France’s Canal+ Group has announced the arrival in France of the DAZN sports service as part of its sports offers as well as the distribution of the Canal+ Ligue 1 channel in the DAZN application.
From now on, and at no additional cost for Canal+ subscribers, DAZN is included in the following Canal+ packages: Sport+ pack, Canal+ SPORT, Friends & Family, Integrale and Integrale+.
As part of the partnership, Canal+ subscribers will be able to access women’s football competitions – UEFA Women’s Champions League, La Liga, Bundesliga, American championship NWSL, Junior Premier League – as well as combat sports.
In addition, the DAZN application will broadcast the Canal+ Ligue 1 channel, allowing DAZN subscribers to enjoy the same Ligue 1 matches as the ones broadcast on Canal+.
In France, DAZN 1 is DAZN’s first channel, offering subscribers the best of women’s football, boxing, and combat sports, as well as daily shows and documentaries.
DAZN is now accessible from myCANAL live or channel 19.
In a statement, Canal+ said: “With this partnership, Canal+ Group consolidates its position as a major player in sport in Europe, by continuing to support the rise of women’s football and by intensively diversifying its combat sports offer.”
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