DAZN Boosts College Sports Coverage with Fox Sports Deal
- * DAZN expands US college sports rights: DAZN has secured a multi-year sublicensing deal wiht fox Sports too stream US college American football and basketball games internationally.
Here’s a breakdown of the key facts from the article:
* DAZN expands US college sports rights: DAZN has secured a multi-year sublicensing deal wiht fox Sports too stream US college American football and basketball games internationally.
* Big Ten Coverage: A significant part of the deal is the rights to all of Fox Sports’ regular-season Big Ten football games (24-32 per season) and the championship game, globally. This also includes men’s and women’s basketball games and the 24-hour Big Ten Network feed.
* Other Conferences: The deal also includes football games from the Big 12 and Mountain west Conferences, and basketball games from the Big 12 and Big East.
* Exclusivity & Free Access: Most games will be exclusive to DAZN, but will be available free-to-air for a limited time.
* Fox’s Big Ten Rights: Fox is part of a larger, long-term ($7.5 billion) deal with CBS and NBC for Big Ten rights, airing 24-32 football games per season and select championship games.
* Previous Deal with ESPN: This follows a previous deal where DAZN sublicensed rights from ESPN for football and basketball fixtures in Europe and the MENA region, including NCAA March Madness.
* ESPN Deal Details: DAZN will showcase around 20 games per week from the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball championships and 63 games of the NCAA March Madness tournaments. Thay will also air 25 college football games a week during the regular season.