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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sports streaming platform DAZN will offer five matches and all highlights from La Liga every week for €18.99 a month through its own platform in Spain – independent of its integration into Movistar and Orange. Following the acquisition of the broadcast rights to La Liga, along with Movistar, DAZN has revamped its offer with three […]
Looper Insights, a provider of Connected TV intelligence to the entertainment industry, has announced that Ben King, former DAZN and Apple senior executive, has become an investor and advisor to the board. King will advise the Looper board on strategy, market requirements and product development. He will also help extend and deepen its relationships with […]
Orange has reached an agreement with DAZN, the sports streaming platform, to distribute its service in Spain within the Orange TV content offer. Orange customers will now be able to add the DAZN La Liga package, as well as the rest of the sports offer available on the OTT platform, as part of Orange TV […]
Sports streaming service DAZN has announced a deal with Anthony Joshua that will see his future fights broadcast on the platform, as well as the UK boxing star become DAZN Group’s newest global brand ambassador, special advisor and shareholder. The deal is reportedly a multi-year contract woth £100 million (€95.7m) per year for 2 fights […]
Sports streaming service DAZN has announced changes to its pricing policy in Italy from September in an attempt to boost revenues and curb account sharing. The price of the Standard subscription will go up from €19.99 to €29.99 per month, a price that enables simultaneous access via two devices from the same home IP address. […]
DAZN Group, the global sports entertainment company, has announced that Roni Maman has joined the company as EVP, Customer Success Operations. DAZn says that Maman will be responsible for ensuring that customers get the maximum value from the DAZN service, at all touchpoints on- and off-platform, and that any issues are proactively resolved with the […]
DAZN Group, the global sports streaming service, has announced that Pete Oliver will be joining the company as Chief Marketing Officer. Oliver will lead the group’s global marketing teams and distribution partnerships. Oliver joins from BT, where he spent the past 20 years launching, marketing and distributing BT’s consumer services. Most relevantly, for seven years, […]