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DAZN to scrap dual user viewing

DAZN will cease offering the dual user option that allows simultaneous viewing of content by two users on different devices with the same account. Speaking to Milano Finanza, Veronica Diquattro, the Chief Revenue Officer Europe and CEO for Italy and Spain, said that monitoring had showed that the feature is being misused by users who […]

December 21, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Viaplay launching in Netherlands in March

Viaplay will launch in The Netherlands on March 1st 2022 offering Dutch viewers a combination of premium live sports, Viaplay Originals, Hollywood films and series, and kids content. The service will be a single package priced at €13.99 per month, and will be available through distribution partners such as VodafoneZiggo and KPN and as a […]

December 8, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Setanta Sports, WSC Sports bring AI highlights to OTT platform in Eurasia

Setanta Sports, a sports broadcasting company in the Eurasia region, has partnered with WSC Sports, the global leader in AI sports video technology, to bring automated highlights to its new OTT platform serving sports fans in 13 countries across Eurasia. For the first time ever, fans from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, […]

December 1, 2021

DAZN to introduce Full HD in Italy

Sports streaming service DAZN will make further investments in Italy to improve video quality, reduce buffering problems and boost its customer services. These commitments were made during a meeting in Rome with Italy’s Minister for Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti and Undersecretary Anna Ascani. In a statement issued after the meeting, DAZN stressed that it has […]

November 19, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Analyst: ‘D2C unlikely for top-flight football’

Although a number of sports have benefited from the arrival of OTT players and the introduction of direct-to-consumer services, the prospect of some of the leading properties, such as the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga, adopting pure D2C strategies remains unlikely, according to Jacopo Genovese, Senior Analyst at Ampere Analysis. Addressing […]

November 16, 2021Colin Mann @ SportsPro OTT Summit

Italy: 4.4m pay-TV subs for Serie A football

Around 4.4 million Italians have signed up to pay-TV platforms to watch top flight football, according to Lega Serie A data published by daily Il Sole 24 Ore. Of the total, Sky Italia has 2.48 million subscriptions for its Football and Sports packages, while DAZN has 1.95 million. This compares to last year’s figures of […]

October 25, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Italy: Serie A big drop in TV viewers

The number of Italians watching Serie A football on their TV sets has dropped from an average of 6.7 million per weekend to just over 3.4 million in one year. The figures, published by Italian daily La Repubblica, relate to the first two rounds of Italy’s top football championship. However, they perhaps should not be […]

September 2, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Belgium: Eleven extends Serie A rights

Eleven will continue to bring Serie A exclusively to fans in Belgium until 2023/24, following the completion of a new three-year deal. The agreement was brokered by Infront, Serie A’s exclusive international media rights partner. Eleven Belgium has been the home of Serie A since the platform’s launch in 2015 – bringing audiences comprehensive coverage […]

August 20, 2021

beIN Sport scores Serie A rights in France, APAC

beIN Media Group and Serie A’s exclusive international media rights partner Infront have agreed a new deal for the broadcast of the top flight Italian football league on beIN Sports until 2024. The renewal extends the exclusive partnership between beIN Sports and Serie A in 9 territories, including France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, […]

August 19, 2021

DAZN launches DTT channel and TV Box in Italy

DAZN has launched a new DTT channel in Italy that will broadcast Serie A football matches, in addition to its existing streaming service. The DAZN Channel is available on channel position 409 and subscribers will be able to watch seven weekly matches broadcast exclusively by the sports streaming specialist. The other three weekly matches (Saturdays […]

August 19, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome