German Bundesliga
Bundesliga season to begin with fans in attendance
Fans will be able to attend football matches in the top-tier German Bundesliga this weekend after politicians reached an agreement to allow stadiums to open at 20 per cent of full capacity
OneFootball and Sportfive team up on Bundesliga in Brazil, Uefa club qualifiers
OneFootball, the Germany-based digital platform, has teamed up with the Sportfive agency to broadcast Bundesliga matches free of charge via its app in Brazil
Bundesliga strikes TV deals in Singapore, South Korea and Thailand
Bundesliga International, the league’s international commercial rights arm, has signed off on new broadcast deals in Singapore, South Korea and Thailand ahead of the start of the 2020-21 season on Friday.
Eintracht Frankfurt signs wide-ranging sleeve deal with logistics brand DPD
International parcel and express service provider DPD Germany has signed as sleeve sponsor and official logistics partner to Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt
Band edges closer to free-to-air Bundesliga deal in Brazil
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Band is moving closer to agreeing a deal for free-to-air rights to the German Bundesliga, SportBusiness understands.
Mondelēz International displays renewed football appetite with Bundesliga sponsorship
Mondelēz International, the US-based confectionery and snack food company, has become a sponsor of German football’s Bundesliga and second-tier 2. Bundesliga in a multi-year agreement.
Betway signs with Hertha Berlin in Sportfive-brokered deal
Sports betting company Betway has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with German Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin, starting in 2020-21
SABC agrees two-season Bundesliga rights deal
Public-service broadcaster the SABC has acquired a package of free-to-air Bundesliga rights in South Africa for the next two seasons
Band and ESPN ‘vie for Bundesliga rights’ in Brazil
Bandeirantes, the Brazilian media group with free-to-air and pay-TV channels, is said to be vying with pay-television broadcaster ESPN to acquire the Brazilian broadcast rights to the Bundesliga, the top…
Energy brand Dew21 signs with Borussia Dortmund in deal brokered by Sportfive
Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund has signed a five-year ‘premium partnership’ with Dortmund-based energy and water supplier Dew21.
Canal Plus Afrique acquires French-language Bundesliga rights
The African arm of French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired the French-language rights to the German Bundesliga in sub-Saharan Africa in a three-season deal
Sky Deutschland doubles up on ultra HD Bundesliga matches
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland will provide ultra high-definition coverage of 68 football matches from the top two Bundesliga competitions during the 2020-21 season – twice as many a…
DAZN seals Bundesliga sublicensing deal to end rights uncertainty
Subscription OTT streaming service DAZN will broadcast Bundesliga matches in Germany next season, following uncertainty caused by the impact of a rights dispute between the German Football League (DFL)…
Covid-19 hits Borussia Dortmund’s financials, Sportfive brokers blockchain deal
Covid-19 has seen German Bundesliga football club Borussia Dortmund post a net loss of €43.9m ($52.3
FC Köln delivers UPS sponsorship deal
German Bundesliga club FC Köln has signed up global logistics firm UPS as a sponsor.
The deal will initially run for two seasons, beginning with the 2020-21 campaign.
Arbitrators side with DFL in Discovery-Bundesliga dispute
International media group Discovery has failed in its attempt to terminate its contract with the German Football League (DFL) for domestic German Bundesliga rights, according to a ruling handed down today…
Sonepar replaces H-Hotels on Borussia Mönchengladbach shirt sleeve
French electrical goods wholesaler Sonepar has upgraded its association with German Bundesliga football club Borussia Mönchengladbach to take on sleeve sponsorship rights, with the H-Hotels group downgrading …
EXCLUSIVE: Mola TV acquires Bundesliga rights in Indonesia in five-year deal
Indonesian OTT and pay-television platform Mola TV has acquired media rights for German Bundesliga football in a five-year deal from 2020-21 to 2024-25, SportBusiness can reveal