TORONTO — In two different deal announcements last week, sports streamer DAZN announced it has landed exclusive rights to broadcast this year’s Summer Internationals rugby matches to viewers in Canada, while it has also acquired the global rights to broadcast the UEFA Women’s Champions League as host broadcaster for the next four seasons, from 2021-2025.
As part of the UEFA agreement, DAZN has also entered into a partnership with YouTube to bring the Women’s Champions League to fans around the world for free. For the first two seasons (2021-23), fans will be able to watch live and on demand all 61 matches from the group stage onwards on DAZN and free on DAZN’s YouTube channel. For the last two seasons (2023-25), all 61 matches will be live on DAZN while 19 matches will be available to watch free on DAZN’s YouTube channel.
In an effort to grow the sport and raise awareness of UEFA Women’s Champions League players and teams, DAZN has released a campaign film titled “We All Rise With More Eyes”, which is the debut content on its new dedicated UEFA Women’s Champions League YouTube channel.
“Directed by multi-award winner Alyssa Boni and voiced over by UK rapper Flohio, the short film powerfully conveys in just under two minutes DAZN’s long-term vision of the unstoppable impact more visibility will have on taking the women’s competition to new heights. Specifically, it brings to life the incredible ripple effect that more eyes will undoubtedly have on the game,” reads DAZN’s press release.
DAZN’s exclusive broadcasts of the Summer Internationals rugby events got underway this past weekend, with the first Canada team matchup against Wales on Saturday, July 3. (Wales trounced Canada 68-12.) DAZN also aired matchups between Ireland and Japan on Saturday and England and USA on Sunday, July 4.
Three more matches are included in DAZN’s exclusive broadcasting deal: England vs. Canada on Saturday, July 10 at 10 a.m. ET; Ireland vs. USA on Saturday, July 10 at 2:15 p.m. ET; and Georgia vs. Scotland on Saturday, July 17 at 11 a.m. ET.
For more on DAZN’s Summer Internationals rugby rights deal, please click here.
