BLAST Premier partners with DAZN on media rights

Tournament operator BLAST Premier announced the conclusion of a partnership agreement in the field of media rights with the DAZN service. As part of the deal, the service will broadcast the upcoming BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022, which will take place in Lisbon, as well as the remaining BLAST Premier championships in 2022.

The championship series will be available in over 100 countries including Japan, the US and the UK. The collaboration with DAZN is the second media rights deal for BLAST Premier in 2022. Previously, the tournament operator entered into 35 such agreements at once, developing live broadcasts on Twitch and YouTube.

Alexander Levin, Vice President of Distribution and Programming at BLAST: "We are thrilled to be partnering with one of the largest and most respected sports streaming services in the world, DAZN. Our main goal has always been to make BLAST Premier available in as many regions as possible around the world. world, and this partnership is helping us achieve this goal as BLAST is now broadcast in 154 territories and 25 languages.Our partnership with DAZN in over 100 markets is a testament to the current global demand for BLAST Premier and the high quality of its products."

As a reminder, in recent months, BLAST Premier has renewed and expanded numerous partnerships, including deals with betting company Betway and German software startup Shikenso Analytics.

BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2022 will be held from June 15 to 19 in Lisbon at the Altice Arena. As part of the championship, the eight best teams of the spring season from Europe and North America will compete for a prize pool of $425,000, rating points for the BLAST Premier table, and a ticket to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022.