1. Bundesliga 2025/26: TV Broadcast Details Revealed

1. Bundesliga 2025/26: TV Broadcast Details Revealed

As the 2025/26 season approaches, significant changes are set to impact the television coverage of the 1. Bundesliga. The broadcasting rights have been redistributed among familiar networks, introducing a new structure and offering select matches on free-to-air television.

Schedule Overview by Matchday, Times, and TV Channels

| Day | Time | Live Broadcaster | Remarks / Free-TV Highlights | |-----------|----------|--------------------|------------------------------------| | Friday | 20:30 | Sky / WOW | Sat.1: Opening match, select Friday matches, Supercup & Relegation | | Saturday | 15:30 | Single Matches: Sky / WOW | Conference: DAZN; Summary ARD from 18:30, ZDF from 21:45 | | Saturday | 18:30 | Sky / WOW | Top match | | Sunday | 15:30 | DAZN | Single Matches | | Sunday | 17:30 | DAZN | Single Matches | | Sunday | 19:30 | DAZN (up to 15 games total) | Single Matches (selected Sundays) | | English Weeks | Tue/Wed evenings | Sky / WOW (Single Matches) | DAZN: Conference |

Key Details and Highlights

• Sky will showcase all single matches on Fridays, Saturdays, and the Saturday night top match exclusively through their Pay-TV service. They will also cover all matches in the 2. Bundesliga and the relegation playoffs.

• DAZN will broadcast the Saturday conference (covering all Saturday games as highlights) and will exclusively air all Sunday matches, with up to three games each matchday. This Saturday conference is a new offering from DAZN.

• Sat.1 holds free-to-air rights for selected high-profile matches, including the opening match (for instance, Bayern vs. Leipzig on August 22), the last match before the winter break, the first match after the break, the Supercup, and the relegation playoffs.

• ARD and ZDF will continue to provide extensive match summaries, with ARD airing highlights on Saturday evenings (from 18:30) and ZDF from 21:45. Additionally, ARD will feature Friday highlights starting at 23:00, while Sport1 will broadcast highlights from Friday and Saturday from 6:00 to 15:00.

• RTL will offer all highlight clips from the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga immediately after matches for on-demand viewing. Both ZDF and Springer will showcase digital short clips on Mondays.

Summary: Who Shows What?

• Sky & WOW: Single matches on Friday, Saturday, Saturday evening, as well as all matches from the 2. Bundesliga, relegation, and Supercup.
• DAZN: Saturday conference, Sunday matches, English week conferences.
• Sat.1: Opening match, relegation, and Supercup on free TV.
• ARD, ZDF, Sport1: Match summaries; ARD on Saturday from 18:30, ZDF from 21:45, Sport1 in the morning.
• RTL: Highlight clips immediately after the final whistle.
• Springer, ZDF: Digital short clips available from Monday.

Example: Opening Match 2025/26

• Friday, August 22, 20:30: FC Bayern München vs. RB Leipzig (live on Sat.1, Sky, WOW)

This overview provides fans with essential information on when and where to catch the action from the 1. Bundesliga, whether live, via streaming, or in summary form.