From 2016 to 2022, Comcast was the largest buyer of sports broadcast rights worldwide, with a spending share of 21.3 percent in 2022. Second was Disney/ESPN, followed by Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery. While the share of spending of these media companies declined or remained quite stable in recent years, DAZN's share of sports rights expenditures increased, reaching a 6.6 percent share in 2022.
Share of sports rights spending worldwide from 2016 to 2022, by media company
The following countries are included: U.S., UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Australia, Brazil, Netherlands, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Japan, India, South Africa.
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Ampere Analysis. (March 2, 2023). Share of sports rights spending worldwide from 2016 to 2022, by media company [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305434/sports-rights-spending-worldwide-by-media-company/
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