| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? 17:05 - Mar 30 with 2802 views | KeithHaynes |
* DAZN wants to stream all 1,656 EFL matches per season
* Sky, TNT Sports, Amazon, Apple and Viaplay all reportedly circling deal
* EFL would be open to hybrid option involving more than one broadcaster
* Sports media company DAZN is bidding to show every English Football League (EFL) match live in the UK and globally, according to The Times.
Should it succeed, the deal would reportedly lead to the end of the UK’s Saturday 3pm TV blackout, with all 1,656 games per season across the second, third and fourth tiers of English soccer being made available to DAZN subscribers.
Under the existing contract, the EFL makes 138 games and the playoffs available to its incumbent broadcast partner Sky Sports. With that deal expiring, the EFL issued a request for proposal (RFP) document to interested parties last year, stating nothing is off the table — including the removal of Article 48 of Uefa’s statutes which prevents any match from being shown in the UK between 2.45pm and 5.15pm on a Saturday.
The EFL told SportsPro at the time the RFP was issued that it wants to explore a partnership with a mainstream streaming platform, especially given their ability to reach a more youthful demographic.
Comcast-owned Sky is currently paying approximately UK£119 million (US$147 million) per year for its broadcast partnership until the end of the 2023/24 season. The Daily Mail reported last month that the EFL is seeking a new rights deal worth more than UK£200 million (US$247 million) annually and competition among broadcasters is believed to be fierce. As well as DAZN, Sky, Viaplay, Apple and BT Sport, which is rebranding as TNT Sports from July, have all been linked with the EFL deal. The auction is expected to conclude this summer.
According to The Times, the EFL is open to a hybrid option, which would see more than one platform show matches, including a terrestrial broadcaster.
DAZN is said to be seeking a deal that would run for at least five years and would be prepared to share some games, but would like to be the main hub for EFL globally. It is unclear at this point what such an arrangement would mean for the iFollow product, which allows teams to sell select matches to fans directly.
DAZN recently introduced its first UK linear channel on Sky’s pay-TV platform, offering the traditional broadcast outlet that would likely be essential to delivering the EFL contract.
The newspaper also reports that DAZN will follow up its promise to bid for Premier League domestic rights when broadcasters are likely to be invited to tender later this year. Sky, BT and Amazon are in the first season of their UK£5 billion (US$6.2 billion) deal with English soccer’s top flight which expires at the end of the 2024/25 campaign.
Shay Segev, DAZN’s chief executive, told The Times in February that landing domestic Premier League rights is a “high priority” for the company.
Sources close to DAZN told SportsPro that the company wants to “work in partnership with the EFL and their clubs to help grow the reach and value of their competitions” and feels the league is “underexposed”.
The sources added that the deal “would create equal billing for all 72 clubs, allowing them to grow their fanbases and commercial revenues”.
“All recent evidence points to the more matches that are broadcast the better it is for attendances,” the sources continued.
“[It] could help close the gap with the Premier League — which is good for the whole league structure.
“The platform is uniquely placed to help clubs target the next generation of fans with its digital and social capabilities.”
SportsPro says…
DAZN is the latest streaming service to reportedly throw its hat in the ring for EFL rights, joining Apple and Viaplay.
Should the Saturday 3pm blackout be ditched, it will mark a seismic change in how English soccer is broadcast in the country and present a dilemma for the EFL. The extra rights revenue will be warmly received but clubs could lose matchday income, which remains a vital money maker for teams lower down the pyramid.
For DAZN, landing the EFL, and potentially the Premier League, would help establish itself in its home market, having primarily relied on boxing up to this point. The EFL may lack the broad appeal of the Premier League but it consists of 72 clubs and its reach should not be dismissed.
Nevertheless, the EFL will welcome all the interest as it seeks to get the best deal for its clubs that are struggling to recover from the damaging financial impact of the pandemic. |  |
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 17:24 - Mar 30 with 2756 views | felixstowe_jack |
Just depends how much they are willing to pay for the TV rights.
