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DAZN stirs up NZ competition with Uefa rights
DAZN has secured exclusive rights to Uefa club competitions in New Zealand, sparking the potential for a return of competition for sports media rights in the market.
DAZN strengthens Serie A hand with Spain deal
DAZN has snapped up exclusive rights in Spain to Serie A for the next three seasons, ousting pay-television operator Movistar Plus.
BeIN’s Ligue 1 rights proposal includes sponsorship element
DAZN’s agreement for eight Ligue 1 fixtures per week has moved closer to completion but a sponsorship sales component of beIN Sports’ proposed deal for the remaining match continues to be worked through.
One-season renewal for EuroLeague and DAZN, Sky Italia
Euroleague Basketball has renewed its Italian rights deals with subscription broadcasters DAZN and Sky Italia but only for the 2024-25 season, having previously signed long-term deals in the country.
LFP mulls last-minute Ligue 1 rights bids in crunch meeting
The board at France’s Professional Football League (LFP) met today (Friday) to evaluate last-minute rights offers in a bid to finally settle broadcast plans for the 2024-25 season, which begins in just s…
Five-year DAZN deal ends doubts over LNB coverage
French basketball’s top-tier LNB Élite has ended months of uncertainty amid the financial troubles of streaming platform Skweek by signing a long-term domestic broadcast rights deal with DAZN.
Serie B lowers expectations in new tender with season looming
Lega Serie B’s “final offer to the market” will likely end in reduced domestic rights fees for the second division of Italian club football, though the league is hoping a key change in its approach will result in belated deals ahead of the new season.
DAZN to stream non-exclusive X Games coverage globally
X Games, the action sports property now under private equity ownership, is to be streamed worldwide by DAZN in the broadcaster’s latest deal for non-exclusive, global rights.
Tennis TV joins DAZN add-on channels in Latin America deal
DAZN will distribute Tennis TV, ATP Media’s direct-to-consumer service, across Latin America, Brazil and the Caribbean in its latest move in the third-party channels business.
Has women’s club football lost its media rights momentum?
Experts polled by SportBusiness Media say there is a growing disparity between how buyers and sellers value women's football media rights, resulting in stalemates at negotiating tables and leaving the sector at significant risk of plateau.
F1 fee in Portugal ‘normalises’ in new DAZN deal
DAZN secured Formula 1 rights in Portugal three years after Eleven Sports, which it now owns, had relinquished the rights in the face of fee escalation.
EXCLUSIVE: Two Circles set for UWCL commercial rights sales contract
The Two Circles agency has been identified as the winning bidder for global broadcast and sponsorship rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League, SportBusiness understands.
DAZN finalises Serie A rights deal in DACH
DAZN has renewed its Serie A rights in Germany and Austria while also acquiring rights in Switzerland for the next three years, in a deal agreed by the assembly of governing body Lega Serie A in December
DAZN pays slight uplift to renew LaLiga rights in Italy
DAZN staved off competition from Sky Italia to renew its exclusive LaLiga rights in Italy for five further years at a slight uplift.
LaLiga fee stable in Portugal as DAZN shores up content
DAZN renewed its exclusive LaLiga rights in Portugal for five years, following two previous three-year deals, in the face of competition from rival Sport TV.
Ironman Pro Series is latest addition to DAZN’s global free tier
Ironman has become the latest property to which DAZN has secured broadcast rights in most global markets in a two-year deal that will see coverage showcased on the broadcaster’s free, ad-supported tier.
Regional court upholds DAZN, TIM antitrust fines
An administrative regional court has confirmed the fines issued to DAZN and Telecom Italia (TIM) regarding antitrust complaints related to their distribution agreement put in place prior to the 2021-22…
NIFL seals first commercial media deal for women’s league in DAZN tie-up
Northern Ireland's Women's Premiership has been added to the growing free football coverage on DAZN in an historic partnership unveiled today (Wednesday)