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MásMóvil, DAZN strike distribution deal

Sports streaming platform DAZN has closed an agreement with Spanish multiplay telco MásMóvil to distribute its service through different brands with which the MásMóvil Group markets its telecommunications services. Thanks to this agreement, customers of Yoigo, Virgin Telco, Euskaltel, R and Telecable will be able to contract DAZN directly with the operator and manage the […]

August 11, 2022

WICC free on DAZN YouTube channel

DAZN, the global sports entertainment platform, will exclusively broadcast the Women’s International Champions Cup (WICC) in over 175 markets and territories worldwide, including the UK, France, Canada, Italy, Spain and DACH. The tournament – which features four of the biggest European and North American club team – will be available both live and on demand […]

August 11, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Sky, DAZN Italy partnership

Pay-TV operator Sky and streaming service DAZN have signed what they describe as a major new  strategic agreement in Italy that makes the DAZN app available on Sky Q from the August 8th and also allows Sky subscribers to access the ZONA DAZN channel via the Sky decoder for a special DAZN rate, offering seven […]

August 5, 2022

TIM, DAZN agree Serie A rights deal

Italian multiplay telco TIM has confirmed that the Group has reached an agreement with streaming service DAZN which allows the latter to distribute Serie A TIM football rights through any third parties. It says the deal will improve the options available to TIM customers, who will continue to watch matches through TimVision, which it describes […]

August 4, 2022By Colin Mann

Italian VoD users reach 16.1m

The number of unique users of SVoD platforms in Italy reached 16.1 million in March 2022, a growth of 1.6 million on the same month in 2021, according to the Q1 report of Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom). On average, Netflix recorded 9.2 million unique users (+5.5 per cent y/y), followed by Amazon Prime with 7 […]

August 4, 2022From Branislav Pekic in Rome

DAZN scores Soccer Champions Tour rights in Japan, Italy, Canada

DAZN Group, the sports streaming platform, has secured rights to broadcast the Soccer Champions Tour 2022 in Japan, Italy and Canada, taking place from now until July 30th. Rights are exclusive in Japan and Italy, and non-exclusive in Canada. Matches taking place in Las Vegas, Dallas, San Francisco and Los Angeles streamed will be live […]

July 25, 2022

PTO signs deals with WBD, DAZN, ESPN, beIN and more

The first event of the PTO Tour will be beamed live around the world in over 160 territories thanks to a raft of broadcast deals led by an exclusive 3-year partnership with Warner Bros Discovery. The inaugural PTO Canadian Open in Edmonton (July 23rd to 24th) will be live on Eurosport 1 with the exclusive […]

July 22, 2022

DAZN’s Breeze named Viaplay Head of Sports UK

Viaplay Group has appointed Edward Breeze as SVP and Head of Sports UK. Breeze has held a range of executive positions in the UK sports industry, and in his new role he will lead Viaplay Group’s sports operations in the region. Breeze will join Viaplay Group in October from DAZN, where he is currently EVP […]

July 21, 2022

DAZN to buy Eleven Sports?

Sport streaming service DAZN is in talks to acquire online rival Eleven Sports. Discussions are at an advanced stage according to the FT, but there is no guarantee of a deal being agreed. DAZN, owned by billionaire Len Blavatnik, is working aggressively to acquire more content rights and move into new markets at a time of […]

July 13, 2022

Spain: Orange nets all La Liga in Movistar/DAZN deal

Orange Spain has reached an agreement with Movistar and DAZN to offer all La Liga matches, and the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europe Conference League tournaments. Orange subscribers will be able to watch 10 football matches from La Liga every week (38 weeks) and all matches from the European competitions. The deal means  Movistar […]

July 12, 2022From David Del Valle in Madrid