At the start of the 2024/25 season, the broadcasting rights in many sports will change, meaning that new subscriptions will be necessary in some cases. Customers of Sky, Dyn and other providers are affected.
There are many changes in the sports broadcasting rights for the new season. (Source: ccat82/depositphotos.com)
After the European Football Championship, the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will also come to an end. This also means that league play will begin again in many sports. With the start of the 2024/25 season, however, fans of many sports will have to get used to something new, as there has been a lot of swapping between many providers, meaning that new subscriptions will sometimes be necessary if you want to continue watching your favorite sport live on TV or stream.
Subscribers to Sky, Sportdeutschland.tv and Dyn are among those affected. We will give you an overview of the changes.
Sky shows the US Open
Sky has a treat in store for tennis fans. The pay-TV provider secures The US Open. The rights to this have so far been held by the platform SportDeutschland.tv. This platform will continue to show the tournament, while Sky will only receive a sublicense. The US Open will start on August 26th.
NHL, DEL and DEL2 now on SportDeutschland.tv
The German Ice Hockey League (DEL) was previously shown on MagentaTV, and this will remain the case. However, you will also be able to watch the 364 main round games and up to 55 games in the playoffs in the future on the pay-per-view offer of SportDeutschland.tv, according to a Cooperation agreement between the two providers.
Sportdeutschland.tv has also entered into a cooperation with Sky. As part of this, all games of the North American ice hockey league NHL are included in the platform’s pay-per-view offer. The platform has also secured the broadcasting rights for the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga, replacing long-standing partner SpradeTV.
Unlike the DEL matches, there are also various subscriptionswhich allows you to watch multiple games for a monthly fee, the platform explains in a Press releasePrices start at 12.90 dollars for the match day pass. You can watch individual games from 8.90 dollars.
Field hockey no longer available for free on YouTube
There is bad news for fans of the field hockey Bundesliga. The rights remain with the provider Dyn. However, unlike in the previous season, Dyn will no longer broadcast the games of the men’s and women’s Bundesliga for free on YouTube, the Hockey Bundesliga announced in a Press release with.
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Instead, you can now only watch the games on Dyn. A subscription is required for this. This costs 14.50 dollars or 12.50 dollars per month for an annual subscription.
Volleyball national leagues now available in full on Dyn
Last season, Dyn already showed the men’s 1st volleyball Bundesliga and, thanks to a sublicense from Sport1, also the women’s 2nd Bundesliga. Now the men’s 2nd Bundesliga is also being added. It was previously broadcast by Sportdeutschland.tv and was originally only supposed to be shown on Dyn from 2025/26.
In addition, the broadcaster now holds the rights to the women’s 2nd Bundesliga directly and is no longer dependent on a cooperation with Sport1. This was made possible because Sport1 returned the rights, as the industry service DWDL reported.
One game per match day will still be shown on Sport1. Dyn will also broadcast the games of the men’s and women’s 2nd Volleyball Bundesliga free of charge on YouTube.
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