DAZN MENA: The Next Big Sports Entertainment Platform in the Middle East?

Backed by new Saudi investment, can DAZN take the lead in MENA sports streaming?

Hey streamers 👋

Yesterday, DAZN dropped an official press release to announce two major news:

• SURJ Sports Investment agrees to acquire minority stake in DAZN, accelerating the growth of the world-leading sports entertainment platform

• SURJ and DAZN to work closely on establishing DAZN MENA—a broadcasting joint venture

Most of the global sports community will probably focus on the first news, trying to guess the deal value.

But today, I want to write about the second one as DAZN MENA could have a much bigger impact on the sports landscape in MENA.

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Today’s program

1. DAZN in MENA: a year in review

2. Breaking down the DAZN/SURJ announcement

3. So what?

And… Action!

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DAZN in MENA: a year in review

Before getting into the latest news, here’s a quick recap of DAZN journey in MENA over the past year.

I did a similar update less than six months ago, so it’s time for a fresh update ↓