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DAZN has announced that it is the latest client of GeoComply Solutions – a provider of anti-fraud and geolocation solutions – to use GeoGuard. The application provides ‘advanced protection’ against usage of VPNs, Tors, Proxies, and other advanced location spoofing techniques.  The sports streaming and entertainment platform will utilise the technology to provide a solution for robust geo-blocking and reduce …

Global sports and entertainment platform DAZN has announced that it is going to broadcast all tournaments on the DP World Tour. The new media rights partnership will see the golfing competition bolster its distribution in the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region. DAZN will now have co-exclusive live subscription OTT rights, alongside Sky Germany, with the first tournament available to …

The EFL and its clubs have agreed a £935m domestic rights deal with Sky Sports over a five-year period which will see over 1,000 matches broadcasted each season. Ending DAZN’s hopes of buying the rights to show every EFL match, this is a record number of games for any club football agreement, with the arrangement being made up of guaranteed …

Sky Sports is set to continue to show the EFL after being named the ‘preferred bidder for 2024 onwards.’ The British broadcaster has held the live rights to the league since 2002, but its partnership recently became uncertain with the EFL revealing that it was open to ‘new ideas and partners’. Last week, it was reported that DAZN was looking …

DAZN is looking to buy the rights to show every EFL game, reports are suggesting, in a bid to remove the UK’s 3pm blackout. With a large number of matches available, the rights offering has been split up into more than 20 packages including all three EFL divisions, the play-offs, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The company is …

The Professional Fighters League (PFL), an MMA promotion targeting European expansion, has signed DAZN Bet as a commercial partner. DAZN Group’s newly launched online sportsbook and igaming brand will become the official bookmaking partner of the PFL for the remainder of 2023, as the league’s European division makes its debut this Saturday in Newcastle, UK. Mark Kemp, DAZN Bet CEO, …

Playtech Plc has announced that it will serve as lead online casino solutions provider for DAZN Bet – the online gambling venture of global OTT sports broadcaster DAZN Group.  DAZN Bet was officially ‘soft-launched’ last summer, making its online gambling debut in the UK market. Updating the media, Playtech informed that it has been selected to ”provide a range of …

DAZN will expand its UK coverage by hosting its new ‘DAZN 1HD’ programme available on Sky’s digital platform (Channel 429). The move comes ahead of a significant period for the group, with it preparing to host the return of Anthony Joshua. DAZN Group CEO Shay Segev said: “Getting DAZN widely distributed is a priority for us as it delivers our great and …

DAZN has announced the appointment of Marc Watson as the group’s new Chief Commercial Officer. The hiring follows the sports media company’s completion of the acquisition of ELEVEN Group businesses and social media creative agency Team Whistle last week, as it seeked to enhance its European football portfolio and in turn broaden its footprint in sports broadcasting.  Watson is set …

DAZN Group has finalised acquiring ELEVEN Group businesses, seeking to enhance its European football portfolio and in turn broaden its footprint in sports broadcasting.  As well as offering local sports content in Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Canada, US and UK, DAZN adds Belgium, Portugal and Taiwan to its list of territories.  Belgium includes the domestic football league (Jupiler Pro League) …