Champions League rights: Rummenigge about biggest loser Sky - "Now they are naked"

The Champions League will have a new home in 2021. Sky was the loser when it came to granting rights. Bayern boss Rummenigge is now commenting on the Bundesliga rights.

• The Champions League has been running in Germany on Sky and DAZN
• This will change from the 2021/22 season - Amazon Prime has also secured rights
• Bayern boss Rummenigge now responds to Sky's failure

Update from February 11, 2020, 8:15 p.m .: With the loss of the Champions League rights to DAZN and Amazon Prime , the pay TV channel Sky has lost one of its selling points. Sky customers in Germany are now asking themselves more frequently whether a subscription to the payment station is still worthwhile. The Bundesliga still broadcasts Sky for the most part, but the award of the Champions League rights has shown that the competition can and will keep up financially.

Sky facing further rights loss? Bayern boss Rummenigge comments

Now the tender for the Bundesliga television rights has started, which involves billions of dollars. "This puts them under dramatic pressure," presumes the CEO of FC Bayern Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who recently commented on the allocation of rights. "Something happened in the Champions League tender that nobody expected - that Sky is going completely empty," said Rummenigge. "Now they are standing there naked," added the Bayern boss. If Sky could not secure the Bundesliga rights, it would be a severe loss of quality.

Champions League rights: With this trick you can see all games on one channel

Update of January 23, 2020, 7:02 p.m .: Sky loses the Champions League to DAZN and Amazon Prime - this news caused a sensation at the end of the year. Many football fans were concerned about the need for three subscriptions to see all games (the Bundesliga continues to run on Sky). But with a certain trick, fans DAZN and Amazon Prime could possibly save completely.

As SportBild reports, Sky secured the complete Champions League rights for Austria. As a result, 18.2 million German TV households with satellite reception could also watch the live matches of the Champions League - via Sky Austria .

Champions League: rights breakdown - football fans could save DAZN and Amazon

According to a ruling by the European Court of Justice in 2011, the private use of foreign decoder cards for the transmission of football matches on Pay TV is expressly permitted . However, there are a few obstacles - users have to trick.

Sky explains on its website that the Sky Austria program is only available if you live in Austria or South Tyrol . This can be avoided, however, if one either registers a place of residence or a postal address in Austria or simply processes the subscription through friends from the Alpine Republic and has the decoder card sent to them.

Champions League rights: bypassing DAZN and Amazon? Punishment is imminent

However, this cheating is difficult for Sky to find out, but it could be expensive if exposed. The broadcaster's general terms and conditions state: "In the event that the subscriber privately uses a smartcard to receive the Sky program outside of the household to which the subscription is registered, Sky is entitled to a contractual penalty of the subscriber To demand 1000 euros. "

Champions League rights no longer with Sky - but unfortunately it gets worse for the fans

Update from December 12, 2019, 11.33 a.m .: Sky loses TV rights to the Champions League - what's next for customers? One thing seems clear: For football fans, the pay TV station now seems to have lost its appeal. Some users have already announced that they will no longer renew their subscription - now that the premier class is no longer at Sky (see below in the text) .

The fans will have to prepare for another innovation: The CL will only be available with high-speed Internet from 2021, as Amazon Prime and DAZN are streaming providers. So if you are still using satellite and cable from this point on, look into the tube when it comes to the Champions League.

Moderator Esther Sedlaczek should then only be seen at the Bundesliga and Cup - the TV expert now made an intimate confession. And your colleague Wolff-Christoph Fuss? He was spotted kissing on the turf of the Allianz Arena after the Bayern victory against Tottenham. In contrast, there are still rumors about Leroy Sané and Pep Guardiola in Munich.

Either way: The Europa League, on the other hand, is - as of now - still on Free TV. Also the game of Borussia Mönchengladbach on Thursday evening, which we accompany in the live ticker.

TV hammer! Two stations will share the Champions League in the future - top dog is out

Update from December 12, 2019, 9:09 a.m .: It's all happening with the TV rights for the Champions League: Now the next hammer follows! Sky's rights to the premier class have been lost . According to the picture , Amazon Prime and DAZN share the rights from the 2021/22 season. Sky boss Carsten Schmidt has confirmed the message.

So what does this mean for the fan? It was recently announced that Amazon Prime has secured the rights for the top game on Tuesday evening. In theory, the game of FC Bayern could always be broadcast here, Prime always has the first choice. All other live games run according to the picture at competitor DAZN . And who doesn't have pay TV? He only sees the finale - at ZDF . The endgame can also be seen at DAZN, where there was a last breakdown.

Sky loses Champions League rights: Good news for ZDF

It was also announced that the finals from 2022 to 2024 will be shown on ZDF . The German Press Agency learned this on Thursday from negotiating circles. According to the Interstate Broadcasting Treaty, an endgame with German participation is mandatory and must always be seen on free-to-air television.

