DAZN price increase

[TheGman]

So there it is,an increase from £1.99 to £7.99,that's me out not worth a carrot tbh

[Scoops]

At the moment the October payment would make Smith v Fowler a £7.99 pay per view.

[TheGman]

At the moment the October payment would make Smith v Fowler a £7.99 pay per view.

Ye and paying £7.99 to watch fowler get smashed to bits is worth every penny lol,cancel after that fight then.

[Terminator666]

When I go to my google account it says the price increase is November 5th- so that’s another two payments of £1.99 before the increase

[TheGman]

When I go to my google account it says the price increase is November 5th- so that’s another two payments of £1.99 before the increase

My email says from 30th september

[peter barlow]

When I go to my google account it says the price increase is November 5th- so that’s another two payments of £1.99 before the increase

My email says from 30th september

Same

[Terminator666]

When I go to my google account it says the price increase is November 5th- so that’s another two payments of £1.99 before the increase

My email says from 30th september

Yeah my email does too

[TheGman]

After Smith vs fowler it's getting ditched

[Ruthless-RKO]

When I go to my google account it says the price increase is November 5th- so that’s another two payments of £1.99 before the increase

My email says from 30th september

Same

What date does ur payment go out? Mines 17th.

That means I pay £1.99 on 17/9/21 and get Smith-Fowler right?

[Terminator666]

According to the email it’s 30th September but the google account is taking a payment of£1.99 on 5th September and another £1.99 on 5th October before the new payment of £7.99 on 5 th November

[peter barlow]

My email says from 30th september

Same

What date does ur payment go out? Mines 17th.

That means I pay £1.99 on 17/9/21 and get Smith-Fowler right?

Mines 29/09

No it seems it will be 8 quid for Fowler Smith, we'll get this week's Leeds card for 2 quid

That's the issue right there, so little shows we're basically paying a cheaper PPV

[peter barlow]

Also if it's only 16 UK shows contracted, it wil be 4 down after Saturday, so then likely 1 a month?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Same

What date does ur payment go out? Mines 17th.

That means I pay £1.99 on 17/9/21 and get Smith-Fowler right?

Mines 29/09

No it seems it will be 8 quid for Fowler Smith, we'll get this week's Leeds card for 2 quid

That's the issue right there, so little shows we're basically paying a cheaper PPV

my next payment will be 17/9/21 which covers me til 17/10 doesn't it?

Smith/Fowler is Oct 9.

Price increase is from 29/9, so I should get it for the £1.99

[ScottDetonator]

I'm surprised it is going to £7.99 per month when the schedule is so empty. Even September, we've got the card this weekend then what? AJ vs Usyk is PPV anyway.

October's schedule is a Friday night card from Italy on October 1st and the Smith-Fowler card, the rest to be announced...

I cancelled my £4.99 per month fightzone the other week due to lack of competitive fights. I can see DAZN getting the same treatment.

I can see why they are going the online route, but as the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind. Where does DAZN advertise now? IFL and a few boxing media channels on youtube?

The cost of viewing 'live' boxing has been flying up over the last few years, even mediocre cards are PPV across the globe now. It's a circus that is ultimately, killing the sport for the fans.

[peter barlow]

What date does ur payment go out? Mines 17th.

That means I pay £1.99 on 17/9/21 and get Smith-Fowler right?

Mines 29/09

No it seems it will be 8 quid for Fowler Smith, we'll get this week's Leeds card for 2 quid

That's the issue right there, so little shows we're basically paying a cheaper PPV

my next payment will be 17/9/21 which covers me til 17/10 doesn't it?

Smith/Fowler is Oct 9.

Price increase is from 29/9, so I should get it for the £1.99

Oh that's correct actually, it should be 1.99 for Smith Fowler if it's in from 30/09, nice one

[TheGman]

Just been looking and I haven't been charged for August or July lol

[Scoops]

As DAZN is just a boxing platform in the UK, it really puts in perspective what you're paying for boxing - in a good or bad way.

Some shows are clearly worth £8 but others not. Unless you're super hardcore who cares about Euro title fights in Italy between a German and an Italian, you'd need a least one excellent UK show per month (on a night you're free) to justify the cost in my book. I couldn't give a toss about watching weigh ins or the documentaries they create.

At the moment it feels like what we had on Sky Sports for £8 per month more. Great if you can bin off Sky Sports, but as someone who watches Premier League football, Test cricket, Ryder Cup etc I'm not going to do that.

So - am I getting a better service for the extra cost? No - other than Costello on comms.

Can I afford it? Yes.

Am I going to pay it? I'll subscribe each time there is a good enough show on a Saturday I'm keen to watch and then cancel five minutes later. I'll try and time it that I get two UK shows for the one payment. I don't think we're getting enough to pay blind each month at the moment. At least there is no minimum term subscription.

[jamesmcdonnell]

I'm surprised it is going to £7.99 per month when the schedule is so empty. Even September, we've got the card this weekend then what? AJ vs Usyk is PPV anyway.

October's schedule is a Friday night card from Italy on October 1st and the Smith-Fowler card, the rest to be announced...

I cancelled my £4.99 per month fightzone the other week due to lack of competitive fights. I can see DAZN getting the same treatment.

