In Da Red Zone: Unpacking losses at LIV, European Tour and DAZN

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast, getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.This week, Martin Rest and Frank Dunne bring their usual incisive analysis – this time on the subject of DAZN’s 2024 accounts. We crunch the numbers and gaze into the future for the would-be ‘Spotify of sport’.Martin then turns his eye to finances and commercial momentum swings in golf, in light of the news that the PGA Tour’s shortfall funding to the European Tour exceeded £21m last year and LIV Golf’s international arm lost $462m in 2024.We also hear from Jonathan Rest, who’s spent the week speaking to industry heavyweights in New York and we take a light-hearted look at a Champions League wedding, an AI fail and where Bad Bunny is at next...You can subscribe to The SportBusiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and YouTube.Enter SBPODCAST30 at checkout for monthly and annual SportBusiness.com subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount here.Host: Catherine DaviesContributors: Martin Ross, Frank Dunne, Jonathan RestEditor: Lumi Lehmuskallio Sources:1. EXCLUSIVE: DAZN posts $878m loss for 20242. DAZN faces dilemma after success of hybrid CWC commercial model3. If Murdoch is smart to exit Foxtel, why is DAZN buying in?4. PGA Tour’s European Tour shortfall sum hits £21.5m5. The Global Golf Report  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.