TV rights auction. The pay-TV broadcaster was awarded the contract for the live broadcasts of the Bundesliga on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and on Friday evening as well as the relegation games. “Sky” also received package C from the German Football League (DFL) with the games on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and with the Supercup. It is the smallest package with 34 parties, but is in demand thanks to the top games. The “Bild” newspaper reported with similar information.

The DFL and Sky did not initially comment, nor did “DAZN”. The results of the auction are to be officially announced on Thursday after the DFL general meeting. The DFL has been auctioning off the Bundesliga’s TV rights since Monday; in the first week it is mainly about the pay-TV games, which make up by far the largest part of the Bundesliga’s revenue. The DFL offer consists of a total of 15 TV packages for the 2025/26 to 2028/29 seasons, each of which will be awarded to the highest bidding broadcasters and media companies.

This is the second attempt at the auction after the first attempt had to be canceled after just one day in April. After the heated dispute between the DFL and the internet broadcaster “DAZN” over a bank guarantee for the award of rights pact B with 196 live games, the German Institution for Arbitration (DIS) decided: The award at the time was to the pay-TV broadcaster “ Sky” is ineffective. But “DAZN” didn’t get the contract either. The DIS verdict: The auction begins again.

Bundesliga rights: What happens to the ARD “Sportschau”?

In the second week of the auction, the packages for free TV will be awarded within three days. The DFL offer for the early summaries on Saturday contains a few complicated details, which ARD in particular is putting under pressure with its “Sportschau”. Package I is available in two variants, called Compact and Classic.

At Kompakt, the highlights could be seen on freely accessible television on Saturday between 7:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Pay providers can even indirectly help finance the end of the “Sportschau” by making an additional payment. The Classic model allows summaries from 6 p.m. You would receive the “Sportschau” in its old form. A short version from 7:15 p.m. is out of the question for ARD, according to broadcaster circles. The “Tagesschau” airs on ARD at 8 p.m.