Overview
- RTL will broadcast Bayern–Köln on January 14 and Dortmund–Mainz on February 13 free-to-air under a new content deal with Sky.
- Both fixtures will still be available to Sky Sport subscribers as part of the sublicensing arrangement.
- The tie-up includes a rights package moving from ProSiebenSat.1 to RTL despite the acquisition still awaiting regulatory clearance.
- DFL rules keep the majority of Bundesliga matches behind a paywall, with ARD and ZDF holding highlight rights.
- RTL and Sky plan a single streaming platform combining Sky, WOW and RTL+ to reduce duplicate subscriptions, with pricing and launch details yet to be disclosed.