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DF1 Anton Stach Doc and Disney+ Messi Short Released

DWDL reports multiple sports-media updates: DF1 will air a documentary about German national footballer Anton Stach titled "Anton Stach - Ganz normal nach oben," produced by Sportworx TV Productions, with premières scheduled for 29 June and additional repeats on later dates. Disney+ premiered an ESPN Films short documentary, "Messi: The Forgotten Tape," which examines a VHS tape that influenced Lionel Messi's international career decision. RTL Deutschland will provide comprehensive coverage of the Special Olympics National Games in Saarland across RTL, Vox, ntv and digital platforms including RTL+. Sky Sport will broadcast the opening ceremony live and produce the international worldfeed for 3x3 basketball, and several broadcasters reported strong motorsport audience figures: Sky’s Barcelona F1 feed averaged 630,000 viewers (17.7% market share), Nitro’s Le Mans coverage averaged 150,000 viewers (5.6% market share), and Eurosport 1 averaged 90,000 viewers (2.0% market share).

FIFA+ Integrates into DAZN; Robert Andrich Joins MagentaTV

DAZN has integrated FIFA+ into its platform, making FIFA content — including around 8,500 live matches per year in selected markets, archives, documentaries and series — available centrally, the companies said. DAZN called the move a step toward a global “Home of Football.” Separately, MagentaTV added Bayer Leverkusen captain Robert Andrich to its World Cup expert team as an analyst and co-commentator alongside Wolff Fuss; his first assignment is the tournament opener Mexico vs. South Africa. waipu.tv launched two World Cup channels, “Find the Pro” and “WM Team-Check,” available to all subscribers. DAZN also secured worldwide Canadian Football League (CFL) rights for 2027–2032 and said CFL content will be free outside North America. The update includes TV audience figures for recent MotoGP broadcasts on Sky and DF1.

DF1 Expands Retro Content with Former Sat.1 Telenovelas

German niche broadcaster DF1 is further sharpening its programming strategy by acquiring and scheduling former Sat.1 telenovelas and other German series classics. From 25 May 2026, DF1 will broadcast Anna und die Liebe and Verliebt in Berlin in weekday double episodes at 18:30 as a lead-in to its primetime series block. The channel, which initially drew attention through sports rights acquisitions, has been building a retro/series-classics slate (including Ein Schloss am Wörthersee, Klinik unter Palmen and Kommissar Rex) to increase visibility and define its profile as a source of familiar entertainment. The article was published by DWDL.de on 2026-05-07 and authored by Thomas Lückerath.