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DAZN has announced it will terminate its broadcast rights to Ligue 1 just one year into its recently formed four-year deal. DAZN will pay the LFP €100m to exit the agreement, as well as the remaining €140m it owes to the organisation for the final two instalments, according to French sports outlet L’Équipe. After several months of deliberation, DAZN and …

John Gleasure has been appointed to Playtech’s Board, having been scheduled to  succeed Brian Mattingley as non-executive Chairman in May. Currently a Non-executive Director at DAZN Group, Gleasure brings 30 years of experience across the sports, media and technology industry, in addition to relevant Board experience from several of international companies. He joins Playtech at a transformational time for the …

DAZN has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Foxtel Group, one of Australia’s largest sports media companies, from News Corp. The deal, reportedly worth $2.1bn, marks the end of News Corp’s 30-year ownership as DAZN marks a major step in its Australian market expansion plans. Notably, Foxtel, Kayo Sports, BINGE and Hubbl will retain their identities and continue …

Saudi Arabian firm SURJ Sports Investment has agreed to buy a minority stake in DAZN. The deal will establish DAZN as an official streaming and broadcast partner for both live and on-demand content for Saudi sporting events. Following a long-winded saga, SURJ – launched in 2023 as part of the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) – will also now work …

DAZN has landed a deal with the European League of Football (ELF) in an eight-year broadcasting deal.  The move sees Europe’s largest American football league gain wider media exposure via DAZN as the OTT broadcaster agreed to show all 101 of the 2025 season’s scheduled match-ups.  Within the partnership, the ELF has launched an ‘ELF Game Pass’ offering with DAZN …

Revenues increase but so do the losses of the global OTT sports streaming platform, as it signs with BetConstruct for the launch of its French online sportsbook.  OTT Streaming giant DAZN is set to follow the corporate roadmap it has already taken in the UK, Italy and Germany and launch online sports betting in France in the coming months. The …

DAZN remains a loss-making enterprise, according to its latest filings with Companies House, despite signing a plethora of prominent new media rights deals over the past two years. Howeever, publishing its strategic report with the UK business registry this month, DAZN did assert that it ‘expects to continue driving improvements in margin towards profitability’. It is also confident that the …

DAZN has revealed a new media deal with media technology solutions firm, LTN. Looking to boost its engagement within the betting sector beyond the activities of its sportsbook, DAZN Bet, the brand will work on delivering live content from major international football competitions to betting audiences and commercial partners in Germany. Meanwhile, the deal will utilise LTN’s automated linear channel …

DAZN has become the exclusive broadcaster of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup after brokering a major deal with FIFA for the expansion of its OTT sports streaming platform.  The offering will include worldwide free-to-view live streaming of all 63 Club World Cup matches, with the option to potentially sublicense the rights to regional  free-to-air linear broadcast networks. The partnership …

DAZN officially debuted its coverage of the English National League System on Saturday (9 November).  The global and exclusive broadcast resulted in National League TV (NLTV) being integrated into the streaming firm’s platform. This included coverage of the National League, National League North and National League South, which represent the fifth and sixth tiers of English football. Shay Segev, CEO …