Kayo is 4K in 2024

[layzie 34,003]

19 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

dazn (which i refuse to call da zone, it's daz n all the way for me) is in ridiculous amounts of debt and have an appalling record for streaming services

their rollout for serie a coverage has seen them taken to court by the italian govt; their nfl gamepass has been riddled with bugs and errors

a friend of mine who said to me that this was 'on' over the weekend believes the tech is a huge part of the appeal for dazn, with the streaming set-up and capabilities of stream motion (kayo, binge) a possibly signficant improvement over their current architecture and core set-up, not to mention their design and usability

of course, the same was true when disney bought bamtech from the mlb only to get it, get the techs to look under the hood, and realise they'd been gordon farkas'd

Absolutely love that film.

[whatwhat say what 22,948]

2 hours ago, layzie said:

Absolutely love that film.

agreed - "the big steal" is truly one of the greats of oztrayan cinema

[Diamond_Jim 12,628]

Both Murdoch and the billionaire Dazn owner are in town.

Wouldn't you love to be a fly on that wall during the negotiations

[whatwhat say what 22,948]

25 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Both Murdoch and the billionaire Dazn owner are in town.

Wouldn't you love to be a fly on that wall during the negotiations

[Diamond_Jim 12,628]

The deal is done at 7 x EBITDA (chicken feed for a digital player) but at least News and Telstra get their loans repaid.

News Corp and Telstra will take a small equity position in DAZN. I suspect they would have preferred cash but perhaps they're hanging out for a bid by Saudi Arabia

What does it all mean for us... who knows

News Corp-controlled pay TV and streaming company Foxtel has been sold to DAZN, a sports streaming platform controlled by one of the world’s richest people, for an enterprise value of $3.4 billion.

News Corp will hold a minority (6 per cent) equity interest in DAZN and gain a seat on the company’s board of directors, it said in a statement to the market. Foxtel’s current debt will be refinanced, while News Corp and Telstra’s loans to the company of $578 million and $128 million respectively, will also be paid off.

https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/billionaire-backed-sports-streamer-buys-foxtel-20241216-p5kyqd.html

Dazn does have worldwide rights to a lot of lower tier niche sports.

If you're a follower of Bare Knuckle fighting you could be in luck !!

Edited yesterday at 02:17 by Diamond_Jim

[Diamond_Jim 12,628]

NRL are considering offering State of Origin as a separate package for streaming companies to bid on. Like the AFL it's protected by the anti siphoning laws but Vlandys is a powerful player.

We're seeing the AFL doing the same thing with "Streaming Saturdays". Gather Round is another easy target but would they dare offer the GF as a separate package. Personally I would pay say $50 for an ad free GF with bells and whistles such as alternative commentary, choice of camera angle and of course high quality sound and vision (4k minimum).

[rjay 25,091]

2 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

NRL are considering offering State of Origin as a separate package for streaming companies to bid on. Like the AFL it's protected by the anti siphoning laws but Vlandys is a powerful player.

We're seeing the AFL doing the same thing with "Streaming Saturdays". Gather Round is another easy target but would they dare offer the GF as a separate package. Personally I would pay say $50 for an ad free GF with bells and whistles such as alternative commentary, choice of camera angle and of course high quality sound and vision (4k minimum).

There's an old saying along the lines of "if you give them an inch they will take a mile"...I hope it never comes to this but can see it heading that way unfortunately.