Sky and Discovery agreement helps German pubs and clubs

German public establishments signed up to pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland will now be able to show every German Bundesliga match for the next three-seasons, until 2020-21.

Sky and Discovery – owner of international sports broadcaster Eurosport – have agreed a deal that will allow bars, hotels and restaurants in Germany signed up to Sky, to show the Eurosport 2 HD Xtra channel. The channel broadcasts 40 Bundesliga matches per season.

Previously the only way for public establishments to broadcast Bundesliga matches shown by Eurosport was via the Eurosport Player. This will no longer be available.

Domestic rights to live Bundesliga matches are currently shared between Sky and Eurosport in separate four-season deals, from 2017-18 to 2020-21.