Berlin – The German Football League (DFL) is continuing its contract with the Russian media company Match TV for the time being and is donating the proceeds to humanitarian aid in Ukraine. The DFL announced on Thursday that there would be no extraordinary termination of the contract so that the anti-war calls and appeals for peace from the German stadiums could continue to reach the Russian population. The prerequisite for this is that Match TV can broadcast the basic signal provided by the DFL unchanged on the coming match day and beyond – including Ukraine-related messages from the league, players, clubs and fans.
“The DFL will carefully check the broadcast of the Bundesliga broadcasts in this regard,” said the DFL. “Should the basic TV signal be repeatedly censored, this would result in an extraordinary termination by the DFL.”
All income that is still provided for in the current season by the contract will be donated to humanitarian aid in Ukraine, it is said. The DFL wants to make a total of one million euros available to recognized aid organizations that are helping the Ukrainian population as a result of the Russian attack.