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DAZN international expansion of US college sports

Overview

The College Swimming League (CSL) entered into a media rights agreement with DAZN for its inaugural 2026 season. Under this deal, DAZN will act as the exclusive free-to-view broadcaster for CSL competitions in over 200 markets outside the United States, covering regular-season matches, the Wild Card, and the Championship.

Following this, DAZN announced the launch of a dedicated NCAA College Sports channel to expand its international coverage of US collegiate athletics. This subscription service, which includes coverage of football and basketball across major conferences, is scheduled to launch in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) on August 27, 2026.

Entities

DAZN · Rob Kent · Shay Segev · NCAA · Kyle Sockwell

Timeline

  1. 19 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    DAZN launches NCAA College Sports channel for international markets

    DAZN is launching a dedicated NCAA College Sports channel to stream US college football and basketball to over 200 international markets, including a specific rollout for the DACH region.

  2. 21 days ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    College Swimming League signs international broadcast deal with DAZN

    The College Swimming League has partnered with DAZN to broadcast its inaugural 2026 season free-to-view in over 200 markets outside the US.

Sources

advanced-television.com · digitalfernsehen.de · telesatellite.com · world-today-news.com