DAZN: possible launch in several Southeast Asian countries for the 2019-20 season

DAZN, Champions League broadcasting rights holder in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines for the 2018-2021 cycle, has not yet launched its OTT sports platform in these countries and is currently sub-licensing these rights to other operators activating them via its sports information website subsidiary Goal.com.

"Our plan I think at this point is that we would like to house those rights within DAZN from next season (2019-20). How that plays out entirely in terms of proposition at the moment we're still working through. It's likely to be a regional play. We're looking at then what the local nuances could be in that respect," said Martyn Jones, executive vice-president for Japan at DAZN Group, at the SportsPro OTT Summit Asia conference in Singapore on Saturday 27/03/2019.

"There's obviously other opportunities with other rights holders - whether it's acquisition or whether it's working with broadcast partners - in these markets of how we then bring additional content to the platform. Then of course there are global rights that we also…