MLB: DAZN (Perform Group) acquires TV rights for Germany, Switzerland, and Austria (2017-2020)

Perform Group has acquired, for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, the TV rights to MLB for the 2017-2020 period, announced the British group, which specialises in sports content production and distribution for digital platforms, on 28/03/2017. Nearly 600 games per season will be broadcast on the sports OTT platform of Perform Group, DAZN.

"DAZN is already known as the home of US sports with our extensive live and on demand coverage of NFL, NBA and NHL and that’s why we’re delighted to add MLB to our portfolio. Now fans can watch all the major US sports wherever and whenever they want, all for one affordable price," stated John Gleasure, chief commercial officer of DAZN, on 28/03/2017.

DAZN has been marketed via subscription in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland since 16/06/2016. The 2017 MLB season began with the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks - San Francisco Giants (6-5), on 02/04/2017.

Rights portfolio sharing agreement between SPort1 and DAZN in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

• The German free-TV and pay-TV group Sport1 and the sports OTT platform DAZN reached an…