MENA

Football

PepsiCo has extended a sponsorship deal with the Jordan Football Association in a three-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2015-16.

Cycling

ASO, IMG and Infront all have big cycling ambitions. That could be bad news for UK's SweetSpot

Mixed Martial Arts

BT Vision pays high fee to attract 'uniquely loyal' UFC fanbase
Cycling

Rai pays less for Giro rights and more for production, but the real money will be made abroad
Basketball

Handball deal is latest sign of Canal Plus fightback against aggressive Al Jazeera

Cricket

Neo explains why it bid big for New Zealand cricket rights

Cricket

IOC carves out five more Asian markets to handle in-house and further weaken ABU rights; Frustrated Barton blasts ABU
Football

League gets out of tight corner in Middle East with MP & Silva deal
Football

Bigger EBU Qualifiers bid may not be enough to win over CAA
Football

The IMG Media agency has been appointed by the Jordan Football Association, the sport’s national governing body in the country, to market the international broadcast rights to the national team’s games.
Football

The Pitch International agency has bid for Premier League rights in Italy for the next three seasons, from 2013-14 to 2015-16, TV Sports Markets understands
Cycling

Qatari pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera has acquired rights for the 2013 edition of the annual ladies’ Tour of Qatar cycling event.
Athletics

The Diamond League is working but organisers are realistic about live coverage on major channels

Football

WSG's $1bn rights deal won't be touched by us, say Fifa and AFC
Football

State-owned sports broadcaster the Bahrain Sport Channel has acquired domestic rights for the 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations football tournament
Football

Team renews with Uefa as CAA Eleven continues headhunt; Big increases across the globe for Uefa club competitions

Basketball

Fiba overhaul to bring national team basketball to home fans and boost value of World Cup; Rights fees up but tough talks still to come in key territories

Baseball

Premier League enjoys massive increases in more key territories but cooling Middle East market provides a major challenge