OneFootball
OneFootball is a German platform-based football mass media company. The OneFootball app features live-scores, statistics and news[1] from more than 200 leagues in 12 different languages covered by a newsroom located in Berlin.[2] In 2019, OneFootball partnered up with Eleven Sports to have the rights to stream directly on the app La Liga in UK[3] and with Sky to transmit 2. Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal matches in Germany.[4] In 2020, OneFootball bought club-founded video forum Dugout. Speaking of the deal to Bloomberg, OneFootball CEO Lucas von Cranach said that the move will " might benefit the whole football ecosystem with clubs, federations and leagues able to increase audience reach and harness our powerful data insights to gain a deeper understanding of their fans' engagement as the rise of advertising means they need to know as much as possible ".[5]
| Industry |
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|---|---|
| Founded | 1 January 2008 |
| Founder | Lucas von Cranach |
| Headquarters | Greifswalder Straße 212, Berlin, Germany |
Key people | |
| Website | onefootball onefootball |
History
The company was founded under the name Motain by Lucas Von Cranach in 2013.[6] In 2009, Von Cranach launched iLiga (THE football app abroad).[7] Following a move to the new HQ in Berlin, Motain and its products (iLiga and THE football app) were merged under the name of OneFootball.[8] On 7 September 2016 OneFootball was featured in the Apple keynote in San Francisco for the release of watchOS 3.[9] The management team, which included Silke Kuisle as CFO,[10] expanded in 2018 with the arrival of the ex-Puma CEO, Franz Koch, as the new COO and the SPORT1MEDIA ex-CEO Patrick Fischer, as the new CBO.[11] On 15 December 2020, the company took over Dugout, a multimedia forum founded by a host of Europe's biggest clubs, for reportedly more than $61 million.[12] In May 2022 OneFootball raised €300 million in a series D financing round led by Liberty City Ventures and included participation from Animoca Brands, Dapper Labs, DAH Beteiligungs GmbH, Quiet Capital, RIT Capital Partners, Senator Investment Group and Alsara Investment Group.[13]
Controversies
Seven months after raising more than $300 million in NFT funds, the company made three waves of layoffs. [14] The first wave, comes after the termination of the partnership with the application Spitch, a football fantasy app. The end of this partnership will result in the dismissal of 10 employees in November 2022. A month later, the company repeats with 62 new employees laid off. [15] In early 2023, a new wave of dismissals arrived with 150 employees laid off. [16] Some rumours mention problems of management and discrimination affecting the mental health of employees. [17] In total, the company will have reduced its workforce by 40% in 4 months.
OneFootball broadcasting rights
| Competition | Country | Territorial Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | Germany | Rights in Brazil |
| 2. Bundesliga | ||
| DFL-Supercup | ||
| Danish Superliga | Denmark | Rights outside of Denmark |
| Úrvalsdeild karla | Iceland | Rights outside of Iceland |
| Kazakhstan Premier League | Kazakhstan | Rights outside of Kazakhstan |
| Latvian Higher League | Latvia | Rights outside of Baltics |
| NIFL Premiership | Northern Ireland | Rights outside of UK |
| Eliteserien | Norway | Rights outside of Norway |
| Ekstraklasa | Poland | Rights outside of Poland (other selected territories are excluded) |
| Swiss Super League | Switzerland | Rights outside of Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany and Austria |
| Slovak Fortuna Liga | Slovakia | Rights outside of Slovakia |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Austria | Rights outside of Austria (other selected territories are excluded) |
| K League 1 | South Korea | Rights outside of South Korea (other selected territories are excluded) |
| AFC Champions League and AFC Cup | Asia | Rights in UK, Spain, Asia, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, MENA (except Israel), South Africa, Latin America (including Brazil), Netherlands, Italy, Malta and San Marino. [18] |
| UEFA Champions League | Europe | Some live matches on the App and the website by OneFootball in the outside of Europe from 2023–24 season. |
| UEFA Europa League | ||
| UEFA Europa Conference League | ||
| CONMEBOL Libertadores | South America | Highlights in outside of the Latin America from 2024 season. |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | ||
| CONMEBOL Recopa | ||
