DAZN, the international sports streaming platform, has expanded its global rights deal to EuroLeague Women, Europe’s top-tier basketball competition, to cover the inaugural edition of its season-ending Final Six tournament.
Under the expansion DAZN becomes the exclusive broadcaster for the Final Six competition in France, as well as the broadcast partner of the event in all other countries not covered by existing agreements.
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DAZN will also be the exclusive English language partner for the event globally and will also cover all Final Six games in French for local broadcast.
The inaugural end-of-season mini-tournament is set to take place in Zaragoza, Spain from April 9 to 12 and will see reigning champions Fenerbahce Opet attempt to retain the championship title.
The Final Six will also include Turkish rivals CIMSA CBK Mersin, Valencia Basket Club from Spain, French side Tango Bourges Basket, Beretta Famila Schio from Italy, and Czech side ZVVZ USK Praha.
DAZN’s original agreement with the league's operating body, FIBA Europe, was signed ahead of the 2024-25 season and sees the platform provide coverage of EuroLeague Women in several of its territories as a global broadcast partner.
Two fixtures per gameday are streamed on the platform for free, including a ‘Game of the Week’ exclusive to DAZN.
The format for the 16-team competition was revamped ahead of the 2024-25 campaign, with the regular season now split into two rounds.
Initially competing in four groups of four during the first round, the bottom-placed sides now exit and move to the second-tier EuroCup Women, while the other 12 clubs continue to the second round of the top-tier EuroLeague.
The competition has also introduced a play-in round before the Final Six, where the eventual champion is determined.
Through its agreement with FIBA, which includes the Courtside 1891 streaming service, DAZN also streams live FIBA international games, including FIBA Basketball World Cups and all FIBA Continental Cup competitions.
DAZN’s basketball offering also includes live and on-demand regional competitions such as the Basketball Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup, as well as a slate of other top-tier national competitions, such as the NBA, SLB, NBL, and Serie A Basket.
