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DAZN secures international rugby and UEFA women’s soccer deals

TORONTO — In two different deal announcements last week, sports streamer DAZN announced it has landed exclusive rights to broadcast this year’s Summer Internationals rugby matches to viewers in Canada, while it has also acquired the global rights to broadcast the UEFA Women’s Champions League as host broadcaster for the next four seasons, from 2021-2025. As part of the UEFA agreement, DAZN has also entered into a partnership with YouTube to bring the Women’s Champions League to fans around the world for free. For the first two seasons (2021-23), fans will be able to watch live and on demand all...