DAZN, the option to watch Formula 1, MotoGP and other sports in Spain, has just announce a price increase. One that adds to those announced in recent years and that will undoubtedly raise controversy among subscribers.
The basic plan of the service, DAZN Essential, increases its cost drastically. It goes from 12.99 euros per month to 18.99 euros per month. This plan is the most popular among platform users, and is the one that allows viewing of MotoGP and Formula 1, among other sports.
This represents an increase of 32%. And, although the company has not commented on the reason, in recent years we’ve seen similar increases as the service gets more matches and competitions for your grill. The most recent rise, remember, was in the summer of 2022.
For its part, DAZN Victoria has been described as a plan that, for 9.99 euros per month, it will give you access to women’s soccer competitions. Among the competitions that are included we have the UEFA Women’s Champions League or the Finework Liga F.
How much is it worth from now on to watch Formula 1 and MotoGP on DAZN?
DAZN Essential, the most basic plan of the service, would have a total cost per year of 227.88 euros with the new price. Nevertheless, the company offers two formulas to reduce the amount dramatically.
- You can choose the installment payment option when contracting DAZN Essential for the whole year. In this way, you will continue paying 12.99 euros per month, although with 12 months of permanence. At the end of the year you will have paid 155.8 euros, a rather drastic reduction compared to the 227.88 euros that we already discussed.
- In case of make a one-time payment for DAZN Essentialthe amount will be reduced to 149.99 euros.
- Finally, if you pay for the service month by month, without a permanent contract, the service will continue to be 18.99 euros per month. This adds up to a total of 227.88 euros per year.
In case of going up a step and going for the DAZN Total plan, the numbers are increasing dramatically. Of course, this plan includes competitions such as LaLiga Santander, F1 World Cups, MotoGP, Premier League, basketball, sports programs and everything included in DAZN Essential and Victoria.
- If you pay in installments with an annual permanence contract, you will pay a total of 24.99 euros per month. At the end of the year the service will have paid a total of 299.88 euros from your account.
- In case of making a single payment to the service, this will cost 299.99 euros. Of course, you will have access to DAZN Total for the next 12 months.
- On the other hand, if you go for the month-to-month payment without permanence, you will have to pay a total of 29.99 euros per month. At the end of the 12 months you will have paid a total of 359.88 euros for the service.
DAZN entered Spain in 2019 at a cost of 4.99 euros per month. That same year, the cost rose to 9.99 euros, to increase again in 2022 to 12.99 euros. A rise that was accompanied, in addition, by a higher plan that included the rights of soccer in Spain.
In addition to the increase, in 2022 DAZN also announced a move inspired by Netflix. It is about the prohibition of sharing accounts with users outside your home. Thus, it only allows two simultaneous connections in any of its plans, but always under the same internet connection.