I can see why they are going the online route, but as the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind. Where does DAZN advertise now? IFL and a few boxing media channels on youtube?

The cost of viewing 'live' boxing has been flying up over the last few years, even mediocre cards are PPV across the globe now. It's a circus that is ultimately, killing the sport for the fans.

My enthusiasm for boxing is pretty low now, there's just too few top drawer fights, too much bullshite, and the top guys almost never fight one another, and when they do, it's usually when they're past their best.

[Fightnight Scores]

It was always coming, and it would have been a half decent price for some of the stuff we have had in the past, but as has been said, what is there to come? There's a severe lack of fights scheduled right across the sport.

[Ruthless-RKO]

It was always coming, and it would have been a half decent price for some of the stuff we have had in the past, but as has been said, what is there to come? There's a severe lack of fights scheduled right across the sport.

Had the announcement come with a few more scheduled fight nights, then fair enough.. But this hasn't happened.

[bigjack]

I'm surprised it is going to £7.99 per month when the schedule is so empty. Even September, we've got the card this weekend then what? AJ vs Usyk is PPV anyway.

October's schedule is a Friday night card from Italy on October 1st and the Smith-Fowler card, the rest to be announced...

I cancelled my £4.99 per month fightzone the other week due to lack of competitive fights. I can see DAZN getting the same treatment.

I can see why they are going the online route, but as the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind. Where does DAZN advertise now? IFL and a few boxing media channels on youtube?

The cost of viewing 'live' boxing has been flying up over the last few years, even mediocre cards are PPV across the globe now. It's a circus that is ultimately, killing the sport for the fans.

My enthusiasm for boxing is pretty low now, there's just too few top drawer fights, too much bullshite, and the top guys almost never fight one another, and when they do, it's usually when they're past their best.

Same here,I won't pay for a fight anymore,no matter who it is,only a few fights interest me now.

[IRONFIST]

Fast Eddie at it again and we thought FW was bad (which we were were right about).

[Ruthless-RKO]

DAZN increases its monthly subscription by £6 to £7.99 as streaming service eyes breaking Sky Sports' and BT Sport's stranglehold of British boxing - with ongoing plans to expand into other sports in the UK

• DAZN will still offer 'unprecedented' value for money after putting the price up
• Streaming service launched in UK last December as part of a global expansion
• It has since been available for just £1.99 a month but is now £6 more at £7.99

DAZN insist they will still offer 'unprecedented' value for money after hiking their monthly subscription to £7.99 to mark the next phase of their British boxing coverage.

The streaming service launched in the UK last December, as part of a global expansion, and has since been available for just £1.99 a month.

Earlier this year, DAZN signed an exclusive deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom, a partnership which began with a second series of Fight Camp over the summer.

Joe Markowski, DAZN EVP, believes that represented 'the perfect launch pad' for the company, which continues with Josh Warrington's rematch with Mauricio Lara on Saturday night.

From Tuesday, however the price for new customers in the UK and Ireland will rise to £7.99 (or €7.99), with existing subscribers moving on to the new deal between now and November 6.

'That price point is a recognition and a doff of the cap for the fact that we've significantly increased our live sport and original content offer in the UK and Ireland, relative to when we launched in December,' Markowski told Sportsmail.

'We founded DAZN five or six years ago on the principle of making premium sport content more accessible for fans.

'We wanted to deliver more value, more action and our price point in any market will always be reflective of that principle… as we step into the next phase of our British and Irish business, we're committed to matching our content offer with a price point that serves fans with unprecedented value.'

DAZN has offered fights involving the likes of Canelo Alvarez, Billy Joe Saunders and Callum Smith to fans on these shores as it seeks to break the stranglehold of traditional broadcasters such as Sky Sports and BT Sport.

'Our launch in the UK has been much anticipated for us, for fans in the UK and for the market as a whole,' Markowski added.

'Our expectations have been met – and surpassed. We've had a great start… we've brought some of the biggest title fights in the last nine points to (fans) and the feedback and success we're having in those early relationships with fans is very, very encouraging for us.

'It makes us very confident that we've made the right decision… over the course of the five-year term, we're excited about where we can take this.'

DAZN, which claims to be the 'world's first truly dedicated live sports streaming service', has made no secret of its desire to expand beyond boxing in the UK.

It already owns the rights to Premier League and Champions League football in other countries and, though Markowski was tight-lipped about specific future plans here, he said: 'We've got a track record of building multi-sport businesses in markets ranging from Canada to Germany, Italy, Japan – the list goes on.

'We're clearly not a boxing broadcast business, we're a sports broadcast business with a heavy investment and interest in the sport of boxing. That won't be the case forever but right now we're focused on maximising the value of what we have… the best offer of boxing content in the world.'

The service is currently available across digital devices but DAZN could one day become part of existing TV packages in the UK – as they already are in Germany and Italy.

'We are not in the business of telling you as a sports fan where you should watch,' Markowski added.

'Those kind of deals, we'll always to do if it increases our distribution and the accessibility for fans… we're not in the process of discussing that in the UK at the moment, maybe that will be in our future.'

[Ruthless-RKO]

Boxing will become a lost sport in the UK

[TheGman]

It's allegedly under a different name