College Swimming League Signs Global TV Deal With DAZN
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A new college swimming league has a big news. It made a deal with DAZN. DAZN is a company that shows sports on TV and online.
The deal means people in many countries can watch the swimming meets. This is called an international broadcast deal. It helps more fans see the sport.
The league also shared its first schedule. There will be meets in six places. The places are from one coast to the other coast of the country.
This is the league's first year. People call this the inaugural season. The league wants to grow college swimming.
Fans can now watch swimming from home. They do not need to go to the pool. DAZN will show the meets on its platform.
Vocabulary15 words
- college
- a school people go to after high school
- meets
- sports events where swimmers compete
- international broadcast
- showing something on TV in many countries
- schedule
- a list of times and dates for events
- inaugural
- the very first one
- platform
- a website or app that shows content
- deal
- an agreement between two groups
- coast
- land next to the sea
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- venues
- places where events happen
- fans
- people who like and support something
- broadcast
- to send out on TV or online
- announced
- told people some news
- sport
- a game with physical activity, like swimming
- company
- a business
Quiz
Answer key
1. A sports broadcast company 2. Six 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A new college swimming league has a big news. It made a deal with _____. DAZN is a company that shows sports on TV and online.
The deal means people in many countries can watch the swimming _____. This is called an international broadcast deal. It helps more fans see the sport.
The league also shared its first _____. There will be meets in _____ places. The places are from one coast to the other coast of the country.
This is the league's first year. People call this the _____ season. The league wants to grow college swimming.
Fans can now watch swimming from home. They do not need to go to the _____. DAZN will show the meets on its _____.