DAZN

15 May 2023

DAZN soars in Spain

DAZN’s media rights strategy has fuelled continued growth and seen it become the 10th most-watched streaming video service in Spain for the first time. According to the latest Consumer research from Ampere Analysis. It is also in 11th place in Italy, where it holds exclusive rights to the majority of games for the flagship football league, Serie A. Excluding social media services, DAZN is actually the fifth most-watched service in Spain, behind only the three leading SVOD services and Movistar’s TV Everywhere service (and marginally ahead of national broadcaster RTVE’s free-to-access streaming service). The achievement is particularly noteworthy considering that DAZN is pay-to-access and a sport-specialist platform, which naturally limits its breadth of appeal compared to services that offer wider [...]

21 Mar 2023

DAZN launches linear channel on Sky in the UK & Ireland DAZN is launching a mixed sports channel on Sky in the UK & Ireland. DAZN1 HD is launching shortly on channel 429 with programming commencing on 23 March. The £9.99 monthly (£99 per year) subscription combines access to the DAZN app, though viewers will have to download that separately, as its not currently available via Sky devices in the UK. The DAZN app is available on Smart TVs, Games Consoles, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Google Chromecast, Apple TV and for iPhone, iPad, android and mobile. “Dazn Group CEO, Shay Segev said, “Getting Dazn widely distributed is a priority for us as it delivers our great and [...]

20 Feb 2023

DAZN

DAZN completes acquisition of ELEVEN Group DAZN Group has confirmed the completion of its acquisition of the ELEVEN Group businesses and US-headquartered social media creative agency Team Whistle. DAZN says the acquisition will allow it to combine access to premium rights with a range of other products and services, including gaming, e-commerce and social experiences. DAZN will now add Belgium, Portugal and Taiwan to its countries of operation – it already offers local sports content in Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Canada, the United States and UK. Belgium includes the domestic football league (Jupiler Pro League) as well as other international content. Portugal holds key international football rights, such as the English Premier League and UEFA Champions League, and Taiwan has [...]

20 Jan 2023

DAZN

DAZN claims European digital sports leadership for 2022 Buoyed by rights acquisitions and expanded presence across core and emerging markets, sports platform DAZN has released its annual review showing in 2022 it streamed 1.2 billion hours globally across 130 million connected devices, up from 1 billion hours and 100 million devices in 2021. DAZN Samsung 16dec2022 As part of the company’s growth ambitions and diversification strategy, DAZN saiys that it is moving beyond its position as the first truly global sports streaming platform to become the daily sports destination for fans . Claiming to own the highest grossing sports app of 2022, the 2022 annual review showed DAZN is now live in 225 countries and territories expanding its presence across [...]