DAZN’s Joe Markowski says Comcast deal could lead to deals with other providers: “Comcast is the first domino to fall.”
"This is going to supercharge what will already be a lucrative three or four-month period at the end of the year for us."
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Campbell McLaren on Combate Americas: “Our goal is to be the number-two sport in the world for Hispanic sports fans.”
"If you had $1 billion, that is probably not enough money to compete with the UFC; they're so established and they're so good at what they do. I didn't want to recreate that. Combate, my feeling is very different; I think it's reinventing MMA."
John Skipper confirms DAZN’s interested in Sunday Ticket: “We know that NFL content is a game-changer”
"We know that NFL content is a game-changer for people and it helps to build emerging platforms. It helped to build ESPN, Fox Broadcasting and DirecTV. We’d love for it to help build DAZN."
DAZN goes public with anticipated push for U.S. NFL content, but will they actually get it?
"We’re definitely interested in looking at the NFL rights. Our strategy is to be a major player in sports rights via OTT, and the U.S. and Canada have the highest penetration of OTT in the world."
DAZN reported to have more than 4 million subscribers since starting operation last year
Dependent on boxing and MMA, DAZN hopes to build on its current subscriber base
DAZN ChangeUp is unlike every whiparound show you’ve ever seen—for better and for worse
Jamie Horowitz is DAZN’s new head of content, nearly two years after exit from Fox
The former head of Fox Sports has a new gig where embracing debate might be more difficult.
DAZN partnering with Uninterrupted for Canelo-Jacobs docuseries
DAZN is getting some original content.
DAZN has sold its Perform division to STATS LLC owner Vista, including Opta, RunningBall and Watch&Bet
STATS now has even more data, and DAZN now has more money to bid for rights.
John Skipper says DAZN “hung up a sign” of non-boxing interest with ChangeUp: are they chasing Sunday Ticket?
Skipper said ChangeUp is "pretty clearly intended to send a signal that we are interested in the major sports in this country."
Bill Simmons and John Skipper on the Ringer-DAZN “three-month quickie marriage,” DAZN’s name, Jann Wenner and more
Simmons said "I think both of us found we had such a history together that was mostly really good and rewarding that it would be fun to work together again, even if it was in a pretty small way."
John Skipper tells Bill Simmons ESPN contract non-renewal was “because you weren’t going to stay,” Simmons says “that is true”
Skipper said "Look, in retrospect, we both in some ways looked a little petulant, foolish. And we would have been more dignified had we said 'Let's get in a room and figure what we're going to do here.'"
DAZN is close to selling off some of its Perform content unit to STATS owner Vista, is looking to fund further rights deals
DAZN appears to be raising money for rights deals by selling off some of its data operations.
John Skipper will appear on Bill Simmons’ podcast, bringing back their complicated ESPN history
Bill Simmons and John Skipper are going to be podcasting together.
DAZN doubles monthly subscription fee, hoping to steer fans towards new annual option
DAZN wants you to choose if you're in or out.
