DAZN extends rights

DAZN has locked in more football rights in Europe, keeping Belgium’s Pro League on air and adding German Football Association channel DFB.TV in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. (broadbandtvnews.com, broadbandtvnews.com) In Belgium, DAZN told the Brussels Francophone Business Court that it will keep producing and broadcasting Pro League matches through the end of the 2026-27 season. The commitment extends coverage beyond the current campaign after DAZN had tried to terminate the domestic rights contract in November 2025, only months into a five-year deal. (broadbandtvnews.com, advanced-television.com) In the German-speaking DACH market, DFB.TV will launch on DAZN at the end of May at no extra cost for existing subscribers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Broadband TV News and Advanced Television both reported the new distribution deal on April 22, while trade reports on DFB’s wider rollout say the channel itself is due to launch on May 22. (broadbandtvnews.com, advanced-television.com, sportsvideo.org) DFB.TV is the German Football Association’s own paid channel, built around live matches, highlights, documentaries, interviews and archive footage from national teams and lower divisions. Heise and Sports Video Group reported that the service is part of a broader direct-to-consumer push by the federation, with a standalone annual price of €60. (heise.de, sportsvideo.org) The Belgian deal also lands as the Pro League prepares a format change. SportBusiness reported last year that the league will expand to 18 teams and scrap its end-of-season playoff rounds from 2026-27, the second season of the current five-year domestic rights cycle with DAZN. (sportbusiness.com) DAZN is also extending its World Cup footprint in Spain. DAZN said in February it would exclusively distribute GRUP MEDIAPRO’s pay-TV channel for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, carrying all 104 matches of the expanded tournament live and on demand. (dazn.com, advanced-television.com) Spanish reports on April 23 said DAZN plans to sell that World Cup access to subscribers for €19.99. The same February reporting said Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE will still have a free-to-air package, including one match per day and all Spain games, under protected-events rules. (larazon.es, broadbandtvnews.com) Taken together, the April moves give DAZN three different kinds of football inventory at once: a domestic league in Belgium, a federation-owned channel in DACH, and a major-event package in Spain. The common thread is distribution: DAZN is using its app to bundle league rights, governing-body channels and tournament feeds under one subscription platform. (broadbandtvnews.com, broadbandtvnews.com, dazn.com) The next dates are close: DFB.TV is slated to go live on May 22, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup runs from June 11 to July 19 across the United States, Canada and Mexico. DAZN’s latest rights deals mean more of that football will sit inside the same storefront by early summer. (sportsvideo.org, dazn.com)