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Joshua vs Polev on Sky Sports Box Office, DAZN

Unified Heavyweight Champion of the World Anthony Joshua OBE will defend his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO World Titles against Mandatory Challenger Kubrat Pulev at The O2 in London on December 12th, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on DAZN in all of its nine markets on a show promoted by […]

October 19, 2020

Five groups account for 65% of Italian TV offer

The five largest broadcasting groups present on the Italian market account for 216 TV channels out of 399, or 65 per cent of the total. Sky Italia is the biggest broadcaster in the terms of the number of channels (111), followed by Mediaset (38), Rai (27), Discovery Italia (24) and Fox Italia-Disney (16), according a […]

October 12, 2020From Branislav Pekic in Rome

DAZN, Discovery extend Eurosport distribution

DAZN and Discovery have extended their distribution partnership to bring DAZN subscribers Eurosport 1 HD and Eurosport 2 HD channels in five countries. Under the new agreement, Eurosport’s channels will be available to watch live and on-demand on DAZN in Austria, Germany, Italy and Spain. In addition, Eurosport is now available to watch on DAZN […]

September 23, 2020

IMC takes majority stake in DAZN’s Goal

Integrated Media Company (IMC), a TPG platform dedicated to the new media ecosystem, has signed a definitive agreement with DAZN Group to acquire a majority stake in Goal, the digital football brand. Under the partnership, Goal will enrich its football coverage and additionally create digital opportunities enhancing the fan experience, advertiser proposition, and overall popularity […]

September 22, 2020

DAZN acquires Handball rights

DAZN, the sports streaming service, has secured the media rights to show the EHF Champions League and European handball club competitions on the streaming service in Austria, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. The new partnership means the men’s and women’s editions of the EHF Champions League as well the EHF European League and EHF European Cup […]

September 11, 2020

DAZN on Deutsche Telekom’s MagentaTV

DAZN, the global sport streaming service, has launched on Deutsche Telekom’s MagentaTV platform in Germany. The partnership offers Deutsche Telekom customers a frictionless way to access DAZN’s live and on-demand sport offering, including the Bundesliga, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, among others. DAZN’s app is now available on MagentaTV’s TV stick and set-top […]

September 8, 2020

Germany: DAZN launches on Vodafone’s GigaTV

DAZN, the sports streaming service, is now available on Vodafone’s GigaTV platform in Germany. The companies say it is the “first of multiple partnerships integrations” anticipated between them as they respond to “customer demand for frictionless, richer viewing experiences”. The DAZN app has launched on the GigaTV 4K Box for cable TV customers, and the […]

September 1, 2020By Nik Roseveare

DAZN scores Bundesliga in Germany, Austria, Switzerland

DAZN will show live coverage of the upcoming 2020-21 Bundesliga season in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The new agreement means DAZN will show extensive coverage of the Bundesliga for the next five seasons. The sports streaming service has secured live media rights for 45 Bundesliga matches on Fridays at 20:30, Sunday lunchtimes at 13:30 and […]

August 27, 2020

DAZN steps up hunt for $1bn

DAZN Group, the sports subscription and distribution company, is looking to raise new investment of as much as $1 billion. It is reportedly consulting advisors on options including selling assets and an IPO. This is not the first time that the media company has sought investment. Fund raising efforts for $500 million were first reported […]

August 21, 2020

Spain: DAZN, Mediapro FTA boxing deal

Streaming sports platform DAZN and Spain’s TV group Mediapro have agreed a deal for free-to-air transmission of boxing events through TV channel Gol TV. Gol will air fights from Matchroom Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions on Wednesdays and Fridays. Franceso Carbonell, director de GOL, said: “The agreement allows us to continue offering the best sporting […]

August 17, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid