Middle East
US government urged to take action against Saudi Arabia over beoutQ
A number of US sports and entertainment bodies, trade associations and international broadcasters have made submissions to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) demanding the Kingdom...
BeIN makes Asian Cup final FTA
Qatar’s beIN Media Group has announced that the final of this year’s Asian Cup national team football tournament will be shown on its free-to-air channel.
Premier League adds weight to beoutQ battle
Football’s English Premier League has reiterated its support of beIN Media Group for its ongoing campaign against pirate channel beoutQ.
BeIN CEO urges Serie A CEO to reconsider Saudi match
BeIN Media Group has called on Italy's top-tier football division Serie A to reconsider its decision to stage the Italian Super Cup in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, accusing the country of backing the piracy of...
AFC condemns beoutQ over Asian Cup coverage
The Asian Football Confederation has today (Wednesday) condemned pirate channel beoutQ for its broadcasts of the ongoing Asian Cup national team tournament in the United Arab Emirates
WTO panel to rule on Saudi Arabia piracy allegations
The World Trade Organisation will establish a panel to rule on allegations that Saudi Arabia is failing to take effective action to halt the piracy of beIN Sports’ programming.
Aurenche to lead beIN’s rights team
Qatar-based sports and entertainment group beIN Media has made further changes to its senior management by promoting Martin Aurenche to the position of vice-president of sports content
Al-Obaidly promoted to chief executive of beIN Media Group
Yousef Al-Obaidly has been promoted to chief executive of Qatar-based sports and entertainment group beIN Media
BBC, Sky call for action over beoutQ
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and pay-television broadcaster Sky have urged the European Commission to take formal action against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over pirate channel beoutQ
Kan wants quick compromise over Israel national-team rights
Israeli public-service broadcaster Kan is hoping negotiations with CAA Eleven over Uefa national-team rights will conclude soon, with reports in Israel suggesting the broadcaster is willing to walk away...