English Premier League fans have been forced to subscribe to the streaming service DAZN to continue watching their matches. That caused headaches for a local British pub, and an 84-year-old retiree says he's given up. Dazn uefa As was illustrated in our widely discussed Premier League Price Index, UK fans are charged more than most when it comes to following their favourite teams. Due to the 3pm blackout, domestic fans are locked out of around half of the scheduled fixtures in the Premier League, while fans around the world can access every single match and often at much lower prices.
A DAZN executive took the loss of the three soccer leagues in stride. “We look forward to delivering the remainder of this Premier League season as we also continuously explore opportunities to further expand both our live sports and original content offering for DAZN’s growing Canadian audience,” said Norm Lem, the senior vice-president of revenue for DAZN Canada. The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast: Episode 76 -- RSN Armageddon Whether you like streaming services or not, the reality is that soccer games have never been more available in Canada than they are right now. That doesn’t mean that watching soccer has become more accessible to Canadians, but the match selection that we enjoy in this country is amongst the best in the world. But it has come at a massive cost to one of the pioneers of the streaming space and like club ownership, we may be getting to a point where only the super rich, like Google, Apple and Netlix, can afford to be in live sports broadcast arena.