DAZN will create original content with team news, insights and analysis. DAZN has formed a partnership with Formula One team Scuderia AlphaTauri for the 2021 F1 season, and signed Yuki Tsunoda (pictured above) as a brand ambassador in Japan. The OTT sports streamer will create original content for the platform throughout the season, with team […]
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DAZN reveals chairman of the board
Kevin Mayer, formerly of Disney, has taken over from the departing John Skipper DAZN has appointed Kevin Mayer as its chairman of the board of directors, replacing former incumbent John Skipper. Mayer was chairman of direct-to-consumer and international at Disney before this appointment, and has over 30 years’ experience in the industry. This includes also […]
How DAZN created ‘more than football’ documentary Club Ibiza: The Sessions
Co-director and executive producer, as well as DAZN SVP original programming, Grant Best, explained to Broadcast Sport how they built a documentary around Ibiza’s small football club DAZN released Club Ibiza: The Sessions last month, a documentary focusing on Spanish third tier football side UD Ibiza. Filmed almost entirely before Covid restrictions were announced, it […]
DAZN considering Premier League domestic rights bid – report
The OTT platform would have to compete with current rights holders BT Sport, Sky Sports, and Amazon Prime Video DAZN is weighing up a bid for the domestic Premier League rights for the 2022/23 until 2024/25 seasons, according to the Telegraph. The rights for the 2022-25 seasons will be up for grabs this spring, with […]
Ligue 1 finds new broadcaster after Mediapro pullout
Canal+ has picked up the extra games available for the French top division Ligue 1 has agreed a deal with Canal+ to air the remainder of this season’s matches. The broadcaster is stepping in after the organisation’s original deal with Mediapro fell through. It had been planned to run until 2024, and it is still […]
DAZN secures Movistar alliance and F1 rights acquisition
The deal means that DAZN will be available on the Movistar+ platform DAZN and Movistar have reached an agreement that sees the former distributed through the Movistar+ platform. DAZN also acquires the exploitation rights for Formula One World Championship in Spain until 2023, which will be shown on the new DAZN F1 channel on the […]
COMMENT: Is your business ready for ‘The Great Compression’ of 2021?
Jean-Baptiste Lapeyre, Specialist at Rakuten DX, takes us through the opportunities and potential pitfalls ahead in 2021. Whether you’re a sports fan or not, 2021 is a business opportunity that is simply too big to miss. If you think about it, we’re squeezing two years’ worth of sporting events into one – you could call […]
DAZN Group announces co-CEOs in leadership shake up
The OTT provider expanded its platform to over 200 countries and territories in December DAZN Group has appointed co-CEOs as it looks to build on its expansion to over 200 countries and territories. Shay Segev joins the broadcaster from Entain, a sports betting and gaming company. He has a background in technology and digital transformation […]
Serie A officially launches domestic broadcast rights sales bidding
There are three packages available for broadcasters Serie A has officially launched the bidding process for its domestic broadcast rights for 2021-22 until 2023-24, with the deadline on 26 January. The Italian league has issued three packages: A, B, and C. Package A contains satellite platform rights and has a minimum price of €500 million […]
Study estimates Premier League games pirated by two million Brits in 2020
The numbers could be affected by the Premier League’s attempt to move to pay-per-view A study from consumer comparison site Finder has estimated that roughly two milion Brits watched an illegally streamed Premier League match in 2020. The report from Finder included a survey of 2,000 Brits that took place in December, asking questions about […]
DAZN reveals new original doc ‘Club Ibiza: The Sessions’
It will become available on DAZN’s global platform this month DAZN has unveiled new original documentary, Club Ibiza: The Sessions, for its global platform. Produced by DAZN Originals in association with Cielo Azul, the programme follows the fortunes of UD Ibiza, a football team in the third tier of the Spanish football pyramid. The five-part […]
DAZN unveils slate of sporting docs and interviews for its global platform
The full list of original DAZN documentaries and programming is below. DAZN has revealed the original programming that will be available on its global platform, which is now live in 200+ countries and territories. Its original content features Cristiano Ronaldo, Anthony Joshua, Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin, and will be rolled out throughout December […]
DAZN launches worldwide for £1.99 a month, with high-profile boxing schedule
The sports OTT platform will now be available in more than 200 countries and territories. Sports streamer DAZN launches in more than 200 countries and territories today. It will cost an ‘initial’ monthly price of £1.99 or less and focuses on live world championship boxing and on-demand original programming. The content coming up on the […]
DAZN launches original football entertainment series Yabecchi Stadium
The production is part of a move to increase the amount of original content on DAZN. DAZN is launching J.League football entertainment series, Yabecchi Stadium on its OTT service in Japan. The series is part of a move by DAZN to increase the amount of original content on its platforms. Yabecchi Stadium goes to air […]
DAZN launches globally with Luke Campbell v Ryan Garcia
DAZN is will live and exclusive in the UK and around the world DAZN has announced that its global launch event will be the Luke Campbell v Ryan Garcia match up on 5 December. The OTT broadcaster will show the fight live and exclusive in the UK and worldwide, except Poland, with an initial price […]
INTERVIEW: Duane Jones, Renowned – Blending the old and new
Having started his career in music radio, Renowned Films’ Duane Jones is making a name for himself with a new take on the sports documentary. Interview by Jake Bickerton. You’d be hard pushed to find a production company boss with a CV quite as tantalising as Renowned Films co-founder and commercial director Duane Jones. His […]
DAZN and Discovery extend Eurosport distribution partnership
The deal means DAZN subscribers in five countries will continue to receive access to Eurosport channels as part of their subscription. DAZN and Discovery have extended the distribution partnership they have in place to bring DAZN subscribers Eurosport 1 HD and Eurosport 2 HD channels in five countries. Eurosport’s channels will be available to watch […]
DAZN and J.League agree profit-share rights deal
