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BBC News
14 hours ago
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- BBC News
Why does Mark Goldbridge have Bundesliga rights?
YouTuber Mark Goldbridge has been selected to show live Bundesliga matches for the 2025-26 season in a bid to "connect with more audiences".Goldbridge, 46, whose real name is Brent Di Cesare, was named among the rights holders of Germany's top-flight for 20 live Friday night matches for the 2025-26 Manchester United-dedicated YouTube channel, The United Stand, has more than 2.1 million subscribers, and involves viewers watching Goldbridge's live reactions to Man Utd idea behind giving the content creator broadcasting rights is to offer the same experience, but with the added bonus of being able to watch the match live 20 Bundesliga games will be broadcast on That's Football, a channel hosted by Goldbridge, which boasts over 1.3 million subscribers."Our approach is as diverse as our supporters," said Peer Naubert, chief executive officer of Bundesliga International."By combining established broadcasters with digital platforms and content creators, we are taking a progressive step in how top-level football can be experienced."This multi-layered strategy allows us to connect with more audiences across the UK and Ireland, giving every supporter the chance to engage with football as it's meant to be in the way that suits them best." The BBC's Bundesliga rights deal The BBC will also have Bundesliga rights for the next two seasons, starting with Friday's meeting between Bayern and game will be shown live across the BBC Sport website, app and on BBC iPlayer every Friday until of the biggest moments will also be available across BBC Sport's social media of confirmed fixtures and dates with more to be announced in due course:(Kick-off times 19:30 BST)Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig - 22 AugustHamburg v St Pauli - 29 AugustBayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Frankfurt - 12 SeptemberStuttgart v St Pauli - 19 SeptemberBayern Munich v Werder Bremen - 26 SeptemberThis article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. What is Ask Me Anything? Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest sporting coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and YouTube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio. More questions answered... When does the summer transfer window close?Why are fans in Mexico supporting Sunderland?Why 'Chelsea's trophy' is in the US president's officeWhy hasn't Isak handed in a transfer request?
Times
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Times
Mark Goldbridge: YouTuber given rights to show live Bundesliga games
The football YouTuber, Mark Goldbridge, has won the rights to stream 20 live Bundesliga games this season. Goldbridge's channel, That's Football, has been granted some of the rights for the German top flight alongside Gary Neville's The Overlap YouTube channel and the BBC. It is the first time an online content creator has been included in such a deal. The Manchester United fan Goldbridge has built a large online following through his watchalongs, in which he offers opinions and commentary — often colourful and controversial — while a match is taking place. His That's Football account has 1.38million subscribers on YouTube. In a statement on its X account, the channel said: 'That's Football will stream 20 live Bundesliga matches on Friday nights as well as creating 34 weekly shows in 25-26 — the first creator channel with official league rights. A landmark deal putting That's Football alongside Sky, BBC & Amazon in the Bundesliga UK strategy.' Goldbridge, whose real name is Brent Di Cesare, said: 'Thanks to the community for helping us build this.' The coverage will start on Friday with Bayern Munich's game against RB Leipzig, which will — along with all other Friday night fixtures for the next two seasons — be shown live on That's Football and The Overlap as well as on the BBC website and iPlayer platform. Goldbridge's channel will broadcast the matches in his usual watchalong format, with all games being shown free-to-air. Goldbridge built his following off the back of The United Stand YouTube channel for Manchester United fans, which has 2.15million subscribers on the streaming platform and a further 2.7million followers on X. The success of his YouTube channel led to him having a slot on talkSPORT radio for two years, which ended at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season. Live Bundesliga rights were previously held by Sky Sports, who had a long-term deal, and the broadcaster will still be showing the Saturday 5.30pm fixtures, while Amazon will air all Bundesliga games on a Sunday but customers will have to pay to view them. It means matches from the German top division will be available on five separate UK platforms. The movement away from traditional broadcasters by the Bundesliga suggests it is trying to target a different demographic this season.
Telegraph
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
BBC to share football TV rights with YouTuber Mark Goldbridge
Mark Goldbridge has become the first 'content creator' to secure live rights to a major European league after his YouTube channel secured 20 Bundesliga matches this season. Manchester United fan Goldbridge, whose real name is Brent Di Cesare, is best known for his impassioned 'watch-alongs' of the club's matches over the past decade. In a landmark deal, his That's Football (1.38 million subscribers) has joined Gary Neville's The Overlap YouTube channel (1.5m) in securing a share of free-to-air Friday night Bundesliga games, along with the BBC, starting with champions Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig this week. ' That's Football will stream 20 live Bundesliga matches on Friday nights as well as creating 34 weekly shows in 25/26 – the first creator channel with official league rights,' the channel posted to its official X account. 'A landmark deal putting That's Football alongside Sky, BBC & Amazon in the Bundesliga UK strategy.' Goldbridge also wrote: 'Thanks to the community for helping us build this. We keep moving.' Live Bundesliga rights were previously held by Sky Sports, which has retained those to Saturday 5.30pm fixtures. Meanwhile, Amazon Prime will now show at least two Sunday matches each week on a pay-per-view basis at £2.49 per game. Confirming its own deal, The Overlap – which is co-hosted by Neville, Jamie Carragher, Roy Keane and Ian Wright – posted to its X account: 'Friday Nights = Bundesliga. 'Every Friday night game, all season, live & free on The Overlap. 'UK & Ireland. 'Starts This Friday: @FCBayernEN vs @RBLeipzig_EN 'Bis bald!!' BBC director of sport Alex Kay-Jelski said: 'To be able to include Bundesliga matches within our live football offering is phenomenal, especially Bayern Munich's opening game featuring England's captain Harry Kane.'
