Media rights remain with Telekom

All games of the 3rd league will also be played in the future MagentaSport be visible. The Telekom channel secured the media rights for the four seasons from 2023/24 to 2026/27. The total revenues for the clubs increase from 15.65 to 26.2 million euros per season. This was announced by the German Football Association (DFB) on Wednesday.

So far, all 380 season games have been at MagentaSport to see. The broadcaster has held the live rights in pay TV since the 2017/18 season. At the auction that has now ended, Telekom went one step further and secured all the live rights.

Since there will be talks about sub-licensing, numerous games should also be shown on free TV in the future. According to the contract, at least ten matches per season are to be broadcast free-to-air. Most recently, the rights for 86 live games on free-to-air television and the summaries were included SportsAthe agency of ARD and ZDF.

The rights to future highlight reporting have changed ARD, ZDF, sky and DAZN secured. “We are very satisfied with the constellation,” said DFB managing director Holger Blask: “The rights packages are designed in such a way that every media usage behavior – live, time-delayed or on demand – can be optimally served.”

As in the Bundesliga and the 2nd league, the Monday game, which is unloved by the fans, will no longer be played in the 3rd league. “This contract is a strong sign for the 3rd division,” said DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth: “On this basis, the league can continue its positive development in terms of attractiveness and attention.”