£500 million would see each club get £7 million. Also dependent how the EFL share it out to compensate for loss of match day income.
£10 million per championship team.
£6 million per league one team
£3 million per league Two team
Plus trickle down to non league and grass routes. |  |
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 17:41 - Mar 30 with 2722 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
DAZN s majority owner is a an Ukrainian "magnate" from Odessa who did very well out of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. The word 'Oligarch' does not feature on his wiki page much.
Knighted in the UK Sir Leonard resides in the USA. He has the cash behind DAZN. He sued Morgan Chase and won after the banking crisis. The rest of us taxpayers just paid up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Blavatnik
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 18:11 - Mar 30 with 2685 views | SullutaCreturned |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 17:41 - Mar 30 by ReslovenSwan1 |
DAZN s majority owner is a an Ukrainian "magnate" from Odessa who did very well out of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. The word 'Oligarch' does not feature on his wiki page much.
Knighted in the UK Sir Leonard resides in the USA. He has the cash behind DAZN. He sued Morgan Chase and won after the banking crisis. The rest of us taxpayers just paid up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Blavatnik
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He's just another rich "B" lookingbto get even richer. I see this as a positive move for us non EPL fans as we will get to see more games and for those who cannot make it, either home, away or both it will be ideal.
I don't think it will affect matchday crowds too much either, maybe when the weather is bad but otherwise most fans prefer the stadium atmosphere. it will allow away fans to see it too which could increase revenue. | | | |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 09:06 - Mar 31 with 2534 views | felixstowe_jack |
Not sure the DAZN deal is that good they are only offering £200 million per year. The current TV deal is worth £100 million per year. | |
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 17:28 - Mar 31 with 2463 views | Flashberryjack |
Without looking at it in depth, I would definitely go for it. |  |
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 17:47 - Mar 31 with 2453 views | SullutaCreturned |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 09:06 - Mar 31 by felixstowe_jack |
Not sure the DAZN deal is that good they are only offering £200 million per year. The current TV deal is worth £100 million per year. |
So if someone offered to double your income you'd turn it down as not good enough? | | | |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 18:28 - Mar 31 with 2427 views | felixstowe_jack |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 17:47 - Mar 31 by SullutaCreturned |
So if someone offered to double your income you'd turn it down as not good enough? |
TV rights have been going up year on year. SKY have had the EFL TV Rights since 2002 and currently pay £119 agreed when the contract was last signed 2019.
Several Broadcast companies are interested in obtaining rights from season 2024/25. There are several packages available.
The offer to televise all 1656 games live for £200 million instead of £119 for the current 118 league games plus play off games and EFL cups seems very low. SKY are currently pay £1 million a match. DAZN are offering £121,000 per match.
Hopefully a bidding war will break out and higher offers will received | |
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 18:38 - Mar 31 with 2425 views | SullutaCreturned |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 18:28 - Mar 31 by felixstowe_jack |
TV rights have been going up year on year. SKY have had the EFL TV Rights since 2002 and currently pay £119 agreed when the contract was last signed 2019.
Several Broadcast companies are interested in obtaining rights from season 2024/25. There are several packages available.
The offer to televise all 1656 games live for £200 million instead of £119 for the current 118 league games plus play off games and EFL cups seems very low. SKY are currently pay £1 million a match. DAZN are offering £121,000 per match.
Hopefully a bidding war will break out and higher offers will received |
Maybe a bidding war will break out but SKY are definitely not going to offer a massive sum for EFL games, they are all in with the EPL.
There may be others willing to pay more but how much interest is there in the EFL, in the Championship there may be some but hardly any in the lower leagues.
If no one else makes a bid then this is the best deal on offer. It's hardly a comparable thing, an EFL match versus an EPL match and even in the EPL a lot of neutrals will watch the top 6-8 but tv audiences will drop for many other games.
I honestly think TV rights are going to start dropping now. They hit their peak. | | | |
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 19:09 - Mar 31 with 2415 views | felixstowe_jack |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 18:38 - Mar 31 by SullutaCreturned |
Maybe a bidding war will break out but SKY are definitely not going to offer a massive sum for EFL games, they are all in with the EPL.