Pioneering deal reduces up-front fees for DAZN and enables J.League to profit from DAZN’s growth in Japan. DAZN and J.League have extended their sports rights agreement for another two-years (taking it to 2028) through a new profit-share model. Through the deal, J.League will benefit from DAZN’s growth in Japan, while DAZN benefits from reduced annual […]
DAZN and Mediapro agree free-to-air boxing deal for GolTV
The deal will allow the GolTV network to begin airing Matchroom Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions bouts DAZN and Mediapro have agreed a deal that allows the free-to-air GolTV network to show the former’s boxing portfolio. Wednesday nights will see the network broadcasting the best classic fights, while Friday nights will have replays of recent […]
DAZN to exclusively stream Whyte-Povetkin in nine markets
The two heavyweights feature in the event on 22 August DAZN has revealed that it will exclusively stream the boxing event headlined by the heavyweight clash between Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin in nine markets. Starting at 2pm BST on 22 August, the event will see the pair battle it out to see who becomes […]
DAZN wins major German Champions League rights
It joins the broadcaster’s extensive Bundesliga coverage in the country DAZN has secured exclusive live and on-demand rights to the Champions League in Germany for the next three seasons. Running from the 2020/21 campaign until 2023/24, the deal allows DAZN to stream 121 of the 138 games from the play-offs to the final. This means […]
COMMENT: How to create authentic fan sounds for empty stadiums
DAZN’s Andres Veredas Salazar on creating authentic audio for the Bundesliga’s return to live matches. The sounds are pieced together in real-time from an archive of last season’s matches to create realistic soundscapes for each game. Replicating the atmosphere created by 70,000 fans is no easy task but by adapting existing DAZN technology, we felt […]
Live boxing to return to DAZN in July
Three fights will air exclusively on DAZN in a variety of territories. DAZN will show live boxing once more, from 24 July, with three US cards in five weeks from Golden Boy Promotions and Matchroom Boxing USA. On Friday, 24 July it will air Vergil Ortiz Jr. against Samuel Vargas from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino […]
Japanese cable TV companies to offer DAZN subscriptions
DAZN has partnered with Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association (JCTA) to bring the sports streamer to cable TV households in Japan. Subscribers of participating cable TV companies will be able to add a DAZN subscription to their monthly cable TV bill. The service will be available on 10 cable TV providers in the Hokkaido, Tohoku, […]
DAZN triples Bundesliga coverage in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
The streamer wins four-year deal to extend its coverage of the German football league. DAZN is to triple its Bundesliga coverage in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from 2021, after picking up rights to show every Friday and Sunday Bundesliga football match. The streaming service will broadcast 106 matches per season in a four-year rights deal, […]
DAZN owner looks to sell an equity stake in the company
The pandemic sports cancellations are having a huge impact on the sports streamer. The owner of DAZN is reportedly looking to sell a stake in the company to raise revenue. According to a report in The Financial Times, DAZN owner Len Blavatnik is “exploring ways to inject new money into the loss making business”. It […]
DAZN picks up WWE for Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Sports streamer adds live and on-demand WWE content to its sports content across these territories. WWE has agreed a multi-year deal with DAZN for live and on demand programming of weekly WWE content for DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Beginning this week, WWE Raw and SmackDown shows will go out with the original US […]
DAZN Japan agrees deal with Honda to offer two free months
The streaming provider has opened the deal to new subscribers during the coronavirus outbreak DAZN has agreed a deal with Honda to offer two free months to new subscribers in Japan. The sports streaming provider has partnered with the car manufacturer to make the offer, which isn’t open to current subscribers, people who have used […]
DAZN to expand to over 200 territories in 2020
It will include the UK and Ireland for the first time Sport streaming service DAZN is to expand to over 200 territories in 2020, focusing on boxing first. The first phase of the expansion will include an English language service focused on boxing and other fight sports. It will include fights from promotional companies such […]
DAZN Spain reveals 49 million hours of sport watched in first year
78.1% of the hours were spent watching live sport DAZN has revealed that over 49 million hours of sport were watched on its platform during its first year in Spain. The live and on-demand sport streaming service launched in the country on 27 February 2019, and has since shown coverage of competitions such as MotoGP, […]
DAZN sign exclusive rights to show Wilder v Fury across four European nations
They also have non-exclusive rights to show it in Switzerland DAZN has secured the rights to show the heavyweight title bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy. They will be streaming it exclusively in Germany, Austria, Spain, and Italy, and non-exclusively in Switzerland. Boxing fans will be able […]
VIDEO: State of the Nation (Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum 2019)
The full 35-minute opening speaker panel session The opening panel discussion from the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum 2019 held at BT Sport studio on 14 November 2019. To find out more about the annual event, head over to http://broadcasttech.co.uk/sports-tech-innovation/ Chaired by sports presenter Gavin Ramjaun, the speaker panel is: Jamie Hindhaugh, COO, BT Sport Gordon […]
Dazn enters the ring with Sylvester Stallone
Boxing series is first fruits of sports streamer’s partnership with Balboa Productions Sports streamer Dazn has inked a global creative partnership deal with Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions, kicking off with a feature doc series about boxing. One Night is a set of films looking back at indelible nights in recent boxing history, kicking off with analysis […]
DAZN unveils virtual production facility
First hub opens in Madrid, with Leeds broadcast centre next to be connected Sports streamer DAZN has launched its first virtual production facility. The facility, which is based on NEP’s production platform, makes a variety of production resources including live logging, editing, commentary, and graphic design accessible remotely from any location around the world, all […]