From the start of the 2023-24 season, beIN SPORTS will be the official broadcaster of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 in 10 territories across the APAC region, after Bundesliga International agreed a three-year deal with the multi-platform sports media company. The deal includes Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, …
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Bundesliga International has confirmed deals with multiple broadcasters throughout Brazil to ensure fans across the nation can watch their favourite players and clubs every matchday. In total, seven broadcasters will show Bundesliga matches for the 2023-24 season on a non-exclusive basis, providing a multi-faceted approach that includes subscription, Free-To-Air (FTA) …
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The new DFL CEOs, Dr Marc Lenz and Dr Steffen Merkel, are making initial organisational adjustments and personnel changes within DFL to strengthen key topics. Effective September 1, 2023, Marcus Beisiegel will start as the new Senior Vice President Audiovisual Rights and Media Product, in which role he will be …
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Bundesliga International has agreed to a three-year deal with Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) for the exclusive media rights to broadcast Bundesliga matches in India and the subcontinent, which includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and the Maldives. Indian football fans can continue to catch live action from …
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Unrivalled crowds and passionate fanbases: the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 remain immensely popular among spectators. During the 2022-23 season, the number of tickets sold by the 36 professional clubs totalled 19,755,465, the highest figure ever. It broke the previous record from the 2016-17 season (19,049,362) by nearly 4 per cent. …
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Dr Marc Lenz and Dr Steffen Merkel have begun as joint-CEOs of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH, with effect from July 1, 2023. This was unanimously decided by the Supervisory Board of DFL GmbH chaired by Hans-Joachim Watzke at a meeting on 7 June 7. Lenz and Merkel have both …
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North takes on south in the curtain-raiser: the 61st season of the Bundesliga will begin on Friday, August 18, 2023 at 8:30pm CEST, with SV Werder Bremen against FC Bayern München at the wohninvest Weserstadion in Bremen. This will be the 113th Bundesliga fixture between the two teams – no …
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The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has again honoured six clubs for outstanding pitch quality this year. The “Pitch of the Year” awards for the 2022-23 season go to Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen for its playing surface at the ‘BayArena’ and to FC St. Pauli from Bundesliga 2 for the …
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New technologies bring new opportunities to the production of sport media content. Cloud computing, super-fast 5G wireless networks, and innovative, AI-based production are some of the driving forces behind this development. DFL has been applying these technologies in various business areas for several years, including media production and distribution of …
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From the start of the 2023-24 season, DAZN will be the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2’s official broadcasting partner in Canada after Bundesliga International agreed a three-year deal with the global sports streaming service. The deal, which includes the top two divisions of German football, as well as the German Supercup …
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