Turkey
BeIN renews Bundesliga deal in France, adds rights in Turkey
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed an agreement for rights in France to the Bundesliga, the top tier of club football in Germany, while it has signed a new deal to cover the league in Turkey
Saran Media Group’s S Sport Plus to launch in commercial venues
S Sport Plus, the Turkish sports streaming platform owned by Istanbul-based agency Saran Media Group, has teamed up with UK-based Screach to launch a direct-to-enterprise streaming service
EXCLUSIVE: beIN, Nent and Sport TV among new Ascot broadcasters in Europe
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports, the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group and subscription broadcaster Sport TV are among the broadcasters to have acquired rights to this year’s edition of Royal A…
Polo deal indicative of beIN’s reshaped US rights model
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights to broadcast a monthly polo series in a deal with the United States Polo Association
DAZN, Saran Media Group among successful Coppa Italia rights bidders
Broadcast rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been acquired by a string of agencies and broadcasters in different international markets.
BeIN’s Digiturk opts against Champions League rights bid in Turkey
The beIN Media Group-owned Digiturk appears highly unlikely to retain broadcast rights in Turkey to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League from 2021-22 to 2023-24 after deciding against submitting…
Saran flags up interest in Turkish Süper Lig rights
The president of Saran Group, the Turkey-based media entity, has stated his intention to compete for broadcast rights to the top tier of Turkish football when an invitation to tender is issued later this…
Polo highlights added to beIN schedules in 12-territory deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights to broadcast highlights of the 2021 Polo Rider Cup, a polo event to be held in Chantilly on the outskirts of Paris
BeIN wins emergency injunction against Fenerbahçe over IP infringement
International pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has been successful in its bid to prevent Turkish Süper Lig football club Fenerbahçe from manipulating its branding as part of a campaign against t…
Turkish broadcasters handed deadline for Uefa club competition rights bids
The Team Marketing agency has started the sales processes for media rights to Uefa club competitions from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in another significant market, inviting bids in Turkey
BeIN set to initiate legal action against Fenerbahçe over IP infringement
International pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group will file an injunction in the Turkish courts against Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe over alleged IP infringement of the company’s branding.
TFF to prepare ground for Turkish Süper Lig rights tender
The Turkish Football Federation will issue a domestic media rights invitation to tender for the Turkish Süper Lig before the end of 2021, the body’s president Nihat Özdemir has announced at a league web…
Saran Media Group acquires Pure ETCR rights in Turkey
Saran Media Group, the Istanbul-based media-rights agency, has secured rights in Turkey to the inaugural season of the electric touring car racing series, Pure ETCR
Turkey’s D-Smart secures AFC rights for 2021-24 cycle
The Asian Football Confederation has announced a rights deal with Turkish pay-television broadcaster D-Smart to broadcast AFC competitions in the country from 2021 to 2024
Al Marri returns to beIN as Digiturk’s EVP, sports content
International pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has named Rashed Al-Marri as executive vice-president of sports content at Digiturk, its Turkish pay-television broadcaster
TFF and beIN settle latest fee dispute with new payment plan
The Turkish Football Federation and pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group will hope to have put a dispute over scheduled payments behind them after a new payment plan was agreed between the two parties…
Turkish Football Federation and beIN’s Digiturk at odds over Süper Lig payments
The Turkish Football Federation and Digiturk, the Turkish pay-television subsidiary of beIN Media Group, have publicly voiced their differences of opinion over rights fee payments to the top-tier Turkish…