Overview

• Public broadcasters ARD and ZDF will air 60 games under the newly agreed sublicensing package.
• Deutsche Telekom holds rights to all 104 matches on its paid MagentaTV service, with 44 games exclusive to the platform.
• The free-TV lineup includes Germany’s matches if the team qualifies, plus the opener, both semifinals and the final as required by media law.
• The deal was structured as a rights swap that involved European Championship inventory following FIFA’s sublicensing requirement.
• The parties declined public comment, and Germany’s qualification remains unsettled after a loss to Slovakia and a win over Northern Ireland.