Ｊリーグ、ＤＡＺＮと契約２年延長　総額は２２３９億円に

　Ｊリーグは２５日、動画配信「ＤＡＺＮ」とオンラインで共同会見を開き、２０１７年から結んでいる１０年間で約２１００億円の放映権契約をさらに２年延長し、２８年までの１２年間で総額２２３９億円とする契約で合意したと発表した。
　今季は新型コロナウイルスの世界的流行で試合が予定通り実施されず、ＪリーグとＤＡＺＮは収入面で打撃を受けた。会見したＪリーグの村井満チェアマンは契約延長について、「（コロナの影響で）失われる可能性のある直近２年間を延長し、Ｊリーグが世界のリーグに肩を並べる準備を整える」と述べた。　
　これまでの契約ではＤＡＺＮがＪリーグに１７年から３年間の放映権料を納め、その後は年々増額する形だったが、新たな契約では毎年一定額を支払う形となった。（2020/08/25-22:24）

The Japan Professional Football League, or J.League, has agreed to extend its 10-year broadcast rights deal with global sports streaming service provider DAZN by two years until 2028.
   The extended deal is worth 223.9 billion yen in total, against some 210 billion yen for the original decade-long contract from 2017, the J.League said Tuesday.
   This year, both the J.League and DAZN saw their revenues fall as games did not take place as initially planned due to the coronavirus pandemic.
   The J.League "will make preparations to catch up with other leagues in the world" through the extension, which was agreed as games may not be held properly also next year due to the virus crisis, Chairman Mitsuru Murai told a news conference.
   Under the renewed deal, DAZN will pay fixed annual fees. The previous contract stipulated an annual fee increase after DAZN's lump-sum payment of the fees for the first three years.