There may be others willing to pay more but how much interest is there in the EFL, in the Championship there may be some but hardly any in the lower leagues.
If no one else makes a bid then this is the best deal on offer. It's hardly a comparable thing, an EFL match versus an EPL match and even in the EPL a lot of neutrals will watch the top 6-8 but tv audiences will drop for many other games.
I honestly think TV rights are going to start dropping now. They hit their peak. |
Not sure I agree with you that nobody is interested in the EFL
More people attend EFL match every season than PL matches.
19 million EFL
14.5 million PL
Lots of championship fans seem happy to pay Sky to watch the matches.
It is also popular worldwide via international broadcast partners. | |
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 19:32 - Mar 31 with 2404 views | KeithHaynes |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 19:09 - Mar 31 by felixstowe_jack |
Not sure I agree with you that nobody is interested in the EFL
More people attend EFL match every season than PL matches.
19 million EFL
14.5 million PL
Lots of championship fans seem happy to pay Sky to watch the matches.
It is also popular worldwide via international broadcast partners. |
This will also see non league benefit if they schedule their fixtures correctly and link in with their local EFL clubs. | |
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 07:32 - Apr 5 with 2238 views | felixstowe_jack |
Sky have been selected as EFL preferred bidder. The EFL and sky now have a month to sort out a new improved offer. | |
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 09:46 - Apr 5 with 2211 views | EagleEye |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 07:32 - Apr 5 by felixstowe_jack |
Sky have been selected as EFL preferred bidder. The EFL and sky now have a month to sort out a new improved offer. |
This means players wages will go up even higher, attendances will drop & less fans will travel. |  | | |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 10:33 - Apr 5 with 2199 views | Whiterockin |
So exactly what is the current deal with iFollow who currently stream many EFL games. I think the Swans are one of the clubs to opt out. But is there a deal/contract in place. |  | | |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 10:44 - Apr 5 with 2195 views | ThurrockJack92 |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 09:46 - Apr 5 by EagleEye |
This means players wages will go up even higher, attendances will drop & less fans will travel. |
Never agreed with this take. Watching a game in person and at home are completely different imo. Matchday is more of an "experience" and people who want that are not going to stop going to games because they can see them on TV. |  | | |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 10:56 - Apr 5 with 2180 views | KeithHaynes |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 10:33 - Apr 5 by Whiterockin |
So exactly what is the current deal with iFollow who currently stream many EFL games. I think the Swans are one of the clubs to opt out. But is there a deal/contract in place. |
I’m uncertain if the deal, I’ll ask some one i knkw but league one revenue is interesting.
Athletic > Clubs such as Bolton and that £500,000 CEO Hart says they made through streaming last season. Or Ipswich, who are understood to have banked about £750,000 in streaming sales. Plymouth say they were somewhere in between.
Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County, League One’s two biggest fish for 2022-23 after Sunderland won promotion in May’s play-off final, can expect to bank even more with the chance to stream their Boxing Day and New Year’s Day fixtures this season. | |
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 12:09 - Apr 5 with 2168 views | Whiterockin |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 10:44 - Apr 5 by ThurrockJack92 |
Never agreed with this take. Watching a game in person and at home are completely different imo. Matchday is more of an "experience" and people who want that are not going to stop going to games because they can see them on TV. |
This is true, but there are other things that come into play here, quality of the "experience", weather and affordability. This often determines if people say home and stream the game or bother to venture out. Just look at what Fridays attendance will be after a couple of wins, with cheap tickets, sunshine forecast and a Bank holiday. Compare that to a cold wet night in January when the bills are coming in. | | | |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 13:44 - Apr 5 with 2122 views | felixstowe_jack |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 09:46 - Apr 5 by EagleEye |
This means players wages will go up even higher, attendances will drop & less fans will travel. |
If the number of games televised live stays the same no reason to think either home or away attendance will fall.
