We are often asked where you can watch live darts tournaments .
Especially these days, the broadcasting rights for the many tournaments are often held by completely different providers , so it is not that easy to find out which medium broadcasts which darts events .
This is now also known from other sports, such as football. We would like to provide an overview here to save you time searching next time.
Darts live – what options are there?
Nowadays, there are several ways to watch darts live. Three options are among them:
- The TV
- A streaming service
- Or a live ticker without image transmission
First of all, it's important to make a distinction. There are currently limited options for watching darts events on television. Only Sport1 currently holds the rights to a live broadcast of darts events.
Here, too, exceptions prove the rule, such as the Celebrity Darts World Championship on ProSieben. There is no Celebrity Darts World Championship live ticker, however. The crucial difference, or rather the decisive feature, is that all official PDC tournaments in Germany can only be broadcast on TV by Sport 1 .
The situation is completely different with a live ticker. Currently, we are unaware of any legal guidelines that allow the operation of a darts ticker. This means that virtually any visitor can publish a darts live ticker of the event on Facebook using their mobile phone . The only important thing here is that any image and audio recordings are prohibited .
A darts live stream presents a completely different set of requirements. After all, a darts live stream broadcast over the internet can be followed from virtually anywhere in the world.
For this reason, the PDC carefully allocates the rights here as well. Well-known streams include the Sport1 stream , the streaming service DAZN , the official PDC stream ( PDC TV ), and Laola.tv .
In the following sections, we'd like to give you an overview of which services have the rights to broadcast the official PDC tournaments. Since there are significant differences here, you should simply open this blog post next time to find the right provider as quickly as possible.
Sport 1 Darts Live – whether TV or stream: Here you can find out which tournaments are broadcast
In 2016, Sport 1 once again secured the darts TV rights to broadcast the PDC's biggest darts events. These include, of course, the Darts World Championship .
But besides the Darts World Championship, there are several tournaments that are particularly popular with viewers. The Premier League and the World Series of Darts are also currently being broadcast by Sport 1.
However, since the rights package was concluded for five years , it is possible that changes to the broadcasting rights could occur in the future.
However, it is no longer possible to watch darts events on Sport 1 via streaming or online. Sport 1 already lost these rights in the last tender.
It can currently be seen that such services are being used more and more frequently, so that the number of viewers on free TV is currently barely increasing .
DAZN – the king of streaming services
The aforementioned rights for online coverage of the biggest darts events of the year have thus been won by a very specific streaming giant – DAZN . The sports streaming service has been actively acquiring all the rights of the world's largest sports associations and leagues for several years now.
Here, DAZN has once again taken things to the next level. The rights go so far that "DAZN Darts" is authorized to stream all 12 major events per year .
This doesn't make it any easier for the free TV provider Sport 1 to attract viewers to their TVs when all events can be watched on DAZN for €11.99 a month .
Attention: Through a cooperation between Sport 1 and DAZN It is often possible to stream DAZN content via the Sport 1 Darts live stream – including darts events. However, the exact rights ultimately lie with DAZN. Subscriptions can be canceled monthly . Another major advantage of DAZN is its star commentator Elmar Paulke . He switched from Sport1 to DAZN and now comments on all matches on the streaming platform.
Highly official and almost always present: The PDC stream
Of course, there's also the option of subscribing to the official PDC stream . Like DAZN, this is n't free . For people who enjoy listening to the original English commentary and are fluent in the language, the PDC stream is the best choice among the paid options.
Basically, it's also the safest way to follow everything related to the PDC live – for true fans who don't want to miss even the smaller tournaments. However, you can no longer watch European tournaments via the official PDC stream from Germany, as the exclusive rights for European tournaments are held by Sport1 and/or DAZN.
In any case, the official PDC stream offers the best opportunity to find out about a player in every respect, not just in big tournaments.
It's also quite interesting to watch tournaments where there aren't thousands of spectators roaring in the background.
The last streaming service for smaller tournaments – Laola.tv!
Laola.tv also offers a streaming service for smaller tournaments throughout the year! This streaming service primarily focuses on the European Tour . These are all the tournaments that take place annually across Europe.
This also includes many tournaments from Germany that cannot be followed on either Sport 1 or DAZN. This is particularly interesting for German fans who are interested in the tournaments in Germany itself .
The old-fashioned version – the Darts Live Ticker to read
A bit more old-fashioned but still an alternative for true darts fans is the Darts Live Ticker. While you won't get the full picture and sound experience , the Darts Live Ticker is still a great way to follow the game on the go.
This makes it particularly easy to track the rapid changes within a darts match. Ultimately, this is better than just looking at the score.
Expert tip: As an insider tip, I can recommend the Dartconnect website. Here, you can follow almost all darts events in a live ticker format. This way, you'll never miss a live darts match again.
Illegal on the Internet – YouTube
Ultimately, the alternative YouTube is less recommended. Especially these days , usage rights for broadcasting sporting events play a major role.
Because the sums charged by providers for this are brutally high, criminals are prosecuted just as harshly. For this very reason , we strongly advise against supporting such YouTube streams , which are often hosted by private individuals. If these individuals are discovered, they face severe penalties .
Addendum: Of course, there are also official YouTube streams, such as the PDC's. Live darts events are, of course, legal there. The PDC calls its in-house darts livestream PDC TV.
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