DAZN Group
Perform Content sale critical to success of ambitious DAZN
Perform’s B2B data and betting division likely to be sold in the coming months
Sale could help fund DAZN’s ambitious global expansion
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Apple’s Ben King to join DAZN
Streaming service DAZN has appointed Ben King as senior vice-president, global distribution and business development in a move it hopes will continue to drive its global expansion
DAZN confirms Brazilian launch for March 2019
DAZN confirmed its launch in Brazil this morning (Thursday), along with its acquisitions of rights in the country to the Copa Sudamericana, Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1.
DAZN adds Euroleague to Spanish rights portfolio
Sports streaming service DAZN has acquired exclusive rights in Spain to Euroleague Basketball club competitions
Premier League first to benefit from DAZN’s entry in Spain
Streaming platform DAZN’s impending launch in Spain helped the English Premier League to another great result for its media rights in the country.
DAZN will pay about €23m ($27.2m)
DAZN to launch in Spain from 2019 with MotoGP and English Premier League
Streaming platform DAZN will launch in Spain from 2019 with exclusive pay-television rights to MotoGP and the English Premier League, bringing competition to a market that had become dominated by Telefonica
DAZN picks up rights to Usyk v Bellew
Live and on-demand sport streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in a host of markets to this weekend’s undisputed cruiserweight boxing clash between champion Oleksandr Usyk and former world champion Tony Bell…
EXCLUSIVE: DAZN to launch in Brazil and Latin America; will show Serie A and Ligue 1
Streaming platform DAZN is preparing to launch its OTT service in Brazil and Latin America in the coming weeks and is close to securing rights to Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1 in both regions, mul…
DAZN closes in on blockbuster Canelo deal with Golden Boy
DAZN is closing in on a long-term deal with Golden Boy Promotions in the US that would see at least two of Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez's fights shown exclusively on the platform.
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German cartel office to investigate Sky’s Champions League deal with DAZN
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office, the Bundeskartellamt, is to investigate a sublicensing agreement between pay-television broadcaster Sky and digital media company DAZN Group for rights to the Uefa Champions L…
Perform set to rebrand as DAZN Group
Digital media company Perform has announced it will rebrand as DAZN Group, and split its operations into two separate entities: DAZN and Perform Content.
DAZN to show Joshua v Povetkin in Canada
Anthony Joshua’s latest defence of his WBA, IBF and WBO titles on September 22 will air exclusively in Canada on Perform-owned streaming platform DAZN.
Slipper joins Pitch International as executive chairman
Oli Slipper, co-founder of digital media company Perform, has been appointed executive chairman of the Pitch International agency
DAZN pays up to keep hold of Serie A in Germany and Austria
Perform-owned OTT service DAZN has paid an increase of close to 70 per cent to retain its hold on rights to Italy’s Serie A in Germany and Austria.
Serie A and Lega B conclude deals for minor domestic rights
Italian state broadcaster Rai acquired extensive free-to-air television highlights and radio rights to the country’s second football division, Lega B, for the next three seasons, 2018-19 to 2020-21, i…
Perform-IMG call off fruitless Copa Sudamericana tender
Copa Sudamericana rights could be sold to a single broadcaster across Latin America and Brazil, as FC Diez Media has called off tender processes in both territories and entered private negotiations.
DAZN follows Matchroom deal with Bellator partnership
DAZN, the live and on-demand streaming service owned by digital sports media specialist Perform, has bolstered its combat sports content by agreeing a multi-year rights deal with US mixed martial arts promotion Bellator.
EHF secures 300% increase as Infront and Perform join forces
The European Handball Federation has increased the value of its global media and marketing rights by up to 300 per cent in a new deal with a joint venture comprised of the Infront agency and digital media company Perform.