DAZN has committed to continue producing and broadcasting Belgian Pro League matches until the end of the 2026-27 season, according to statements made by the company’s lawyers to the Brussels Francophone Business Court this week.
The move extends DAZN’s current on-air commitment beyond the end of the present season and provides short-term certainty for Belgian football coverage.
The announcement emerged during court proceedings involving Google, Cisco and Cloudflare, which are challenging anti-piracy measures linked to DAZN’s Belgian football rights. Belga reported that DAZN’s legal team said the commitment had “just been made”, although Cloudflare’s lawyers objected to learning of the development during the hearing itself.
DAZN had originally signed a five-year deal for Belgian Pro League rights, but the relationship entered crisis in late 2025 after the streamer argued it could not fulfil the contract under the agreed distribution conditions. An emergency CEPANI arbitration ruling at the end of December then ordered DAZN to continue showing and paying for the rights through to June 30, 2026.
The rights dispute has been closely watched across the European sports market because it highlights the tension between premium football rights economics and the challenges of standalone OTT distribution. Broadband TV News reported in January that DAZN’s difficulties in Belgium followed failed operator carriage talks and a push towards a more direct-to-consumer model.
For now, the immediate outcome is that DAZN has publicly signalled its intention to stay with Belgian top-flight football through next season, giving the Pro League additional breathing room while wider legal and commercial questions around the contract continue to play out.