In addition, ZDF will be showing a “Champions League sports studio” with the summaries of all games on Wednesday evening.

Sky: Champions League rights lost: Revolution in the premier class transmission is in the offing

Carsten Schmidt , CEO of Sky Deutschland, said in a message: "In the tendering process that has just been completed, we have not been able to agree to continue our cooperation after around 20 years of partnership with UEFA." Efforts to extend CL rights beyond summer 2021.

"We have an economically clear and responsible view of the value of sports rights," continues Schmidt. "Even in the interests of our customers, we were not willing to go beyond the high value we attach to this right."

Sky: Champions League rights now with the competition - TV station confirms rumors

The reactions of football fans are already mounting on Twitter. For many, the next step is clear: they don't want to extend their Sky subscription.

And that was it with my SKY membership. As far as football is concerned, there is simply no added value. # # Sky champions league # amazon

However, Schmidt announced that Sky Germany will continue to broadcast the best CL games as well as all games and all goals in the original Sky conference live until summer 2021 . Schmidt still had little consolation for all football fans and previous Sky customers: Sky will remain the first address for all sports fans in the coming years. “In addition to live top football from the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, the Premier League and the DFB Cup, Sky continues to show Formula 1, top handball from the Liqui Moly Bundesliga and EHF Champions League, world-class tennis from Wimbledon and the ATP Tour and all important golf tournaments live. "

Champions League: Amazon buys rights for the premier class - what does that mean for the fans?

Update from December 10, 2019, 5:12 p.m .: From the 2021/22 season , the CL games will run on Amazon Prime on Tuesday . Games from FC Bayern and BVB will also be affected! But what happens to the games on Wednesday?

So far there is no regulation. UEFA has received the bids from interested parties. A decision can be expected in the next few days. But why has Amazon been able to announce the Tuesday games? Apparently the offer was so high that they were awarded the contract early on.

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It is now most likely that UEFA will sell the games for Wednesday to Sky , DAZN or Telekom (which has the rights for the 2024 home European Championship) - which would also mean that there would be no games on free TV .

In addition, it is also not yet clear whether Amazon will offer the Tuesday games in the usual conference . It is also not certain whether there are summaries on free TV . However, that would not be in the interests of the clubs and their sponsors.

So it will remain exciting in the coming days.

Champions League: Amazon secures TV rights - fans could end up paying

Update from December 10th, 1:14 p.m .: After football fans were able to watch the Champions League easily on free TV in the past , things are getting more and more complicated. First, Sky secured broadcasting rights to the European premier class and partially transferred it to pay TV.

Since 2018 the ZDF has given up its rights and the streaming service DAZN has been added, football fans can only see the Champions League in the pub or with a subscription.

If you want to receive all games, you have to pay for both providers. Because Sky and DAZN share the transmission among each other. Sky has the first choice, DAZN gets the rest as a sublicensee.

But now with Amazon Prime , a third provider is getting involved in CL transmission. This was confirmed Tuesday morning by a spokesman for the US company. From the 2021/22 season, Amazon Prime Video will show the top games live.

Champions League could be more expensive for fans with Amazon Prime, Sky and DAZN

The consequences for Sky and DAZN have not yet been determined. For fans, however, it could mean that the offer is even more expensive. If in addition to Sky (49.99 euros / month) and DAZN (11.99 euros / month) an Amazon Prime subscription (7.99 euros / month) is required, the monthly costs already add up to almost 70 euros - provided the prices remain the same.

It will be too expensive for many. The development is only good for those fans who already have Amazon Prime anyway.

Champions League: sensation! Amazon Prime will buy the live broadcast rights from 2021

Seattle - The US company Amazon will broadcast games of the Football Champions League from the 2021/22 season .

The streaming service Amazon Prime Video has been awarded the rights package A1 , which includes the broadcast of the top games on Tuesday evening .

The company confirmed a corresponding report by the media magazine DWDL.de on Tuesday. "We are looking forward to the UEFA Champions League , one of the most prestigious club competitions in the world," said Alex Green, CEO of Prime Video Sport Europe.

Champions League: Broadcasting starts on Amazon Prime in 2021

Currently and since the 2018/19 season, the Champions League in Germany can only be seen on Sky and the streaming service DAZN , users have to pay for both providers. The finale of the CL season 2021/22 should, however, be seen on free TV.

Three out of eight games of the round of 16 of the DFB Cup are on free TV. Nevertheless, numerous fans are upset.

The deadline for the European Football Union's invitation to tender for the coming rights period (2021/22 to 2023/24) expired in early December.

DFL boss Christian Seifert promises that in the course of the new tender for television rights, more Bundesliga games will be shown live on Free TV.
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