DAZN, Saudi Arabia and SURJ

DAZN Sells Minority Stake to Saudi Arabia's Surj Sports Investment in Landmark $1 Billion Deal
Surj Sports Investment, the sports investment unit of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund (PIF), has acquired a minority stake in billionaire Len Blavatnik’s DAZN sports streaming service in an agreement that could radically change the sports content ecosystem in the Middle East.
DAZN: Saudi Arabian investment firm buys minority stake in sports broadcaster
In October, a PIF spokesperson said it had “no current plans to invest" in DAZN, which has bought the rights to FIFA's Club World Cup.
Saudi Arabia’s SURJ completes DAZN minority investment
SURJ, a sports-focused division of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, has finalized a minority investment in London-based media firm DAZN.
Saudi Arabia’s Surj Sports Investment confirms stake in Dazn
Saudi Arabia’s Surj Sports Investment has confirmed that it has taken a minority stake in streaming platform Dazn and entered into a joint venture aimed at showing more events taking place in the kingdom.
Saudi’s Surj Sports Investment Signs USD 1 Billion Deal With DAZN
Surj Sports Investment, the sport investment unit for Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, acquired a minority stake in British global sports media provider DAZN to form DAZN MENA. The deal involves Saudi Arabia’s PIF paying DAZN USD 1 billion in exchange for 10% of the company.
Saudi Arabia strikes $1bn deal with Leonard Blavatnik’s sports streaming business
DAZN last year agreed to buy Foxtel from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp and Telstra in a A$3.4bn ($2.1bn) deal, which left the two companies with a combined 9 per cent stake and valued the group at close to $10bn. The deal with Surj will be struck at around the same valuation.
Saudi Arabia Buys Stake in Blavatnik’s Streaming Service Dazn
The sports investment arm of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is buying a minority stake in billionaire Len Blavatnik’s streaming service Dazn Group, which holds the broadcasting rights of some of Europe’s top-tier football leagues.
DAZN secures Saudi investment
SURJ Sports Investment has agreed to take a minority stake in DAZN, which is likely to result in more Saudi-backed sports ...
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Saudi’s SURJ solidifies investment in DAZN
Saudi Arabian firm SURJ Sports Investment has agreed to buy a minority stake in DAZN. The deal will establish DAZN as an ...
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DAZN MENA focal point of $1bn SURJ investment
Financial backing from SURJ Sports Investment will help fund the establishment of ‘DAZN MENA’ as a pan-regional sports ...
French football governing body takes legal action against DAZN over payment for Ligue 1 rights
DAZN has made it clear it either wants to renegotiate a much lower annual fee or activate the break-clause in its deal with ...
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Saudi invests $1bn in DAZN
Saudi Arabia is to invest $1 billion (€0.95bn) in DAZN and a forming new JV with the sports streaming service owned by Sir Leonard Blavatnik, as the country d ...
Foxtel’s new owner welcomes Saudi dollars in deal
Under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia has been making big bets on global sports. It has just poured a reported ...