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How Coronavirus-Hit Europe is Navigating the Loss of Live Sports

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06.07.2020 - 17:55

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A continent mad about sports has gone mad without sports. This past weekend was the first in which nearly all public sporting events across Europe were canceled or postponed in an effort to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

Cancellations left rightsholders in the lurch with hours to fill from a normally packed weekend schedule, while sports package customers were left wondering what they’re paying for.

The common response, at least initially, has been to replay events for which broadcasters still hold the rights. That said, U.K.

fans were shocked when their beloved Saturday night soccer staple, BBC’s “Match of the Day,” was replaced with the BBC sitcom “Mrs Brown’s Boys.” Global sports streaming giant DAZN, set to surpass 200 territories in

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