Earlier this month, it emerged that sports streaming platform DAZN had refused to make its February payment for the Ligue 1 broadcasting rights. A settlement has now been reached, for now. DAZN had withheld a payment of €35 million – an amount that was set to be distributed among the 18 Ligue 1 football clubs […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced the launch of DAZN Basketball – dubbed ‘the Global Home of Basketball’ – marked by the appointment of Chus Bueno as Managing Director of Basketball. Before joining DAZN, Bueno significantly advanced the strategic direction for Legends in the Iberian market. His past roles include Vice President of NBA […]
Sport streaming platform DAZN, holder of the French Ligue 1 football rights, has demanded €573 million from French professional football league LFP, in a dispute about payment linked to growing piracy. DAZN has decided to sue LFP before the Paris commercial court for “deception on merchandise” and “observed failure”. The streamer, which acquired bought Ligue […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform and global home of NFL Game Pass, has reported another successful year in partnership with the NFL. The 2024-25 season saw the number of paid NFL Game Pass subscribers grow by 23 per cent year-on-year and free users by 47 per cent year-on-year by Super Bowl LIX. NFL Game Pass […]
Saudi Arabia is to invest $1 billion (€0.95bn) in DAZN and a forming new JV with the sports streaming service owned by Sir Leonard Blavatnik, as the country doubles up its bet on the global sports market. Surj Sports Investment, the sporting arm of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), will acquire a “single-digit” minority […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has entered into a wide-ranging partnership with TelevisaUnivision, the Spanish-language media company, for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in the US. Under the terms of the partnership, 18 matches of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will be available for fans to watch in Spanish on TelevisaUnivision’s US networks: […]
French football governing body LFP is suing DAZN over unpaid rights fees for this season. It is reported that DAZN has only paid half of the domestic TV rights money top-flight Ligue 1 clubs were owed this month. The football body called an emergency meeting with the 18 Ligue 1 clubs to discuss the situation […]
Sports streaming platform DAZN has threatened not to pay part of the due sums to the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), citing growing Ligue 1 football piracy. The LFP has urged an emergency meeting of its administration board. This week, DAZN is scheduled to pay the fourth contracted instalment in a deal signed in summer […]
The UIM E1 World Championship presented by PIF, the all-electric raceboat series, has announced a new multi-year, global broadcast rights agreement with DAZN, the sports streaming platform. DAZN will broadcast all sessions of the racing series – backed by famous team owners including Didier Drogba, Will Smith, Steve Aoki and Rafael Nadal – for free. […]
DAZN, the sports entertainment platform and global home of NFL Game Pass (excluding the US and China), is set to deliver “the most immersive Super Bowl viewing experience to NFL Game Pass subscribers to date” through new features and a wide array of content that transports fans to the heart of the action. Existing fans, […]