FOX Sports kicks off its Bundesliga coverage with a global simulcast event on its sports and entertainment channels

FOX International Channels and DFL Deutsche Fussball Liga have announced to showcase the season kick-off match between FC Bayern München and Hamburger SV on August 14th with a simulcast TV event. The simultaneous broadcast marks the debut of FOX Sports as Bundesliga’s global broadcasting partner from the 2015-16 season. In the U.S., the first match will be offered in a special telecast on FOX Sports Regional Networks, FOX Sports 2, FOXSports.com and via FOX Sports’ YouTube channel also including the pregame, which means an exceptional coverage for an European football league in this market. In fact, the debut of FOX Sports as the U.S. home expands its domestic coverage to unprecedented level with more than 300 regular-season matches scheduled for live television or streaming in the U.S. for the first time ever, more than double past years, including 58 slated for FOX Sports 1.The inaugural match will air live on FOX Sports, as on FOX, FX, Film Zone and Cinecanal in Latin America; FOX and FX in Brazil; the FOX channels in Asia as well as FOX Netherlands and FOX Italy.