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Football
Media

Spain’s LaLiga has secured a court order in Madrid to freeze beIN Media Group’s assets worth up to €50.7m ($49.3m) i
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the rights to Asian Football Confederation competitions in territories across the Middle East and North Africa as part of a landmark deal running until…
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the rights to the ONE Championship across the Middle East and North Africa as part of a multi-year agreement with the mixed martial arts promotion
Motorsport
Media

Extreme off-road racing series Extreme E has announced a broadcasting agreement with Starzplay Arabia, the subscription video-on-demand service covering the Middle East and North Africa region. 
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has reached an agreement to acquire the outstanding 50 per cent of the shares in streaming service Joyn from media group Warner Bros. Discovery
Wrestling
Media

The All Elite Wrestling promotion has signed a rights deal with subscription video-on-demand service StarzPlay in the Middle East and North Africa
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a deal with Snap Inc, the parent company of social media platform Snapchat, to deliver football content to the platform's users in the Middle East and…
Football
Data

For Media Sports Management, the agency based in Dubai and the UK, has been awarded exclusive international betting video and data rights to the UAE Pro League as part of a wider remit with the league…
Football
Media

LaLiga, organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has signed a letter of intent with Dubai-headquartered esports and lifestyle organisation Galaxy Racer (GXR) with the intention…
Basketball
Media

Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton has renewed its rights agreement with Liga ACB, Spain’s top-flight basketball competition. The new deal runs for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
Football
Media

The Bundesliga will return to broadcast screens in the Middle East and North Africa after pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports agreed a three-year rights contract
Cricket
Media

Streaming platform YuppTV has acquired media rights for the upcoming Asia Cup international cricket tournament in more than 70 markets
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has secured English Football League (EFL) broadcast rights in a host of its territories in a deal covering the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, SportBusiness understands
Football
Fan Engagement

Social media platform Twitter has agreed a content deal in the Middle East and North Africa for the 2022 Fifa World Cup with the national team football tournament’s rights-holder in the region, pay-television b…
Multiple Sports
Media

Subscription video-on-demand service StarzPlay has announced the launch of its sports-focused streaming platform for the Middle East and North Africa region
Football
Media

Saudi Sports Company (SSC), the state-controlled sports media company, has acquired domestic broadcast rights to the Saudi Professional League (SPL), Saudi Arabia’s King’s Cup and the Saudi Super Cup in a three-season agreement running from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
Boxing
Host Broadcast & Production

UK-based sports production company Whisper has been appointed by Saudi promoter Skill Challenge Entertainment to deliver the world feed host broadcast of the heavyweight boxing fight between Oleksandr…
Basketball

Fiba has had mixed fortunes in Europe as its media rights value took a hit in France, while it secured a modest increase in Spain.