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Sky Revives Friday Bundesliga With Two-Commentator Format

The pay-TV network regained the rights after several seasons elsewhere to refresh its prime-time match presentation.

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Vater und Sohn: Das Kommentatoren-Duo für die Freitagsspiele bei Sky besteht aus Hansi (r) und Cornelius Küpper.
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Schmidt-Sommerfeld legte im TV 2015 bei der NFL auf ProSieben los. 2017 wechselte er dann zu Sky. Parallel ist er für Dyn bei Handball-Übertragungen zu hören

Overview

  • Sky debuts the format for the season opener between FC Bayern and RB Leipzig with Frank Buschmann and Florian Schmidt-Sommerfeld sharing the call.
  • A second pairing of Hansi Küpper and his son Cornelius will alternate on other Friday nights, marking a first father–son commentary team in German football broadcasting.
  • Sky sports chief Alexander Rösner describes the approach as a cross‑generation double commentary designed for the new Flutlicht-Freitag slot.
  • The on-air teams say the match action will lead the broadcast and they will avoid nonstop chatter, emphasizing that viewers should not expect a personality show.
  • Friday live matches return to Sky after stints at Eurosport and DAZN, while Sat.1 continues select free-TV fixtures with Jonas Friedrich stepping in as its new commentator.