Telecommunications giant Vodafone is reportedly set to announce a new carriage deal with the Spanish arm of international sports streaming service DAZN.
Vodafone is reportedly set to carry all three of DAZN’s available content tiers,without the need to purchase any additional packages, as part of its mobile offering from February 21 (tomorrow).
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Among its top-tier sports rights, DAZN exclusively broadcasts five weekly matches from Spain’s top-tier LaLiga, having secured partial rights to the league in 2021 in a five-year contract, and also holds rights to the second-tier LaLiga 2.
Vodafone currently offers a sports-focused carriage plan, which includes LaLiga 2, through the company’s distribution deal with the LaLiga SmartBank TV broadcast service.
Adding DAZN to that, as well as its wide slate of channels that includes Eurosport 1 and 2, as well as the in-house media channels of popular Spanish soccer clubs Real Betis and Sevilla, would widen the scale of Vodafone’s sports carriage offerings, with DAZN also holding rights to popular motorsport and combat sport competitions.
DAZN’s base Esencial package will be available for €19.99 ($21.64), its Total package, which includes LaLiga, will be available for €29.99, and its women’s sport-focused Victoria package will start at €9.99.
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By GlobalDataJesús Rodríguez, director of Vodafone TV, stated of the deal: “The inclusion of DAZN strengthens our TV proposition by including the sports content our customers want most and consolidates our promise of quality entertainment.”
DAZN España chief executive Bosco Aranguren added: “This agreement provides access to the DAZN application to all Vodafone customers in Spain, reinforcing our vision of establishing ourselves as the reference destination for sports fans at a global level.”
“From today even more people can discover the universe of sports entertainment that DAZN offers and enjoy an innovative and integrated experience, where they can interact with other fans, and play or buy merchandise while enjoying the best of sports programming.”
Most recently, the over-the-top service secured the rights to broadcast US stock car series Nascar in Spain through 2026.
The three-year deal will see DAZN provide live coverage of 38 Nascar Cup events per year, which started with the February 18 Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway.
DAZN Spain also airs motorsport’s iconic Formula 1 Championship, its F1 Academy subdivision, the Porsche Supercup, Germany’s DTM, GT Masters, and GT4, as well as motorcycling’s MotoGP and WorldSBK.
Furthermore, the service offers English soccer’s Premier League and American football’s NFL among its multiple tiers.
