German Bundesliga
Sportradar renews Bundesliga global betting data and streaming rights deal
Betting data services company Sportradar has agreed a five-year extension to its international betting data and streaming rights distribution agreement with Germany’s Bundesliga.
Bayer Leverkusen signs Floki as Iqoniq’s three-year deal cut short
German Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen has become the latest football club to sign meme cryptocurrency Floki as a sponsor
Klein: Bundesliga will strike short-term NFT deals while ‘bewildering’ market matures
Bundesliga International is seeking to strike short-term non-fungible token (NFT) licensing deals as it gets to grip with the ‘bewildering’ pace of development in the digital collectibles market, according to …
Webinar replay | Understanding NFTs and the value proposition for sport
In this recording of a webinar which ran on November 24, SportBusiness speaks to the experts to understand how sports organisations can structure their NFT offerings to deliver the maximum commercial returns, while also ensuring they don’t alienate their fans.
Sky Deutschland appoints Bundesliga International’s Stüber as sports rights head
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has hired former Bundesliga International executive Patrick Stüber as its head of sports rights and commercialisation.
Ford extends FC Köln sponsorship
German car manufacturer Ford-Werke has extended its sponsorship of German Bundesliga club FC Köln until the end of the 2024-25 season.
Hungary’s Network4 is first in Europe to use Bundesliga’s interactive feed
Media group Network4, the new Bundesliga rights-holder in Hungary, will this weekend become the first broadcaster in Europe to make use of the German league’s new interactive feed service.
Bundesliga first to land CCTV deal as European leagues face tough rights talks
The German Bundesliga was the first of the 'Big Five' European football leagues to secure a media-rights deal with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV for the 2021-22 season
Horizm adds Dortmund to growing digital management portfolio
German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund has become the latest high-profile football club to appoint digital inventory management company Horizm to maximise income from their digital assets
Sony signs off on two-year Bundesliga deal in Indian subcontinent
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has agreed a two-year deal for exclusive media rights to the German Bundesliga in the Indian subcontinent
Hong Kong Cable TV unveils Bundesliga deal
Hong Kong’s Cable Television has secured rights to the German Bundesliga, bringing the German top-flight division back onto a cable television network.
Bundesliga finds South American home on Star+ in long-term ESPN deal
The German Bundesliga will be broadcast across nine South American countries by ESPN’s newly-launched Star+ streaming service under a five-year agreement announced this afternoon.
Europa-Park lands Freiburg stadium naming rights in Infront-brokered deal
German Bundesliga club SC Freiburg has signed up amusement park Europa-Park as the naming partner of its new stadium
Bytedance acquires non-exclusive Bundesliga streaming rights in China
Chinese digital media company Bytedance has acquired non-exclusive streaming rights for the German Bundesliga in a one-season deal covering 2021-22
DFL innovation chief Heyden: “We have to behave like a global entertainment brand”
The DFL’s EVP of innovation Andreas Heyden explains how the league is investing in content localisation, data and the mobile experience to increase the value of its media rights to broadcasters. Ben Cronin reports.
Bundesliga close to broadcast ‘solution’ in Mena region
Bundesliga International, the global rights sales arm of the German Bundesliga, is moving closer to re-establishing live coverage in the Middle East and North Africa following the expiry of its deal with…
Chinese electronics brand CHiQ extends with Borussia Dortmund
German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund has extended its global sponsorship deal with CHiQ, a sub-brand of Chinese consumer electronics company Changhong
Bundesliga on YouTube in the Netherlands after no Nent sublicence
Media company Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has opted against sublicensing rights in the Netherlands to the German Bundesliga in a short-term deal, with matches from the new season instead available…