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IFSC signs four TV rights deals ahead of sport climbing’s Olympic bow
The International Federation of Sport Climbing has agreed new broadcast rights deals in China, Italy, Switzerland and Israel as the sport prepares to make its Olympic Games debut.
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DAZN, Saran Media Group among successful Coppa Italia rights bidders
Broadcast rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been acquired by a string of agencies and broadcasters in different international markets.
Gravity Media appoints beIN’s Zitouni to Mena advisory role
Gravity Media, the broadcast production and outside broadcast services company, has recruited the experienced Abdelkader Zitouni as its adviser in the Middle East and North Africa
BeIN acquires Extreme E rights in home Mena market
BeIN Media Group, the pay-television broadcaster, has agreed a rights deal across 24 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region for Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series
Israeli clubs opt for security of long-term Charlton rights deal over OTT solution
The IPFL has stopped short of making history with an exclusive D2C offering after Charlton came forward with a bid that matched the reserve price set in the initial tender process.
Israeli clubs opt for security of long-term Charlton rights deal over OTT solution
Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton has retained rights to the country’s top two football divisions until at least 2026 after clubs ultimately opted for the security of a traditional broadcast d…
Saudi Sports Company acquires AFC media rights
Saudi Arabian state-owned media company Saudi Sports Company has acquired media rights for Asian Football Confederation competitions in the 2021-24 cycle
Eurosport bags rights for India football friendlies
The Discovery-owned Eurosport India has acquired rights for the Indian national football team's friendlies against Oman and the United Arab Emirates
ITV secures future free-to-air Extreme E exclusivity, KSA lands Saudi rights
UK free-to-air network ITV has become the latest broadcaster to agree a rights deal for Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series
IPFL ready to go D2C, but door remains ajar for broadcasters
The Israeli Professional Football League is set to proceed with a plan to make direct-to-consumer OTT its primary broadcast platform from the 2021-22 season onward, as it faces the reality of a dip in direct media rights fees for the foreseeable future.
Extreme E signs up DAZN and MBC for Japanese, Mena markets
Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series, has agreed rights deals with over-the-top streaming service DAZN in Japan and Saudi media group MBC for the Middle East and North Africa region
Israeli Professional Football League ready to go D2C as broadcaster bids fall short
The Israeli Professional Football League, the country’s top tier of professional football, intends to go direct-to-consumer with a streaming platform after Israeli broadcasters failed to meet the league’s res…
No bid from beIN in Serie A’s Mena rights tender
Incumbent rights-holder beIN Media Group has not submitted a bid for Serie A broadcast rights in the Middle East and North Africa, SportBusiness understands
J.League unveils new media-rights deals in Indonesia and Mena
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Serie A delays Mena bid deadline again, top clubs demand domestic rights vote
Lega Serie A’s broadcast rights sales process in the Middle East and North Africa has been further delayed after the bid deadline was pushed back for a second time.
Tapmad TV streaming widens net for Pakistan Super League coverage
The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed a deal with streaming platform tapmad TV for rights to the 2021 Pakistan Super League Twenty20 competition in Australia, the Middle East and North Africa, along with…
Israel’s Charlton is latest broadcaster to commit to Extreme E
Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton has committed to showing electric off-road motor racing’s new Extreme E series.
BeIN holds back on Serie A’s Mena rights tender
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group is thought to be unlikely to bid to extend its rights deal for Italian Serie A football in the Middle East and North Africa region due to multiple concerns over…