AP sources: DAZN won’t air MLB show this season

By: Joe Reedy, The Associated Press Posted: 8:36 PM CDT Wednesday, Jul. 22, 2020 Last Modified: 8:38 PM CDT Wednesday, Jul. 22, 2020

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The DAZN streaming network won't air its “MLB ChangeUp” show this season, according to multiple people familiar with the decision.

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The DAZN streaming network won't air its “MLB ChangeUp” show this season, according to multiple people familiar with the decision.

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The DAZN streaming network won’t air its “MLB ChangeUp” show this season, according to multiple people familiar with the decision.

The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because they weren’t authorized to comment publicly on the matter.

The show debuted at the start of baseball season last year and was hosted by Adnan Virk and Scott Rogowsky. It featured live looks at games in progress along with highlights.

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks to the media at the owners meeting in Arlington, Texas. The chance that there will be no Major League Baseball season increased substantially Monday, June 15, 2020, when the commissioner's office told the players' association it will not proceed with a schedule amid the coronavirus pandemic unless the union waives its right to claim management violated a March agreement between the feuding sides. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

In many ways the show had a similar format to what MLB Network does in season on “MLB Tonight” when it is not broadcasting games.

DAZN had no comment on the decision. Twitter user @jevan_bay and The Streamable blog were the first to report the story.

DAZN was entering the second year of a $300 million, three-year contract with MLB. The streaming service has a firm foothold in some European countries but is still trying to find its way in the U.S. Most of its events in the United States have been boxing and MMA.

The network has also tried to defer rights fees payments and furloughed most of its staff due to the dearth of live sports during the coronavirus pandemic.

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