North Africa
PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF agree bombshell commercial merger
The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) are to merge commercial operations under common ownership in a shock tripartite agreement that ends all pending litigation r…
Domestic broadcast deal agreed for Tunisian handball league
The Tunisian Handball Federation (FTHB) has signed off on a domestic broadcast deal with Jawhara TV covering the country’s Ligue Nationale A.
Morocco’s SNRT lands sublicensed World Cup rights
SNRT, Morocco’s free-to-air public broadcaster, has reached an agreement to broadcast 10 matches from the Fifa World Cup.
The matches will include those of the Moroccan national team.
Tunisian Football Federation invites rights bids over three seasons
The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) has issued an invitation to tender for broadcast rights to its competitions over the next three seasons
BeIN, Cable Network Egypt look to crack down on content piracy
Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group and Cable Network Egypt (CNE), which distributes encrypted television and radio channels in Egypt, are preparing to take legal action against major…
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
Sportfive secures international deals for Fiba Intercontinental Cup
Sportfive has struck deals with multiple broadcasters to secure coverage in different markets for the International Basketball Federation’s Fiba Intercontinental Cup, which tips off today (Friday) in E…
Algeria’s ENTV ‘agrees’ Afcon rights deal
Algerian public broadcaster ENTV has acquired rights to the forthcoming edition of football’s Africa Cup of Nations, according to reports.
Broadcast deal finally agreed for Tunisian Ligue 1
Tunisia’s Ligue 1 has finally found a broadcaster after a deal was struck with the privately-owned Hannibal TV.
Tunisian Football Federation and Télévision Tunisienne negotiate over $1.3m rights debt
The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) remains at odds with Tunisian public broadcaster Télévision Tunisienne over outstanding rights payments during the 2020-21 season.
Etisalat, StarzPlay to broadcast, stream T20 World Cup exclusively in Mena
Emirati telco Etisalat has secured exclusive media rights in the Middle East and North Africa to the International Cricket Council Men's Twenty20 World Cup 2021 as part of a "ground-breaking collaboration…
Seven picks up Extreme E highlights in Australia
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has struck a highlights rights deal with Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven
Uefa club competition value falls in beIN Mena renewal
Sources say the deal represents a decrease of about 25 per cent compared to beIN’s previous deal, from 2018-19 to 2020-21.
StarTimes picks up CHAN rights, Morocco to host Women’s Afcon
Pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has acquired rights in sub-Saharan Africa to the African Nations Championship (CHAN) national team football tournament
State broadcaster agrees new three-year Algerian league rights deal
EPTV, the public broadcaster in Algeria, has reached an exclusive new rights agreement with Algeria’s Professional Football League (LFP) across the next three seasons.
Eurovision Sport acquires International Gymnastics Federation rights
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has agreed a four-year deal with the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for rights across…
Moroccan football clubs ‘push for payment of TV rights’
Six Moroccan football clubs are lobbying the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), the sport’s governing body in the North African country, over a broadcast rights payment, it is claimed.
CAF issues TV rights and marketing services tenders
The Confederation of African Football has issued an invitation to tender for broadcast services related to its various competitions, including its flagship Africa Cup of Nations in 2021