The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that pronounced "Da Zone," Dazn is a U.K.-based sports-streaming product that costs $20
a month. The Globe's Andrew Willis writes that newly launched Dazn
will let subscribers watch every
NFL game this season, anywhere
they have Internet access. Upstarts such as Dazn,
which is backed by billionaire
industrialist Len Blavatnik,
are a nightmare for BCE,
which paid up in June for the TV
rights to NFL games in Canada,
along with Rogers Communications
and the television networks
that invest heavily in
sports programming.
These broadcasters made massive
financial commitments to
football, hockey, basketball, even
curling. They are trying to preserve
ties with an audience that
still shows up faithfully for live
sports and hang onto advertisers
that want to reach beer-drinking,
car-buying consumers.
Sports are shaping up to be a
poor investment. If Dazn's recent Canadian
premiere is any indication,
the bugs are out of the
system, as streamed games
matched the quality seen on any
TV network. If Dazn's experience in Japan
and Germany is any guide,
two-thirds of subscribers
will watch NFL football
and other streamed sports on
their TV.
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