Overview
- The 2. Bundesliga season began on August 1 when Schalke 04 hosted Hertha BSC at the VELTINS-Arena in Gelsenkirchen with full live coverage on Sat.1 and free streams on Joyn and ran.de.
- The Bundesliga opener between Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig is set for August 22 at 20:30 at the Allianz Arena, and it will also be shown live on Sat.1 with free streaming on Joyn and ran.de.
- Arminia Bielefeld’s August 2 fixture against Fortuna Düsseldorf at the SchücoArena will air free-to-air on RTL, carry on pay-TV via Sky, and stream on RTL+ and WOW.
- Sky holds exclusive pay-TV rights to most Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga matches outside designated free-to-air slots, while DAZN will replace Sky’s conference with its own Saturday afternoon conference and stream every Sunday Bundesliga game.
- Public broadcasters ARD, ZDF and Sport1 will provide only highlight shows without live matches as fans navigate this patchwork of rights deals.