Business
DAZN ‘set to pay £582 million for BT Sport’
According to reports, the deal could finally be agreed this month
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Business
DAZN, Movistar score LaLiga domestic rights
New deal is a record for LaLiga and will run until 2027
Business
Telecom Italia ‘looking to cut cost of DAZN deal’
According to reports, the telco is unhappy that the deal has failed to meet its revenue expectations
Business
Is the sale of BT Sport going into extra time?
Discovery is reportedly keen on acquiring the sports broadcaster
Media Delivery
DAZN launches innovation hub
DAZN X will focus on developing interactive and engaging content layers for DAZN's audience
Business
Italian government set to introduce streaming quality rules
Follows outages and issues with the streaming quality of DAZN's coverage of Serie A
Business
DAZN deal to buy BT Sport ‘could be struck within weeks’
Reports suggest the two companies are in discussions over price and a licensing agreement
Business
DAZN ‘possibly’ interested in acquiring BT Sport
Kevin Mayer told the RTS Cambridge Convention Mayer"it's really quiet" in terms of talks around a potential acquisition of the broadcaster
Live Production
DAZN, Plazamedia extend production relationship
Deal includes a new studio space as well as the streamer's entire technical production capabilities in Germany
Live Production
Extreme E goes global with DAZN deal
The agreement extends English-language coverage of the motorsport series to DAZN's rest of world territories
Business
DAZN chair to speak at RTS Cambridge Convention 2021
Theme of this year's event is Broadcast Britain: Reshaping Britishness on the global stage
Business
Italian regulator approves DAZN-Telecom Italia Serie A deal
Italy's AGCM had launched an investigation into competition issues at the start of July
Business
DAZN ‘targeting stock market debut’ to fund expansion
Streamer could look to list this autumn
Business
Italian regulator confirms probe into DAZN-Telecom Italia Serie A deal
Regulator AGCM is investigating whether the deal will "lead to significant distortions of competition"
Business
Sky appeals to regulators over DAZN-Telecom Italia Serie A deal
Satellite giant claims deal is "illegitimate"
Business
DAZN ‘rejects Sky Italia content deal bid’
According to reports, DAZN has rejected Sky's bid to keep its app on its set-top-box and satellite service
Live Production
DAZN packs a punch with Matchroom boxing deal
Matchroom Media will be responsible for all live production
Business
Sky launches legal challenge over Serie A rights
Sky has cited the so-called Melandri Law, which prohibits the sale of all broadcast rights to a single entity
Business
DAZN denies any interest in European Super League
"Realistically, this could mean fragmentation of rights spend and a reluctance to pay top dollar by broadcasters," analyst Alex DeGroote tells TVBEurope
Business
DAZN mulls going public
Co-CEO James Rushton also confirms streamer "will review" Premier League tender
Business
Italian regulator to investigate DAZN-TIM deal
Follows the announcement the sports streamer had won the rights to Serie A matches for the next three seasons
Business
DAZN wins Serie A rights, confirms TIM distribution deal
Sports streamer has won the rights to Serie A matches for the next three seasons
Media Delivery
DAZN hires former Disney D2C boss as chairman of the board
Former Disney D2C chairman Kevin Mayer has been appointed chairman of the board at DAZN Group; incumbent chair John Skipper remains on board of...
Business
Sky: DAZN, Telecom Italia deal ‘may harm competition’
Broadcaster is believed to have written to Italian football league Serie A to express its concern
Business
Telecom Italia ‘to pay €1 billion’ to back DAZN’s Serie A rights bid
Streamer has reportedly agreed "an important distribution deal" with a partner in Italy
Business
Is DAZN preparing a Premier League bid?
Bidding on the 2022-2025 broadcast rights are expected to close this week
Media Delivery
Spain’s Telefonica to distribute DAZN on Movistar+
New alliance with Movistar adds DAZN alongside those already consolidated on the platform including Netflix and Disney Plus
Business
DAZN names Rushton, Segev as co-CEOs
Sports streamer is preparing for its next phase of growth.
Media Management
DAZN and Vodafone partner for German market, Grass Valley welcomes new tech alliance members, and more…
Today's news round up features DAZN and Vodafone teaming up in Germany, Grass Valley welcoming a dozen more members to its tech alliance, Quantum...
Media Delivery
DAZN will expand to 200 countries on 1st December
Streamer first announced its global expansion plan back in March
Media Management
DAZN adopts M2A Media’s Cloud IP transport service
DAZN will use M2A Connect to self-manage inbound Cloud IP feeds.
Media Delivery
DAZN joins Vodafone’s GigaTV
Companies say it is the first of multiple partnerships integrations anticipated across Europe
Business
DAZN ‘looking to raise $1 billion to fund global expansion’
An IPO using a special purpose acquisition company is reportedly one of the options being considered by the sports streaming service
Business
DAZN shuffles its executive team
Company preparing to launch into 200 new territories later this year
Media Delivery
DAZN Germany scores Champions League rights
Streamer wins UCL rights for three seasons from 2021/22
Business
DAZN CEO steps down
Simon Denyer to take on a sports investment advisory role at Access Industries
Media Delivery
DAZN seeking investment to secure its future
Owner Len Blavatnik said to be considering an outright sale to keep the streamer afloat
Media Delivery
DAZN extends Bundesliga streaming agreement in Germany and Switzerland
Deal covers nine live matches from the top-tier Bundesliga and four relegation matches between Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2
Media Delivery
German Football League considering legal action against Discovery
Discovery believed to have a "special termination" clause in its media rights deal
Media Consumption
WWE tags DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
DAZN will air Raw and SmackDown exclusively live and on-demand in the regions
Business
DAZN defers rights payments while sports are postponed
Company's board is "officially placing it in survive mode"