Saudi Arabia
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...
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...
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
BeIN hits Saudi Arabia with $1bn compensation claim
Qatar-based sports and entertainment media group, beIN Corporation, has today (Monday) launched a $1bn (€863.7
BeIN’s Saudi license revoked as political row escalates
In the latest of a long list of back-and-forth moves, the General Authority for Competition for Saudi Arabia has cancelled Qatar-based beIN Media Group’s license to broadcast in the country, along with p...
LFP and Premier League take BeoutQ case to European Commission
The campaign against pirate channel BeoutQ has intensified with the French Football League (LFP) and English Premier League stating they have escalated a complaint over the matter to the European Commission
BeIN claims “irrefutable” evidence of Arabsat backing for BeoutQ
BeIN Media Group has stepped up its campaign against BeoutQ by stating it has undeniable evidence that Saudi-headquartered communications satellite operator Arabsat is backing a “plague of piracy” on ...
Saudi Ministry rubbishes BeoutQ claims
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Media has rubbished claims it is complicit in the operation of pirate service BeoutQ as a “malicious lie”.
Tennis bodies join chorus of criticism for BeoutQ
The top sanctioning and governing bodies in tennis have joined forces to “publicly condemn and call for the immediate closure” of BeoutQ, a pirate service based in Saudi Arabia.