MENA
MBC Group to air Boxxer events across Mena region
MBC Group has acquired broadcast rights in the Middle East and North Africa to Boxxer events, SportBusiness understands
ADM lands Serie A rights in Mena across shortened three-year term
Lega Serie A has ended its lengthy search for a new broadcast deal in the Middle East and North Africa as the majority of clubs voted for a three-year agreement with pay-television broadcaster Abu Dhabi…
BeIN renews Fiba agreement in Mena region, adds rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed its rights in the Middle East and North Africa to International Basketball Federation (Fiba) national team matches and secured rights in France for the…
ONE strikes ‘long-term’ content development agreement with Media City Qatar
Group ONE Holdings, the parent company of Asian mixed-martial arts promotion ONE Championship and esports venture ONE Esports, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Doha-based media campus Media…
Serie A receives fresh beIN bid for Mena broadcast rights
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has made a fresh bid to reclaim Serie A rights in the Middle East and North Africa
BeIN renews French Open rights in Mena region until 2026
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed its rights to the French Open in 24 territories across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) as part of a new agreement with the French Tennis Federation…
Euroleague renews deal with Sports Channel in Israel for flat fee
Euroleague has renewed its contract with Sports Channel in Israel for another three seasons at a flat fee, consolidating the gains made in the previous deal.
Serie A weighing up Abu Dhabi Media-StarzPlay offer for Mena rights
Lega Serie A is considering the latest offer from Abu Dhabi Media for media rights in the Middle East and North Africa as it mulls over whether to end its stop-gap YouTube streaming policy and revert to…
BeIN picks up eSkootr rights in Mena region, Southeast Asia
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired broadcast rights to the nascent eSkootr Championship (eSC) in the Middle East and North Africa, along with parts of Southeast Asia
Serie A broadcasts AC Milan-Fiorentina game in metaverse
Event is a first involving a major football league
Sports Channel paying reduced Uefa Champions League fee in Israel
Israel’s Sports Channel is paying a reduced fee for Uefa Champions League rights during the current cycle, bringing the competition’s value back to a more rational level.
Brazilian league nets Mena exposure on SSC and MBC’s Shahid
Brazil’s top-tier football league is to be broadcast across the Middle East and North Africa following rights deals struck with Saudi Sports Company and MBC Group, the free-to-air broadcaster backed b…
Footballco acquires Middle East’s Kooora in eight-figure deal
Footballco, the private equity-backed football media business, has acquired Middle East-based digital sports publisher Kooora in an eight-figure, all-cash deal
BeIN to show World Rugby Sevens Series in Australia and Mena; CBC strikes deal in Canada
Pan-regional pay-television operator beIN Sports has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the World Rugby Sevens Series in Australia and all 24 territories across the Middle East and North Africa
BeIN adds AFC club competition rights in Mena region
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has expanded its portfolio of Asian Football Confederation content in the Middle East and North Africa region for the 2022 season to now include rights to club competitions…
BeIN to show Premier Padel tour in 37 markets
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports will show the inaugural edition of the Premier Padel tour across 37 countries including Australia, France, New Zealand, Singapore and Turkey
Saudi Arabia’s MBC lands WWE rights across Mena region
Saudi media company MBC Group has acquired rights in the Middle East and North Africa to live events and programming organised by World Wrestling Entertainment
BeIN picks up rights to remaining AFC Qualifiers across most of Mena region
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired media rights to the remaining AFC Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in 18 territories across the Middle East and North Africa