DAZN
British sports streaming platform
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| March 2025 | DAZN announced a rights agreement for LIV Golf covering 200 territories, with exclusive rights in Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal and Switzerland, including hosting the LIV Golf+ FAST platform. |
| 2025 | DAZN secures broadcasting rights for UEFA Women's Champions League until 2025 worldwide, excluding Middle East, North Africa, China and its territories. |
| February 2025 | Surj Sports Investment, the sporting arm of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, agreed to invest $1 billion in DAZN for a stake of less than 5%. |
| February 18 2025 | Published 2023 financial accounts at Companies House, which were delayed and reported group-level losses of $1.46 billion. |
| 2024 | DAZN continued its chess programming by broadcasting the Global Chess League, showcasing competitive chess at an international level. |
| December 2024 | DAZN acquired exclusive international rights to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. |
| December 2024 | DAZN acquired exclusive international rights to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and announced the acquisition of Australian pay television provider Foxtel for AU$3.4 billion. |
| October 2024 | DAZN reached an agreement with Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority for exclusive rights to Riyadh Season events and international boxing rights. |
| 2023 | The Munich I Regional Court largely agreed with the VZBV's complaints against DAZN, validating concerns about the company's contract practices. |
| 2023 | DAZN broadcasted the Champions Chess Tour, a global chess competition featuring top international chess players. |
| 2023 | DAZN was found to have controversial subscription practices, advertising a monthly subscription at $19.99 while requiring customers to be locked into a 12-month contract with no early cancellation option. |
| 2023 | DAZN was sued by the German Federal Association of Consumer Organizations (VZBV) for using non-transparent contract clauses that allowed excessive contractual changes. |
| August 2023 | DAZN acquired US-based women's football streaming platform ATA Football. The service launched in France with a sub-licensing agreement with Canal+ and signed a five-year partnership with Fanatics, Inc. |
| July 2023 | DAZN partnered with DAIMANI to launch an integrated ticketing product. The service also launched in Belgium, Portugal, and Taiwan. |
| May 2023 | DAZN launched two global FAST channels: DAZN Combat and DAZN Women's Football, available through LG, Samsung TV Plus, and VIDAA. |
| March 2023 | DAZN extended its deal with J.League to 2033, continuing its commitment to Japanese football broadcasting. |
| March 2023 | DAZN Chairman Kevin A. Mayer's two-year term ended. DAZN launched the DAZN 1 channel on Sky in the UK and Ireland. |
| February 2023 | DAZN finalized the acquisition of Eleven Group and announced acquiring global rights to NFL's Game Pass service outside the U.S. and China. |
| February 2023 | DAZN acquired the global rights to NFL's Game Pass service outside of the U.S. and China under a 10-year deal beginning in the 2023 NFL season. |
| January 2023 | DAZN signed a five-year deal with Misfits Boxing and a multi-year agreement with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) to carry programming in 42 Asian and European territories. |
| January 2023 | DAZN agreed to take urgent steps to improve its service in Italy after meeting with Italian government ministers Adolfo Urso and Andrea Abodi. |
| 2022 | Most recent published accounts showed continued substantial financial losses. |
| September 2022 | DAZN announced the acquisition of sports broadcaster Eleven Group, expanding its position in Asia and Europe, with the acquisition finalized in February 2023. |
| August 2022 | DAZN and Misfits Boxing launched 'MF & DAZN: X Series', a series of crossover boxing events featuring influencers and celebrities. |
| August 2022 | DAZN experienced technical issues during the Serie A season opening day, leading to condemnation by Italian politicians and consumer protection organization Udicon. AGCOM intervened, forcing DAZN to issue an apology and offer customer compensation. |
| June 2022 | DAZN announced a global broadcasting deal with boxer Anthony Joshua, valued at £100 million per year, starting with his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk on 20 August. |
| May 2022 | DAZN signed a deal to carry Red Bull TV and a four-event deal with KSI's Misfits Boxing for 'MF & DAZN: X Series' boxing cards. |
| April 2022 | DAZN launched 'DAZN Bet' in the UK and signed a strategic partnership with Pragmatic Group to develop its sports betting product. |
| March 24 2022 | DAZN Moments launched, a service for sports entertainment including NFTs, which would later be terminated on 30 November 2023. |
| December 2021 | DAZN was awarded the 2021 Apple TV App of the Year. |
| November 2021 | DAZN launched DAZN X, its innovation hub. |
| October 2021 | DAZN launched its proprietary video player, Mercury. |
| September 2021 | Italian consumer group Codacons threatened a class action lawsuit against DAZN for service blackouts during Serie A football broadcasts, prompting investigations by Italian telecommunications regulator AGCOM and the country's antitrust body. |
| July 2021 | DAZN agreed to an eight-year deal for broadcasting rights of Japan's Women Empowerment League. |
| June 2021 | DAZN announced a five-year agreement with Matchroom Sport and a four-year global broadcasting deal for UEFA Women's Champions League, partnering with YouTube to simulcast 61 matches. |
| March 2021 | Kevin A. Mayer, former Walt Disney executive, became DAZN chairman, replacing John Skipper. DAZN secured exclusive broadcasting rights for Serie A TIM in Italy and LaLiga in Spain. |
| January 2021 | Shay Segev, former Entain CEO, was named new CEO of DAZN, working alongside founder James Rushton. |
| 2020 | TPG's Integrated Media Company (IMC) acquired a majority stake in Goal, with DAZN retaining a significant minority stake in the football portal. |
| December 2020 | DAZN sold Sporting News to PAX Holdings. |
| October 2020 | DAZN reached a deal to sell stakes in Goal, Spox, and VoetbalZone to Integrated Media Company (IMC). |
| September 2020 | DAZN extended carriage agreement with Eurosport through August 2023, adding Switzerland to the agreement. |
| May 2020 | DAZN terminated its broadcast partnership with Pat McAfee. |
| March 2020 | Due to COVID-19 pandemic, DAZN declared it would not pay rightsholders for undelivered content under their contracts. |
| March 2020 | DAZN announced expansion into 200 additional countries worldwide, focusing on boxing and original content distribution. |
| 2019 | Started a period of annual losses before tax exceeding £1 billion. |
| September 2019 | Comcast reached a deal with DAZN to offer the DAZN app on Xfinity X1 cable boxes, marking the first U.S. television provider to support the service within their platform. |
| July 2019 | Pat McAfee signed a content deal with DAZN to add television simulcasts of his podcast and show, along with NFL-related content. |
| July 2019 | DAZN reached a syndication deal with Eurosport in Austria, Germany, Italy, and Spain, and sub-licensed 45 Bundesliga matches. |
| May 2019 | DAZN announced expansion into Brazil as its ninth market, acquiring rights to Copa Sudamericana and Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. |
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