"Kicker" secures additional rights for distributing video clips.

Kicker Secures Video Rights for DFB-Pokal Highlights

Germany's leading football magazine, Kicker, has announced an expansion of its video rights that includes the broadcast of DFB-Pokal highlights for both the men's and women's leagues. This decision, made with the intention of expanding Kicker's video content offerings, will see the publication responsible for showing highlights of both leagues from the 2026/27 season to the 2030/31 season.

Werner Wittmann, Chief Digital Officer of the Olympia-Verlag, made the announcement, expressing Kicker's excitement about tapping into the DFL archive for their video content needs. This move is a significant step in Kicker's strategic approach to moving image content and is part of their moving image strategy.

From the 2026/27 season, Kicker will show the highlights of the men's DFB-Pokal, followed by the women's DFB-Pokal from the same season. The video clips from Bundesliga's history will be available on the web, the app, and on the social channels of Kicker.

This change is aimed at enhancing Kicker's rapidly growing video reach. In 2013, Kicker successfully published video content from the DFL archive for 50 years of Bundesliga, a move that is expected to provide the publication with new opportunities in content production.

Starting from the 2026/27 season, Kicker will also have access to the immense content pool of the DFL archive. The new video rights concern the DFB-Pokal, specifically the highlights of both the men's and women's leagues.

It's worth noting that there are no search results providing information about the rights holder or publisher of the DFB-Pokal video highlights for the years 2026 to 2030, making Kicker's acquisition a notable development in the football broadcasting landscape.

This four-year deal is expected to provide Kicker with new opportunities and a significant boost in its video content offerings, further solidifying its position as a leading source for football news and analysis in Germany.