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DAZN extends UFC rights in DACH

DAZN, the sports streaming platform has announced an extension to its UFC deal in Germany and Austria to 2027. MMA fans in the DACH region can continue to look forward to all UFC Fight Nights and numbered events (approximately 42 a year) live and exclusively on DAZN in the coming years with German commentary. In […]

January 30, 2025

DAZN signs European League of Football deal

The European League of Football (ELF) and DAZN, the sports streaming platform, have signed a new eight-year partnership that will see DAZN broadcast all 101 games of the 2025 season. DAZN will become the exclusive OTT provider with a new ‘ELF Game Pass’ product and will become the single destination where fans of the competition […]

January 30, 2025

Hexagon Cup: 38 broadcast partners for 2025

The Alpine Hexagon Cup 2025, the leading padel competition, is set to reach over 825 million households worldwide through a global network of 38 broadcast partners having renewed key partnerships from the inaugural event and signing key new deals. The Hexagon Cup 2025 will deliver free-to-air live access to every match globally (excluding the US) […]

January 28, 2025

DAZN targets 1bn users

DAZN has provided a company update, which offers an overview of the sports streaming service’s strategy as well as the milestones and financial performance for the prior year. In 2024, DAZN reports that it streamed over 90,000 live events across more than 200 markets. “The scale that an audience of over 300 million regular viewers […]

January 24, 2025

Super League Basketball Women’s Finals free on DAZN

DAZN, the sports entertainment platform, has announced that it will broadcast three Super League Basketball (SLB) Women’s Finals free to audiences globally. The broadcast schedule includes the Trophy Final on January 6th, the Cup Final on March 9th and the Play-off final on May 18th. The Women’s League is a key part of the unified […]

January 24, 2025

Italy: Anti-piracy initiative hasn’t increased subs

Italy’s anti-piracy initiative, Piracy Shield, has blocked thousands of illegal streaming websites, but has not led to a rise in subscribers for legitimate platforms. Data from Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom), which oversees the blocking system, shows viewership and subscriber numbers for DAZN remained stagnant in 2024. Brian Turnbow, CEO of CDLAN Italy, a cloud and […]

January 23, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Vilda named CEO of DAZN Spain and Portugal

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced that Bosco Aranguren, CEO of DAZN Spain, is leaving the company to pursue a new project. Oscar Vilda, former CEO of Finetwork, will replace him in the role from February 1st. Since joining in 2022, Aranguren has played a key role in the transformation and growth of the […]

January 21, 2025

CNMC fines DAZN for untagged ad

CNMC, the Spanish regulatory body, has fined sports streaming platform DAZN €182,531 for showing an advert without a specific ad tag. The legal breach happened during a football match between Barcelona and Real Madrid in October 2023 on the DAZN La Liga channel which has nationwide coverage. The streaming platform aired an advert without including […]

January 17, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Saudi Arabia’s PIF closing in on DAZN stake

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is reportedly close to agreeing a $1 billion (€0.97bn) acquisition of a 10 per cent stake in sports streaming platform DAZN. A deal could be announced as early as this January, according to Bloomberg, with the PIF’s sports arm, SURJ Sports Investment, representing the potential minority investors. An agreement […]

January 15, 2025

DAZN acquires Foxtel

News Corp has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel to sports streaming platform DAZN for an enterprise value of A$3.4 billion (€2.04bn). Under the terms of the agreement, shareholder loans in the amount of A$578 million outstanding and owing to News Corp will be repaid in full in […]

December 23, 2024By Colin Mann