North Africa
Al-Ahly announces rights deal
Egyptian top-tier Premier League football club Al-Ahly has sold its media rights to the Future Media and Telecommunications Company.
Al-Ahly denies Egyptian league withdrawal threat over rights dispute
Egyptian Premier League club Al-Ahly has said it is committed to brokering its own broadcast rights deal, but has denied that it has threatened to withdraw from the country’s top-tier football division amid a dispute over the league’s rights deal with state-run broadcaster Egyptian Television Network.
Abu Dhabi Media Company secures Uefa qualifiers
Pay-television broadcaster the Abu Dhabi Media Company has acquired rights for national football team qualifying matches ahead of the Uefa Euro 2016 and Fifa 2018 World Cup tournaments.
MP & Silva snaps up Formula One rights
The MP & Silva agency has acquired exclusive rights for the Formula One motor-racing championship in the Middle East and North Africa, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania.
State broadcaster picks up Egyptian league rights
Egyptian Television Network, the state-run broadcaster in Egypt, has acquired rights for the upcoming 2013-14 season of the country’s top-tier football Premier League.
Fight Network secures MENA exposure
Pay-television operator OSN has agreed a carriage deal for combat sports pay-television channel Fight Network in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Al Jazeera hits out against Algerian and Egyptian state broadcasters
Pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera has threatened to sue the state broadcasters of Algeria and Egypt, ENTV and Egyptian Television Network, after they showed this week’s 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifiers featuring the two countries.
Télévision Tunisienne scores football rights package
Tunisian public-service broadcaster Télévision Tunisienne has agreed a rights deal with the Tunisian Football Federation for a package that includes domestic Ligue 1 games and national team friendly matches.
Uefa starts with small increase in Middle East
Uefa agrees deal with Al Jazeera in Middle East for Champions League
Al Jazeera seals MENA Champions League, Europa League rights
Pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera has acquired exclusive media rights in the Middle East and North Africa for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League club football competitions.
EPTV pounces for Ligue 1 rights
Algerian public-service broadcaster EPTV has acquired rights for Ligue 1, the top division of football in the country.
Tunisian Federation opens up rights tender to foreign broadcasters
The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) has opened up the tender for the domestic broadcast rights to the Championnat de la Ligue Professionnelle 1, the top division of Tunisian football, to foreign broadcasters.
Tunisian Football Federation launches sales process
The Tunisian Football Federation has launched a sales process for domestic multimedia rights to all matches organised by the national governing body.
Al Jazeera swoops for Premier League and other football rights in MENA
Qatari pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera has acquired the exclusive rights in the Middle East and North Africa to English Premier League football in a three-year deal with the MP & Silva agency.
Uefa launches rights sales process in MENA region
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has opened the sales process in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for the next cycle of rights to the Champions League, Europa League and Super Cup club competitions.
Ufa battle to hold on to rights could be good news for IHF
Ufa Sports faces a hard battle to hold on to World Championship handball rights