| Serie A | Italy | Live and Highlights on the App and on the website by OneFootball in the outside of the Italy from 2023–24 season. |
| J1 League | Japan | Rights outside of Japan (except Israel, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore, Laos, Myanmar, Timor Leste, Brunei Darussalam, and Australia) |
| Liga 1 | Indonesia | Rights outside of Indonesia (except Israel, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore, Laos, Myanmar, Timor Leste, Brunei Darussalam, and Australia) |
| Premier League | England | Rights outside of the United Kingdom from 2023–24 season |
| AFC Asian Cup | Asia | Rights outside of the Asia from 2023 finals |
| Saudi Professional League | Saudi Arabia | Rights outside of the Saudi Arabia from 2023—24 season (except Israel, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore, Laos, Myanmar, Timor Leste, Brunei Darussalam, and Australia) |
OneFootball partnerships
| Competition | Country | Territorial Availability |
|---|---|---|
| La Liga | Spain | Highlights in UK via Premier Sports |
| DFB-Pokal | Germany | PPV rights in UK via Premier Sports[19] |
| Liga Portugal | Portugal | PPV rights in UK via Premier Sports |
| Serie B | Italy | PPV rights in Italy and US via Helbiz |
| Serie C | Italy | PPV rights in selected international markets outside of Italy via Eleven Sports |
| Coppa Italia Serie C | Italy | PPV rights in selected international markets outside of Italy via Eleven Sports |
| Campionato Primavera 1 | Italy | Rights in Italy via Sportitalia |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | Brazil | PPV Athletico Paranaense home games via Casimiro in Brazil. Highlights in Brazil via Grupo Globo Rights in Italy via Sportitalia[20] |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série C | Brazil | Group stage PPV rights in Brazil via NSports |
| Campeonato Paranaense | Brazil | PPV rights in Brazil via NSports |
| Campeonato Catarinense | Brazil | PPV rights in Brazil by NSports |
| Primera División de Argentina | Argentina | Rights in Italy via Sportitalia |
| Premier League | England | Rights in Indonesia via Emtek's SCM |
| 2023 AFC Asian Cup | Qatar | Rights in Indonesia via MNC Media |
References
- ^ Cook, James. "The 17 hottest tech startups in Germany". Business Insider. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "OneFootball - Soccer Scores - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "'We want to be ahead of the curve': Why Eleven Sports and OneFootball are taking La Liga PPV". www.sportspromedia.com. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "OneFootball to stream Sky's 2. Bundesliga and DFB Pokal games". SportBusiness Media. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "OneFootball Agrees Takeover of Rival Soccer Streamer Dugout". Bloomberg.com. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Wie Onefootball-Gründer Lucas von Cranach Größen wie Ex-Puma-CEO Franz Koch ins Team holt". Daily (in German). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Pöppl, Michael (14 July 2016). "Marktführer im Bereich "Fußball mobil"". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Pöppl, Michael (27 June 2016). "OneFootball". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Keynote - WWDC 2016 - Videos". Apple Developer. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "the Hundert Vol. 4 - Startups Meet Fashion". Issuu. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Puma CEO Koch and Sport1 Media chief Fischer join OneFootball | News | Sportcal". sportcal.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "OneFootball Agrees Takeover of Rival Soccer Streamer Dugout". Bloomberg.com. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Dechert Advises OneFootball on its €300 Million Series D Funding Round".
- ^ https://company.onefootball.com/news/onefootball-raises-ususd300-million-in-series-d-funding-to-accelerate-global
- ^ https://company.onefootball.com/news/an-update-from-onefootball-founder-and-ceo-lucas-von-cranach
- ^ https://company.onefootball.com/news/company-announcement
- ^ https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Onefootball-Reviews-E946221.htm
- ^ "Asian Champions League - Where to watch". the-AFC. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "DFB Pokal and Liga Portugal to stream on OneFootball in UK via Premier Sports deal". Retrieved 4 December 2022..
- ^ "OneFootball is teaming up with Sportitalia to bring more world-class football to fans in Italy". Retrieved 7 December 2022..
External links
- International edition (English)
- International edition (Spanish)
- International edition (French)
- German edition
- Italian edition
- Brazilian edition
- Indonesian edition