DAZN
Sign in to saveDAZN (; pronounced "da zone") is a British over-the-top sports streaming and entertainment platform. Founded in 2007 known as Perform Group via the merger of Premium TV Limited and Inform Group, it is owned by Access Industries, the investment group founded by Sir Len Blavatnik, and is headquartered in London, England. Shay Segev is DAZN's CEO as of January 2021. The non-executive directors are Lincoln Benet, John Gleasure, Guillaume D’Hauteville, Andrew Cramer, and Danny Townsend. Cramer's and Townsend's appointments followed DAZN's acquisition of Foxtel and Surj Sports $1 billion investment
Key facts
- Website.name
- DAZN Group Limited
- Website.logo
- 170px|class=skin-invert
- Website.screenshot
- DAZN Screenshot iPhone.png
- Website.caption
- Screenshot of the app
- Website.type
- Subsidiary
- Website.language
- Chinese, English, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish
- Website.collapsible
- yes
- Website.location
- Hammersmith, London, England
- Website.area_served
- 200+ countries and territories
- Website.owner
- Access Industries
- Website.industry
- Internet television, sports broadcasting, sports journalism
- Website.CEO
- Shay Segev
- Website.key_people
- Darren Waterman (CFO) Sandeep Tiku (CTO)
- Website.ipv6
- Yes
- Website.foundation
- (as Perform Group) (as DAZN)
- Website.subsid
- DAZN BetTeam WhistleFoxtel
- Website.revenue
- £1,373.8 million (2022)
- Website.operating_income
- −£1,095.3 million (2022)
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.dazn.com
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- Alexa rank
- 7027
- date of official opening
- 2019-08-10
- Commons category
- DAZN
- inception
- 2015-07-08
- social media followers
- 4600000
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
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71 sectionsContents
- History
- Formation and launch of the DAZN platform (2007–2018)
- US expansion, combat sports launch and corporate restructure (2018)
- European and Asian launch (2018–2020)
- Global launch and appointment of Shay Segev (2020–2021)
- Diversification, continued expansions (2022–2024)
- Saudi investments, acquisition of Foxtel (2024–present)
- Availability and access
- Controversies
- Technical issues
- Serie A in Italy
- Business ethics
- Financial performance
- Crash and clash with the French football
- Belgian football
- Programming
- Sports rights
- Football
- 3x3 Basketball
- American football
- Aquatic sports
- Archery
- Athletics
- Baseball
- Baseball5
- Basketball
- Beach soccer
- Chess
- Combat sports
- Cricket
- CrossFit
- Cue sports
- Cycling
- Darts
- Equestrian sports
- eSports
- Field hockey
- Fishing
- Five-a-side football
- Golf
- Handball
- Historic football
- Horse racing
- Ice hockey
- Indoor football
- Motorsport
- Multi-sport
- Netball
- Padel
- Pickleball
- Professional wrestling
- Rodeo
- Roller hockey
- Rugby sevens
- Rugby union
- Sailing
- Skateboarding
- Softball
- Squash
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Ultramarathon
- Volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Winter sports
- Woodchopping
- Linear channels
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
DAZN (; pronounced "da zone") is a British over-the-top sports streaming and entertainment platform. Founded in 2007 known as Perform Group via the merger of Premium TV Limited and Inform Group, it is owned by Access Industries, the investment group founded by Sir Len Blavatnik, and is headquartered in London, England. Shay Segev is DAZN's CEO as of January 2021. The non-executive directors are Lincoln Benet, John Gleasure, Guillaume D’Hauteville, Andrew Cramer, and Danny Townsend. Cramer's and Townsend's appointments followed DAZN's acquisition of Foxtel and Surj Sports $1 billion investment in DAZN respectively.
The DAZN platform was founded in 2015, and states it broadcasts live and on-demand sport in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. DAZN holds key domestic broadcast rights in Italy, Spain, Germany, Japan, France, Portugal, Belgium, Taiwan, the United States, and Canada. It is considered Europe's largest digital sports broadcaster, with over 75 programming rights. As of 2024, DAZN claimed to be approaching 20 million paid subscribers globally.