Overview
- Sky remains the primary pay-TV carrier, showing Friday fixtures, all Saturday afternoon matches in singles and conference, and the Saturday night top game.
- DAZN retains Sunday kickoffs at 15:30, 17:30, 19:30 and introduces a Saturday afternoon conference; Sat.1 carries the season opener, Relegation and Supercup free-to-air.
- RTL/NITRO airs the 2. Bundesliga Saturday evening game live with RTL+ streaming and holds extensive highlight rights; ARD, ZDF and Sport1 maintain established highlights windows.
- MagentaSport shows every 3. Liga match live with a Saturday conference, while regional ARD broadcasters carry selected games such as Aachen vs. Regensburg on Nov. 22.
- Today’s lineups reflect the split: Bundesliga at 15:30 on Sky/WOW with a DAZN conference, 2. Liga fully on Sky/WOW with the late game free on NITRO/RTL+, plus Women’s Bundesliga on DAZN and MagentaSport; the 2025/26 calendar runs Aug 22 to May 16 with new in-play rules including the eight-second goalkeeper limit and VAR announcement tests.