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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 …

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 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 …

Rights holder will pay rumoured €500m per year to broadcast eight out of nine matches of France’s top football league every matchday  France’s Ligue 1 McDonald’s has agreed a five-year deal worth a reported €500m per year with DAZN and BeIN Sports giving the broadcasters the rights to screen matches from the country’s top football league.  According to press reports, …

DAZN has announced that the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) is bringing its live streaming service, Courtside 1891, to the platform. Increasing the visibility of FIBA World Cup and Qualifier games, DAZN will partner with FIBA and Two Circles to bring Courtside 1891 as a standalone offering on its platform. In addition to FIBA World Cup and Qualifier games being accessible …

DAZN has announced that its app will officially go live on Sky UK’s platform in 2024.  Sitting alongside other streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, the streaming service has made it ‘even easier’ for UK and Ireland subscribers to access various sports content.  Shay Segev, DAZN Group CEO, commented: “This is excellent news for both DAZN and …

US casino giant MGM Resorts will not be making a bid for the whole of Entain as the pressure from activist investors on the UK group’s CEO Jette Nygaard-Andersen shows few signs of easing following last week’s Financial Times reports of shareholders moving against her. According to sources close to the group, the US casino giant is “not interested” in bidding …

DAZN Bet has been given a licence from the Gluecksspiel (GGL) to offer its sports betting services in Germany. The operator is now joining a growing number of betting companies on the country’s white list, such as Jackpot50, Tipico and 888, which have also been cleared to roll out their product offers. DAZN Bet informed SBC Media: “As already announced …

An agreement between FS Gaming Investments and Shay Segev which saw the DAZN Group CEO transfer voting rights to his shares in 888 Holdings to the firm has been cancelled. Subsequently, FS’ control of its shares in 888 now stands at 4.5% – the firm’s total shareholding in 888 amounts to 6.5%, with the stake having only been acquired in …