“DAZN”, which handles flat-rate video distribution services for sports such as Meiji Yasuda Life J League, overseas soccer, and professional baseball, will raise the monthly fee from February 22, this year. Among them, it seems unclear whether it will be possible to acquire the broadcasting rights for the Premier League (England 1st Division) after the 2022/23 season.
DAZN started sports video distribution service in Japan on August 23, 2016. When the J-League match broadcast starts from the 2017 season, major European leagues such as the Premier League and LaLiga will also be distributed one after another. In 2018, live distribution of professional baseball began, and since then, he has been involved in numerous sports broadcasts such as tennis, motor sports, rugby, and American football. On the other hand, the broadcast of the game that was scheduled to be broadcast so far has been canceled on the day of the event, causing problems frequently, and viewers have criticized the quality of the service.
Such DAZN announced the price revision from the 22nd of next month to the contractor on the 21st of this month. “Since the start of the DAZN service in August 2016, DAZN has distributed the Meiji Yasuda Life J League, professional baseball, soccer representatives from Japan, etc., and also distributed DAZN original content, but it will continue to be even more in the future. We will revise the price to deliver a premium sports experience. The new price will be applied sequentially from Tuesday, February 22, this year. ” In addition, with this price revision, the monthly fee has changed from 1925 yen (including tax) to 3000 yen, and ripples are spreading among sports fans.
Among them, in Japan, as of January 23, the distribution source of the Premier League broadcasting rights from the 2022/23 season to the 2024/25 season has not been decided. The official website of the Premier League has a list of companies that have acquired broadcasting rights in countries such as European countries, Asia, North and Central America, and South America, but there is no mention of Japan.
In addition, the British media “Sport Business” reported on the 19th of this month that the sale of the next broadcasting rights of the Premier League has started in 14 Asian countries including Japan. The distribution source in Japan is expected to be decided within a few weeks.
In addition, DAZN suddenly stopped broadcasting the UEFA Champions League (CL) and Europa League (EL) in Japan in the middle of the 2020/21 season. If you can’t get the right to broadcast the Premier League, you’ll inevitably get more criticism.
