MENA
B4 Capital nets rights partnership with Bahrain FA
The B4 Capital agency has acquired the international media rights to games played by Bahrain’s national football team.
Broadcasters sign up for Abu Dhabi Tour
Organisers of the 2015 Abu Dhabi Tour have said the inaugural edition of the cycling event will be shown in 169 countries around the world across 10 television networks, with eight of them covering the race live.
BeIN Media Group broadens horizons with movie channels plan – reports
BeIN Media Group is planning to expand its operations by launching movie channels in the Middle East, according to reports.
OSN secures new financing facility
Middle Eastern pay-television operator OSN has secured a $400m (€357m) financing facility to boost its sports content offering.
Latest IOC agreements suggest little room for broadcast unions in Olympic future
Another public-service broadcasting union lost its grip on Olympic Games rights following deals signed by the International Olympic Committee late last month.
Timo Lumme, managing director of television and marketing, International Olympic Committee
Interview with Timo Lumme, the International Olympic Committee’s director of television and marketing, on Olympics rights deals signed in Asia, Mena and sub-Saharan Africa.
WWE teams up with Vuclip
Video-on-demand digital platform Vuclip has teamed up with the WWE wrestling entertainment organisation to offer clips of events.
DFL clinches broad partnership with beIN Media Group
The beIN Media Group has confirmed a wide-ranging rights deal with the German Football League (DFL) taking in the Middle East and North Africa region, along with France and Australia.
BeIN Media Group lands exclusive Olympic rights in MENA region
BeIN Media Group has acquired exclusive rights in the Middle East and North Africa region for the four editions of the Olympic Games from 2018 to 2024.
BeIN Media Group acquires EHF rights
The beIN Media Group has acquired rights for a number of competitions operated by the European Handball Federation.
Mena hot for two big properties
BeIN Sports and Abu Dhabi Media are bidding head-to-head for two major football properties in the Middle East and North Africa – England’s Premier League and Uefa’s European Qualifiers.
GEM TV takes Baku 2015 to Iran
Persian-language broadcast group GEM TV has secured the exclusive rights to the Baku 2015 European Games multi-sport event in Iran.
IMG’s Edgesport moves into Middle East with ADMC deal
The IMG agency has expanded the reach of its action sports and lifestyle channel Edgesport by agreeing a carriage deal with multi-platform media and entertainment organisation Abu Dhabi Media Company.
Asian Judo Championships secure rights partner
The IEC in Sports agency has agreed a deal to market the media rights to the 2015 Asian Judo Championships.
ABS-CBN to take mega-fight to Middle East
Filipino commercial broadcaster ABS-CBN has struck a deal to distribute media rights across the Middle East for the upcoming world welterweight boxing clash between Manny Pacquiao from the Philippines and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Qatar FA kicks-off AspireInfront partnership for national team rights
The Qatar Football Association has appointed the AspireInfront agency as its exclusive media and marketing partner for the men’s national team matches.
GT Series drives away with rights deals for 2015 season
SRO Motorsports Group, promoter of the GT Series, has sealed a number of new rights deals ahead of the start of the 2015 season of the motor racing championship.
Abu Dhabi Sports picks up MLS rights in MENA region
Abu Dhabi Media Company has reached an agreement for the pay-television and free-to-air rights to North America’s Major League Soccer in the Middle East and North Africa.