Aurelio De Laurentiis was captured by cameras at the entrance of the tunnel leading to the locker rooms after the Napoli-Juventus match. The president has decided to definitively announce the end of the relationship with Dazn, the broadcaster that holds the rights to the Serie A championship until 2029. Why this decision?
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The Reconstruction
The president of Napoli has always been hesitant from the beginning about renewing the Serie A League rights with Dazn. This is due to the fact that the streaming broadcaster has never guaranteed reliability especially regarding the viewing of matches. In recent days, the relationship seems to have cracked, the statements made by De Laurentiis during the Business of Football Summit of the Financial Times regarding the broadcasting of matches on TV demonstrate it: «It must be free for everyone. If you want to regain the audience, you must go on live TV for free». These words certainly did not please a platform that bases its income on offering live and on-demand sporting events for a fee.
The End of the Relationship
Aurelio De Laurentiis made things clear after his team's success on Sunday, March 3, against Juventus. The patron declared that no member of Napoli will leave statements to the microphones of Dazn anymore. The harsh outburst was caught by cameras as he lashed out with heavy tones against one of the streaming service operators. What might have infuriated the president could have been the presence of that operator inside the locker rooms to film the players in the last moments before taking the field. Something that is part of the agreements stipulated by the Serie A League with DAZN at the time of purchasing the package of television rights of the top Italian championship, but on which De Laurentiis has always said he was against.
The last straw? According to some rumors, the decision to play the Napoli-Atalanta match, Saturday, March 30 at 12:30 PM, a very uncomfortable time for players and the public being the day before Easter, was not well received. Considering also a clash for the access to the Champions League, the game at Maradona against the Dea would have deserved a different slot than the one assigned by Dazn.
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