It is the illegal streaming that is harming clubs who receive no revenues from it lose gate money as some people will prefer to stay at home and watch it illegally. | |
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 17:54 - Apr 5 with 2091 views | SullutaCreturned |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 19:09 - Mar 31 by felixstowe_jack |
Not sure I agree with you that nobody is interested in the EFL
More people attend EFL match every season than PL matches.
19 million EFL
14.5 million PL
Lots of championship fans seem happy to pay Sky to watch the matches.
It is also popular worldwide via international broadcast partners. |
Where did you get thse figures from because I found this,
https://www.statista.com/statistics/686981/football-aggregate-attendance-by-leag
Championship fans watch EPL too mind but I'm not sure about worldwide viewing figures as against the EPL, I doubt it's anywhere near a close contest. | | | |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 18:53 - Apr 5 with 2073 views | EagleEye |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 10:44 - Apr 5 by ThurrockJack92 |
Never agreed with this take. Watching a game in person and at home are completely different imo. Matchday is more of an "experience" and people who want that are not going to stop going to games because they can see them on TV. |
Of course match day is more of an experience, no contest even on an average day versus watching on tv. However, in winter time with bad weather, kick off times moving to suit tv or police requests, poor transport links, 6-8 hour round journey times for many fans, the option of watching on tv will appeal to some. With new experiences being available to watch Saturday & especially midweek away games without all the hassle & cost of travel there will be some who won’t bother that might have otherwise. Just an opinion. The clubs need to decide if they want the short term monetary gains versus the risk of losing longer term match day incomes | | | |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 18:56 - Apr 5 with 2064 views | EagleEye |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 13:44 - Apr 5 by felixstowe_jack |
If the number of games televised live stays the same no reason to think either home or away attendance will fall.
It is the illegal streaming that is harming clubs who receive no revenues from it lose gate money as some people will prefer to stay at home and watch it illegally. |
The headline of this articles suggest DAZN wants to stream ALL live games not the same number | | | |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 18:59 - Apr 5 with 2057 views | KeithHaynes |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 18:56 - Apr 5 by EagleEye |
The headline of this articles suggest DAZN wants to stream ALL live games not the same number |
Nothing has been decided tho, it’s how I read it. But I see your point. As does the BBC which I bullet pointed.
With one of these ?
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 19:07 - Apr 5 with 2026 views | KeithHaynes |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 13:44 - Apr 5 by felixstowe_jack |
If the number of games televised live stays the same no reason to think either home or away attendance will fall.
It is the illegal streaming that is harming clubs who receive no revenues from it lose gate money as some people will prefer to stay at home and watch it illegally. |
Or can’t afford to go or pay the fees ? | |
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 16:41 - Aug 1 with 1047 views | Thrasher6 |
They have biggish betting sites on mainland Europe but the UK online site is struggling because they failed to beat Sky to the rights. This would generate a lot of gaming business for them..... |  |
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| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 22:04 - Aug 1 with 836 views | blackpooljack |
Who cares we'll be in the Prem next season. |  | | |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 05:14 - Aug 2 with 730 views | jack247 |
| DAZN to LIVE stream all games ? on 18:11 - Mar 30 by SullutaCreturned |
He's just another rich "B" lookingbto get even richer. I see this as a positive move for us non EPL fans as we will get to see more games and for those who cannot make it, either home, away or both it will be ideal.
I don't think it will affect matchday crowds too much either, maybe when the weather is bad but otherwise most fans prefer the stadium atmosphere. it will allow away fans to see it too which could increase revenue. |
Maybe this deal won’t, as let’s be honest, we can all watch every match anyway.
Streaming as a whole definitely has though. Every pre season, we get more and more people saying they aren’t going to renew even though they’ve been going 30/40 years. Usually citing they’ve become disillusioned, don’t like the owners, don’t like the playing style etc.
Let’s be honest, the reason a lot of people have given up is because they can watch every game in their front room for a fraction of the cost and effort. | | | |
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