The Sun
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Man Utd content creator Mark Goldbridge bizarrely lands Bundesliga TV rights… but will share deal with four others
MARK GOLDBRIDGE has bizarrely landed the rights to show the Bundesliga in the UK. The Manchester United content creator is the first to have been granted the broadcasting rights for a major European football league. 3 3 Goldbridge, 46, whose real name is Brent Di Cesare, will broadcast the games on his channel That's Football. He boasts over 1million followers on X and 1.38m subscribers on his YouTube channel. The agreement will be in place for the Bundesliga 's first round of fixtures this weekend. The German top-flight will kickstart on Friday night when Bayern Munich take on RB Leipzig at the Allianz Arena. Goldbridge will not be the only one to be able to show the reigning champions begin their title defence. The BBC will be able to show it along with every other Friday night games for the next two seasons. The broadcaster will have the match on its website and iPlayer. YouTube channel, The Overlap, has also got a share of the rights and will feature 20 live Friday games across the 2025/26 campaign. All of the games will be free-to-air in a boost to fans interested in the competition. The Bundesliga YouTube channel itself will also be broadcasting Friday night games from the top two leagues of German football. Cologne star Anthony Ujah celebrates goal by grabbing horns of goat mascot This follows the news that The Rest is Football podcast secured the rights for a highlights package of Spain's LaLiga for the next three years. Bundesliga football will also be accessible on long-term partner Sky Sports. Sky Sports will retain the rights to a Saturday night match after their exclusive rights deal expired. This means this season's matches between Bayern and Borussia Dortmund could be shown in the UK. 3 Amazon meanwhile, have secured the exclusive rights to the Sunday fixtures in the Bundesliga. They will be made available to fans on a pay-per-view basis and add to the streaming platform's portfolio which includes Ligue 1 and Champions League football.
Daily Mail
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Mark Goldbridge's YouTube channel win rights to show top-flight matches this season in landmark shared deal with Gary Neville's The Overlap
Manchester United YouTuber Mark Goldbridge has landed rights to broadcast top flight matches during the 2025-26 season. Goldbridge, whose real name is Brent Di Cesare, has risen to fame on social media through his coverage of United in recent years. The content creator has built a large following by delivering a series of viral moments during his United watch-along sessions for each match on 'The United Stand'. Another YouTube channel 'That's Football' features watch-alongs involving other clubs, as well as reacting to major stories from across the sport. Goldbridge's offering is set to increase further having been awarded rights to broadcast a selection of Bundesliga matches this season. His channel and The Overlap, which features Gary Neville, Roy Keane and Jamie Carragher, have both been included as Bundesliga broadcast partners. The two channels will share live matches throughout the season, which will be shown in watch-along formats. 'That's Football will stream 20 live Bundesliga matches on Friday nights as well as creating 34 weekly shows in 25/26 – the first creator channel with official league rights,' a statement from 'That's Football' read. 'A landmark deal putting That's Football alongside Sky, BBC and Amazon in the Bundesliga UK strategy.' Their involvement is in addition to the BBC having free to air rights to Friday night matches for the next two seasons, which will also be shown on the Bundesliga's own YouTube channel. Sky Sports will reportedly continue to show the Bundesliga's Saturday evening fixture and matches between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, while Amazon will have rights to all their Sunday matches. Goldbridge's involvement, however, marks the first time a content creator has been awarded broadcast rights to a top European league. His staggering earnings were revealed last year, with accounts on Companies House revealing that his five companies had £4,039,957 in the bank between them as of the end of 2023. This represented a £1.2million increase on the same figure a year earlier. The companies are not big enough to require full, audited accounts to be published, but he enjoyed a successful year while United struggled on the pitch. His 'The United Stand' channel boasts 2.15million subscribers on YouTube and claims to be the biggest Man United fan media outlet in the world, while 'That's Football' has 1.38m subscribers. Goldbridge had previously been accused by former Man United defender Paul Parker of 'causing problems' at the club, who also claimed the content creator is a Nottingham Forest fan. 'I don't like what Mark Goldbridge is doing,' Parker claimed in 2023. 'It's a problem. Everyone has to make a living but you have to be very, very thick skinned to make money off the back of something you don't like. 'He has no relationship to Man United, he is a Nottingham Forest fan. It's an incredible skill to do that, actually… to make money on the back of something you don't like. 'He is attacking the club, the manager and the owners of a football club that you don't even love. He has no inner feeling with the club and it's a scary but incredible feeling to have to be that invested in a club that you don't support.' Alejandro Garnacho also landed himself in hot water after liking one of Goldbridge's X posts in April when the YouTuber accused Erik ten Hag of 'throwing a 19-year-old under the bus' for taking him off at half time against Bournemouth. Garnacho was reprimanded for his behaviour, but Ten Hag was happy to 'move on' from the incident after the forward apologised. Meanwhile, Rasmus Hojlund's decision to do an interview with The United Stand back in February sparked a backlash, with Mail Sport exclusively revealing that Goldbridge was sent death threats in the aftermath. It was reported that some of United's players were furious with Hojlund for granting an interview to the controversial fan channel, but the Danish striker dismissed this as 'fake news'. The Bundesliga
