Blast Premier To Play In 100 Territories
Global Counter-Strike competition BLAST Premier has announced a new broadcast deal with sports entertainment company DAZN.
The new agreement will see all five remaining tournaments on the 2022 BLAST Premier calendar available live and on-demand in over 100 territories, including the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States.
The first event to be broadcast on the DAZN network will be the upocoming BLAST Premier Spring Final, which takes place from 15th to 19th June at the 20,000-capacity Altice Arena in Lisbon.
The 2022 BLAST Premier season sees 32 of the world’s best Counter-Strike teams take part in seven events throughout the year, competing for a combined prize pool of over £2m.
Alexander Lewin, VP of Distribution and Programming at BLAST, said, “We’re thrilled to team up with one of the world’s biggest and most respected sports streaming services in DAZN. Our overarching aim is always to ensure BLAST Premier is available and accessible in as many regions around the world as possible, this partnership is helping us to achieve that goal with BLAST now broadcast in 154 territories and in 25 languages. Our partnership with DAZN in over 100 markets is testament to the current global demand for BLAST Premier and the high production quality.”
Tom Burrows, DAZN EVP Global Rights Strategy, added, “DAZN is committed to making a broad range of sport more accessible to an ever-increasing number of fans and this is a great opportunity to partner with BLAST Premier and broadcast the Counter-Strike tournament series on our platform. There is a fast-growing market for esports and the series is a great fit for DAZN while we continue to expand our offering and become the ultimate sports destination platform for fans.”
