Observed Signal · Apr 28, 2026 · Audience Measurement · Source: DWDL · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
DAZN Nears Streaming Reach Records; GZSZ Tops Million
AGF Videoforschung data for calendar week 16 (13–19 April 2026) show DAZN achieving near-record streaming reach for live football: the UEFA Champions League stream reached a net streaming reach of 1.658 million (second overall among streaming-only program brands) while Bundesliga streaming reached 1.230 million (fifth). ZDFheute led the streaming-only ranking with 2.019 million. In fiction, ARD's „Praxis mit Meerblick“ (1.113 million) and ARD's „Tatort“ (1.139 million) were strong performers, and RTL's soap Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (GZSZ) exceeded one million streaming viewers on RTL+ (1.084 million) — a first for that service. The figures and rankings come from AGF SCOPE 1.10 (package number 17527) and were reported by DWDL.de on 2026-04-28.
AGF streaming-reach data highlight strong performance for DAZN and program brands—useful for broadcasters, streaming platforms and media buyers planning CTV/streaming inventory and campaign reach, but not a market‑shifting policy or product event.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- UEFA Champions League on DAZN had a streaming net reach of 1.658 million in calendar week 16 (13–19 April 2026).
- ZDFheute was the top streaming-only program brand with a net reach of 2.019 million in the same week.
- DAZN's Bundesliga streaming net reach was 1.230 million (ranked fifth among streaming-only program brands) in week 16.
- RTL's 'Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten' (GZSZ) recorded 1.084 million streaming-reached persons on RTL+, its first time above one million.
- Source: AGF Videoforschung; AGF SCOPE 1.10; data period 13.04.2026–19.04.2026; package number 17527 (27.04.2026).
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