Overview
- Union Berlin face Bayern München and Hamburger SV play Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, 8 November, both kicking off at 15:30 CET.
- Neither fixture is on free TV, with live coverage available to Sky subscribers via TV, Sky Go and WOW.
- DAZN continues to carry Sunday matches in the current rights cycle and has added a Saturday afternoon conference to its offering.
- The DFL’s 2025/26–2028/29 media deal delivers about €1.121 billion per season, with limited free-to-air windows on Sat.1 and RTL and highlights on ARD, ZDF and RTL+.
- New season operations include an eight-second goalkeeper possession limit, with time violations resulting in a corner rather than an indirect free-kick.