DAZN ‘possibly’ interested in BT Sport, chairman says
LONDON (Reuters) – DAZN, the sports activities actions streaming service owned by billionaire Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries, is “presumably” interested in BT Sport, the sports activities actions television unit of Britain’s BT that has a content material materials along with Premier League soccer.
Asked if searching for BT sports activities actions may give the company a seat on the desk for English Premier League (EPL) rights, DAZN chairman Kevin Mayer acknowledged “presumably”.
“We wish to have EPL in the tip, how we get there, there are numerous paths to get there,” he instructed an viewers of TV executives on the Royal Television Society Convention in Cambridge on Wednesday.
“I’m philosophical about it, irrespective of makes most sense. BT Sport is an efficient enterprise.”
Asked if the discuss a deal have been nonetheless reside, 5 months after BT acknowledged it was considering …