Bundesliga: Star India acquires 2015-2020 TV rights for India and five other countries in the region

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Star India announced on 01/06/2015 that it had acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights to the Bundesliga from 2015 to 2020 for India, thus confirming a press release from DFL Sports Enterprises, a subsidiary of the DFL, which manages the audiovisual and commercial rights to the German professional football league, on 26/11/2014.

The Indian broadcasting group, which is owned by 21st Century Fox, has also acquired the same rights for Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Star India will broadcast several Bundesliga matches live and delayed every matchday on its Star Sports pay-TV channels, as well as all the matches of the German first division live on its Internet and mobile streaming platform: starsports com.

Star India pays €43m per season to broadcast the Barclays Premier League during the 2013-2016 cycle

  • The Bundesliga German professional football first division. 18 clubs. broadcasting rights in India have been held by the pay-TV group Neo Sports since 2012-13. The group pays an estimated $300,000 (€240,000) per season until the end of 2014-15.
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