Nordic SVOD Viaplay has struck a £30m (£36m) deal to buy UK streamer Premier Sports and hired a DAZN exec to run its operations in the country. Viaplay, which today unveiled Edward Breeze as its SVP & head of sports UK, described the acquisition as a “significant acceleration” of its ambitions in the UK, where […]
DAZN snags Chelsea FC doc Sports streamer DAZN has acquired worldwide rights excluding Asia-Pacific to Fulwell 73’s docuseries One Team, One Dream. The show is a behind-the-scenes look at Chelsea FC Women (CFCW) and has been produced in partnership with Waffle Iron Entertainment. It is produced and directed by Alex Sunderland (The Secret Life Of […]
UK-based sports SVOD DAZN has secured a multi-project development deal with Brazilian football star Ronaldo Nazario, with three original series set to headline its global content slate for 2021. DAZN will produce the shows, which are set to launch globally on the service between 2021-2023, with the first named as El Presidente, a six-part docuseries […]
Former Disney+ chief Kevin Mayer has been appointed as chairman of the board of directors at sports streamer DAZN. Mayer was a driving force behind the launch of Disney+ as the company’s chair of DTC and international, and previously led the acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 21st Century Fox as chief strategy officer. He […]
Sports streamer DAZN names co-CEO Sports streamer DAZN has finalised its corporate restructuring that started over six months ago by naming a new co-CEO. Acting CEO James Rushton – who was promoted from the role of finance boss in July 2020 – has been confirmed as co-CEO, while DAZN has also announced the hire of […]
Amazon unveils BBCS’s kabaddi series Amazon Prime Video is preparing to launch a BBC Studios India series exploring the sport of kabaddi. Sons Of The Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers is being produced by BBCS India and follows the team’s journey during its seventh season of Pro Kabaddi League, as they strive to win the season […]
Sports streamer DAZN has unveiled a partnership with shortform mobile platform TikTok to create a new football hub on the app in Germany. The portal will provide viewers with exclusive behind-the-scenes football coverage, including live streams, challenges, tutorials and videos from football stars like Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies. It will also provide access to football-themed […]
Sport streamer DAZN is to resume its international expansion plans on July 24, TBI’s sister title DTVE has learned. While not mentioning an official full release date, DAZN sent an email to users who had registered their interest offering “free early access to the new home of fight sports as a Beta Community tester.” The […]
Sports streamer DAZN will expand to more than 200 countries and territories in 2020, up from just nine at present. DAZN said that the first global event for the service will be Canelo Alvarez’s soon-to-be-announced boxing bout during Cinco de Mayo Weekend, which will take place on Saturday, May 2. During the initial expansion period, […]
Sports streamer DAZN has landed the rights to Spain’s premier domestic cup competition, the Copa Del Rey, in a raft of markets including Spain and Germany. The Copa Del Rey will also stream on DAZN in Austria, Switzerland and Japan. The three-year deal covers the upcoming seasons from 2019/20 to 2021/22 and represents DAZN’s first […]
