📺 Battle for TV rights: DAZN announces key extension

What’s Happening

Not gonna lie, In the battle for broadcasting rights to major football events, DAZN has achieved a partial success.

As the streaming platform locked in on Thursday, the package with all important international match… 📺 Battle for TV rights: DAZN announces key extension Powered by 📺 Battle for TV rights: DAZN announces key extension OneFootball Thu, at 12:18 PM UTC · 1 min read In the battle for broadcasting rights to major football events, DAZN has achieved a partial success. (wild, right?)

Before, the contract with UEFA only ran until the 2026 World Cup, but now it continues until the 2028 European Championship in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The Details

The new agreement includes, among other things, the UEFA Nations League including the final tournament, the 2028 European Championship qualifying matches, and various friendly matches. A large portion of the games will be shown live on DAZN.

But, the matches of the respective home teams – such as the German national team in Germany – will only be broadcast with a delay as “Re-live”. Alice Mascia, CEO of DAZN in the DACH region, says: “We are pleased to extend our partnership with UEFA and to offer the fandom of all nations the most comprehensive and best live football coverage.

Why This Matters

We are committed to high-quality content and innovation in the long term to continuously improve the experience for our rs. ” and, the contract still includes the World Cup play-offs in March 2026, where the last four European spots for the tournament in North and Central America will be awarded. The qualifying groups for the 2028 European Championship will be drawn on , in Belfast, and the group stage will take place from March to November 2027.

This could change the dynamics of the sport going forward.

Key Takeaways

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• You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

The Bottom Line

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