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DAZN extends and expands Eurosport carriage deal for three years
Global sports subscription service and media company DAZN Group has extended a distribution agreement with media group Discovery for the Eurosport 1 and 2 channels for three years, while also adding Switzerland…
DAZN sells Goal and other football sites to TPG’s Integrated Media
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, has finalised an agreement to sell a majority stake in its digital football-focused platforms, including Goal
Hisense-owned Gorenje extends EHF Champions League backing
Gorenje, the Slovenia-based home appliance manufacturer, has extended its sponsorship backing for handball’s men’s EHF Champions League in a two-year agreement.
DAZN seals six-year EHF deal in German-speaking countries and Spain
International sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Spain to European Handball Federation club competitions for the next six seasons in a deal with…
SBT completes three-year Copa Libertadores rights acquisition
Brazilian commercial free-to-air broadcaster SBT has acquired the free-to-air rights to South American clubs tournament the Copa Libertadores that were recently given up by media group Globo
Álvarez sues DAZN and Golden Boy for breach of contract
Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez has filed a lawsuit against OTT streaming service DAZN and Golden Boy Promotions for allegedly failing to deliver on the terms of a $365m (€310m), 11-fight deal.
DAZN sheds 50 staff in US and Brazil ahead of global launch
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is laying off around 50 staff at its operations in the US and Brazil in a bid for profitability in the two countries and in its latest…
DAZN furthers German distribution drive with Deutsche Telekom deal
Subscription sports streaming service DAZN has continued to extend its reach in Germany by agreeing a deal with Deutsche Telekom, making the OTT platform available on the telco’s MagentaTV platform.
Liqui Moly named EHF Champions League sponsor at start of Infront-DAZN cycle
German motor lubricants manufacturer Liqui Moly has become a sponsor of handball’s men’s EHF Champions League during the 2020-21 season.
DAZN extends German reach on Vodafone’s GigaTV
Subscription sports streaming service DAZN has furthered its reach in Germany after agreeing a carriage deal with the Vodafone-owned GigaTV platform
DAZN negotiates reduced J.League rights fee in profit-share agreement
DAZN Group has negotiated a reduction in annual rights fee payments to Japan’s J.L
DAZN seals Bundesliga sublicensing deal to end rights uncertainty
Subscription OTT streaming service DAZN will broadcast Bundesliga matches in Germany next season, following uncertainty caused by the impact of a rights dispute between the German Football League (DFL)…
DAZN ‘seeking $1bn’ funding for global streaming service
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is looking into ways of securing new investment of as much as $1bn (€845m).
Mediapro’s Gol to show free-to-air boxing in DAZN tie-up
Subscription sports platform DAZN has reached an agreement with Mediapro that allows the agency’s Gol TV to showcase free-to-air coverage in Spain of certain boxing bouts promoted by Matchroom Boxing a…
Incumbent Sky Deutschland rules itself out of EHF Champions League renewal
Pay-television operator Sky Deutschland has publicly withdrawn its interest in renewing its rights in Germany to handball’s EHF Champions League.
MyCujoo-DAZN deal grants complete coverage of Brazil’s Série C
Football streaming platform MyCujoo has agreed a deal with OTT streaming service DAZN for domestic rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, with the agreement granting the third tier of Brazilian club …
DAZN reshuffles executive team, eyes non-live content to protect subscriber base
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, has undertaken a reshuffle of its executive team and will look to develop more non-live content as it continues to respond to the sizeable…
Pro boxing can learn lessons from Tyson and Triller’s opportunism
The slow-moving, divided nature of top-level professional boxing has left the sport’s highest echelons more vulnerable to the Covid-19 shutdown. Tyson vs. Jones Jr. proves that a little flexibility can go a long way. Callum McCarthy reports.