ORF breaks broadcast: spectators disappointed with the cup breakdown!

ORF breaks broadcast: spectators disappointed with the cup breakdown!

The Austrian Radio ORF recently caused considerable confusion among the spectators when the broadcast of the Nation's League final was canceled. This occurred shortly before the crucial handover of the cup to Portugal, which triumphed 5: 3 in 911 against Spain. For the fans, this meant that they could not follow the cheers of the well -known player Cristiano Ronaldo and the celebrations live on ORF. According to OE24 , the number of spectators brings in dramatically from 580,000 to only 105,000.

An even lower number of spectators of only 43,000 followed the subsequent repetition of the film "96 Hours". These massive loss of switch -on losses meant that fans had to fall back on alternatives such as RTL or DAZN to see the cup ceremony. Peter Westenthaler, member of the ORF foundation council, said that a debriefing of the incident in the Board of Trustees was planned for June 17, 2025 to clarify the background of the demolition.

Austria's football history continues

Away from the controversy around ORF, there are other exciting football events. On November 14, 2023, the Austrian national team will compete against Kazakhstan, followed by a home game against Slovenia on November 17, 2023. The aim of this games is to return to the A group of the Nations League and to secure a pot 1 setting for the World Cup qualification 2026. Kazakhstan will act. He receives support from expert Michael Liendl and moderator Rainer Pariasek, while reporter Alina Zellhofer will have talks with fans and players in Kazakhstan. This event will also address Kevin Danso's comeback according to cardiac complications.

The home game against Slovenia is also exciting, with commentators like Daniel Warmuth and Michael Liendl, while Alina Zellhofer takes over the moderation. This reporting is complemented by Herbert Prohaska and Viktoria Schnaderbeck, who offer analyzes for the games. Veronika Kratochwil will also capture the mood of the fans.

Future of Sports in Orf

For the women's team in Austria, there are also important games because they compete against Poland on November 29 and December 3, 2023 to qualify for the UEFA women's European Championship 2025. The ORF plans the live broadcast of these decisive play-off games. In order to meet the needs of sports fans, the ORF extends its multimedia offer, which includes streams and current information about sport.orf.at, ORF football special and ORF on. The ORF Teletext will also offer extensive sports reporting to bring the latest developments and results closer to the audience.

In another context, the sports media market in Germany is of great importance. Various platforms such as pay and free TV, classic print media, online content and social media are the main actors. Sports broadcasts are still in great demand, especially with the upcoming major events such as the Summer Olympics in Paris 2024 and the European Football Championship in Germany. The ratings for such events are traditionally high and the audience expects massive ranges on television programs.

The European Football European Championships, which is held in ten different German stadiums, could become a recorder event. For the Bundesliga, the income from television and media rights has already risen to over 1.5 billion euros, whereby the proceeds for the 2024/2025 season should be around 1.1 billion euros. FC Bayern Munich is expected to win over 100 million euros from television income.