StreamTime Sports Podcast

DAZN’s billion-dollar bet on FIFA

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Episode notes

With Fifa’s 2025 Club World Cup rapidly approaching, soccer's global governing body has finally found a broadcast partner in DAZN. On this episode of StreamTime Sports, co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone discuss the eye-catching price tag, as well as other recent news from the sports media industry.

 

Key Points:

• How was Fifa able to secure US$1 billion for the Club World Cup?
• Can DAZN make this investment work?
• What did we learn from the Bundesliga’s new media rights deal?
• Why is Sky Sports prepared to double its investment in the World Darts Championship?
• Is Luke Littler the key to the PDC’s success?
• Why is the FA Women’s Championship moving to YouTube?