Saudi Arabia strikes $1bn deal with Leonard Blavatnik’s sports streaming business

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DAZN Sells Minority Stake to Saudi Arabia’s Surj Sports Investment in Landmark $1 Billion Deal

Sports streamer DAZN has sold a minority stake to Saudi Arabia's Surj Sports Investment in landmark $1 billion deal

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For months, a Saudi investment has been speculated at the streaming service DAZN, now it's official. Critics see it as a deal that also has to do with the fifa.

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DAZN secures a minority stake by the Saudi Arabian sports investment fund SURJ Sports Investment. It is about a billion.

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Saudi government buys stake in Foxtel’s new owner, DAZN

The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it ultimately gives the Gulf kingdom an influential voice in the Australian broadcast market.

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Saudi Arabia Buys Stake in Blavatnik’s Streaming Service Dazn

The sports investment arm of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is buying a minority stake in billionaire Len Blavatnik’s streaming service Dazn Group, which holds the broadcasting rights of some of Europe’s top-tier football leagues.

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Saudi Arabia strikes $1bn deal with Leonard Blavatnik’s sports streaming business

Surj Sports Investment will take stake in DAZN and help fund a Middle East broadcasting joint venture