James Rushton, chief executive officer of DAZN, a UK-owned sports streaming service, poses for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. DAZN rattled Japan’s broadcasting world with an audacious 210 billion yen ($1.9 billion) swoop to stream the nation’s J-League soccer competition, and has snapped up rights for sports from MLB to UFC. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
In Tokyo and want to watch this weekend’s Mayweather-McGregor superfight? You won’t need a satellite dish or a sports bar – just an app.
Japan’s boxing fans can view the US$500mil (RM2.13bil) bout, the richest global sporting event this year, with their smartphone and a US$15 (RM64) subscription to DAZN, a UK-owned sports streaming service that’s seeking to turn sports nuts into cord cutters.
Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.
