Middle East

State-owned Abu Dhabi Media Company and Dubai Media Incorporated have agreed an extension to their rights deal with the Pro League Committee, the organising body of the Arabian Gulf League – the top division of football in the UAE.

Why Premiership Rugby looked no further than 'expert' partner Pitch for its international sales contract

Ufa Sports faces a hard battle to hold on to World Championship handball rights

The chief executive of OSN has warned that the 2013-14 English Premier League season could start without a broadcast partner in the MENA region.

PepsiCo has extended a sponsorship deal with the Jordan Football Association in a three-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2015-16.

ASO, IMG and Infront all have big cycling ambitions. That could be bad news for UK's SweetSpot

BT Vision pays high fee to attract 'uniquely loyal' UFC fanbase

Rai pays less for Giro rights and more for production, but the real money will be made abroad

Handball deal is latest sign of Canal Plus fightback against aggressive Al Jazeera

Neo explains why it bid big for New Zealand cricket rights

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