football broadcast schedule 2025/26: network details and associated cost - Football Broadcast Schedule 2025-2026: Networks, Prices Revealed
German Football Streaming Landscape for the 2025/26 Season
The 2025/26 football season in Germany and the UK is set to see a shift in the streaming landscape for Bundesliga matches. Here's a breakdown of the main providers, their coverage, and costs.
In Germany
- DAZN: Secured the TV rights for the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons. While precise subscription costs for Germany are not yet confirmed, historically DAZN pricing in Germany is around €14.99 per month.
- MagentaSport: Offers all matches of the 3. Liga this season, with subscription costs at €12.95 per month in an annual subscription and €19.95 in a monthly subscription.
In the UK
- Sky Sports: Offers the prime Saturday Bundesliga match exclusively, with packages starting at £22 per month. An alternative flexible streaming service "Now" starts from £14.99 per month for sports passes.
- Prime Video: Provides certain Sunday matches per match week on a pay-per-view (PPV) basis at £2.49 per game, with no subscription or Prime membership required.
- BBC: Streams Friday night games free-to-air via BBC iPlayer and its apps.
- YouTube Creators: Selected matches, including some Friday night games, are available free-to-air on YouTube content creators' channels.
- ESPN : Though not German, all 306 Bundesliga games will be available on ESPN+ at $9.99 per month with an annual subscription or $11.99 monthly.
For women's football, the following channels will provide coverage:
- Sky: Eleven selected matches in the women's DFB-Pokal can be followed on Sky.
- ARD or ZDF: Ten matches during the women's Bundesliga season will be shown.
- Sport1: All Monday matches of the women's Bundesliga.
- Disney : All individual matches of the women's Champions League can be streamed.
Other channels such as Sat.1, RTL, and ARD will also broadcast various matches, including the DFL Supercup and Bundesliga relegation. Live football is spread across many providers and can be expensive in the new season. However, some free-to-air options are available for selected matches, particularly in the UK market.
- The Commission has also been consulted on the draft regulation regarding the finance involved in the sports-betting market, as it relates to the European leagues, including football's Champions League.
- For personal-finance management, it's crucial to consider the costs of subscribing to the various business providers offering football streaming for the 2025/26 season.
- In the football business landscape, the upcoming 2025/26 season will see a significant transition in the streaming industry, particularly for Bundesliga matches in Germany and the UK.
- Despite the variety of paid providers offering football streaming services, some users may opt for free-to-air options, such as BBC in the UK or YouTube creators, to save on their personal-finance budget.
