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DAZN Lays Off Dozens Of Staff In U.S., Brazil Operations

DAZN laid off dozens of employees yesterday, mainly in its U.S. and Brazil operations. The cuts, which amount to 2% of its global staff, came about six months after the streaming service furloughed employees at the start of the pandemic. Yesterday’s cuts are part of DAZN’s plan to roll markets where it does not have a big foothold (like the U.S. and Brazil) into the global streaming service that it plans to launch in Q4. That service will be run by a small North American-based group and will rely on fewer regional functions like marketing and production, which previously had come out of N.Y. and Sao Paulo.

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