MENA

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TF1 pays big increase to hang on to Rugby World Cup

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the country’s public-service broadcaster, has acquired live rights for tonight’s (Tuesday) qualifying match for the 2014 Fifa World Cup between the Iran and…

TVE loses Euroleague rights to Marca TV but ERT hangs on to Greek league in late deals

Israeli commercial broadcaster Channel 10 has renewed a rights deal with Euroleague Basketball for coverage of Israeli team Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv’s matches in the competition.

State-owned media company Dubai Media Incorporated has reached a four-year rights deal, from 2013 to 2016, with Racecourse Media Group, which controls the media rights of 30 British racecourses, and English…