Turkey

Basketball

The Turkish Basketball Federation has agreed a long-term partnership with the Infront Sports & Media agency that includes the global media rights for the top-tier Turkish Basketball League.

Volleyball

The Saran Media agency has agreed a deal with the Turkish Volleyball League to acquire the exclusive global media rights to its top-tier men’s and women’s competitions.

Football

The MP & Silva agency has agreed a two-year deal with Turkish pay-television operator Digiturk to distribute its highlights package for the country’s top-tier Super League football division on a global basis.

Football

Turkish pay-television operator Digiturk has terminated its carriage agreements for its football channel Lig TV with German cable and IPTV providers Kabel Deutschland, Unitymedia Kabel BW, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone.

Football

Turkey’s top-tier football competition, the Super Lig, has moved a step closer to launching a new media rights model after the Turkish Union of Clubs reached an outline agreement on the proposal.

Basketball

The Global Sports Media Consumption Report 2013 shows that second-screen activity is growing, but is it a threat or an opportunity for the sports broadcasting industry?

Football

Uefa has confirmed new broadcast rights deals in the United States, Latin America and Turkey for the qualification competitions to Euro 2016 and the 2018 Fifa World Cup.

Turkish media groups Doğan Holding and Doğuş Group are to collaborate on the launch of a new sports television channel.

Football

Production company HD Protek, which is owned by Turkish agency Saran Media, has been appointed as the local host broadcaster of the 2013 Fifa U-20 World Cup in Turkey
Football

IMG may not be for sale. But the industry is assuming otherwise
Football

Saran brothers sports-rights ambitions expand beyond Turkey; Perform and IMG take different routes to crack Turkish market; Super Lig deal probed

Athletics

Latest Premier League deals

Football

First European deals point to increase despite some drops
Football

The English Premier League, the top division of football in the country, has awarded rights to pay-television broadcaster OTE in Greece and Turkish agency Saran Media
Basketball

Fiba overhaul to bring national team basketball to home fans and boost value of World Cup; Rights fees up but tough talks still to come in key territories

Table Tennis

Turkish digital and satellite-television broadcaster Sports TV has acquired rights for events organised by the International Table Tennis Federation, the world governing body of table tennis

Digital media company Perform has struck a deal to acquire a majority stake in Mackolik Internet, which operates a number of Turkey’s leading sports websites, and complete a full buy-out of the company i…
Football

Despite a healthy increase in TV rights fees, Uefa still faces questions on Europa League