DAZN grabs Premier League rights away from Sportsnet, TSN

TORONTO – DAZN will kick off its coverage of English Premier League soccer in August after confirming Wednesday that it has locked down the Canadian broadcast rights to the EPL for the next three seasons.The sports streamer said that all 380 Premier League soccer matches of the 2019-2020 season will be available live and in HD. This will leave huge holes in weekend programming schedules, especially for both Rogers' Sportsnet and Bell Media's TSN, which have shared the rights to the most popular professional soccer league in the world for years. The lengthy season stretches from August to May, and by our tally,...