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DAZN Triples Bundesliga Rights from 2021 in Transformational Agreement for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Largest package of European domestic football rights ever awarded to a streaming service; DAZN to show exclusive Bundesliga matches on two out of three days each week

Berlin and London(22 Jun 2020)

DAZN, the global sports streaming service, is the “New Home of Football” in Germany after being awarded extensive live and exclusive rights to the Bundesliga for four seasons as part of a transformational agreement. 

From 2021 to 2025, DAZN will show every Friday and Sunday match in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As the exclusive broadcaster of games on two out of three days each week, DAZN will stream 106 matches per season.

The agreement is the largest package of major domestic football rights ever awarded to a streaming service in Europe. Highlights of every Bundesliga game shown live will also be available on the platform. 

“This is a watershed moment in the growth and maturity of sport streaming services and the logical next step as we continue to invest in our most mature market and the future of sport,” said Simon Denyer, DAZN Group CEO. “The partnership with the DFL is transformational and underlines our long-term commitment to supporting our partners while bringing the best possible sport to fans in an affordable, accessible and flexible way.”

DAZN offers more live sport than anyone else in Germany and is now the “New Home of Football” in the market with an unrivalled content offering. The sport streaming service’s key football rights include: Bundesliga, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League, LaLiga, Serie A, Serie B, Ligue 1, Ligue 2, EFL Championship, FA Cup, Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italia, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, MLS and much more.

About DAZN Group  

DAZN Group is one of the fastest growing sports media companies in the world. Headquartered in the UK and with 2,800 employees in over 25 countries, our businesses touch every aspect of the way fans engage with sports; from production, through to content distribution and commercialisation. DAZN Group is home to DAZN, the leading global sport streaming service, as well as some of the most popular sport portals, including DAZN News, Goal, Sporting News, and Spox.com. DAZN is leading the charge to give sports fans around the world access to sport anytime, anywhere. DAZN guarantees affordable access on most connected devices including smart TVs, set-top boxes, streaming sticks, smartphones, tablets, PCs and game consoles. DAZN is live in Austria, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the United States. In 2020, DAZN will dramatically increase its presence, expanding to more than 200 countries and territories. Visit https://media.dazn.com for more information.