DAZN reportedly searching for cash infusion, possibly by selling the whole business
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DAZN postpones its boxing events until at least July, furloughs live event staff until then
Some fights affected by this postponement include Regis Prograis-Maurice Hooker, Demetrius Andrade-Liam Williams, Canelo Alvarez-Billy Joe Saunders, and Anthony Joshua-Kubrat Pulev.
Paul Finebaum could leave ESPN after 2020 CFB season and take his show elsewhere, and he’s also met with networks about a sitcom
Finebaum could possibly leave ESPN as soon as after the 2020 college football season, and DAZN or a startup like The Ringer have been floated as possible options.
DAZN’s ‘ONE NIGHT: JOSHUA vs RUIZ’ on historic Ruiz vs Joshua upset competently does its job
This isn't like HBO's 24/7, and in this case, it works.
DAZN is reportedly looking to raise $500 million for further rights deals
While DAZN owner Len Blavatnik is worth an estimated $25.5 billion, he's looking to outside investors for further money for DAZN, likely in an effort to expand its rights portfolio.
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."
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."
