Abu Dhabi Media

Multiple Sports

Sports bodies around the world are grappling with the same problem: making sense of the paradox at the heart of the sports industry in the Middle East and North Africa.
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Starzplay has secured an exclusive multi-year deal for UFC rights in the Middle East and North Africa, a region in which the mixed martial arts behemoth has cemented its position over recent years
Football
Media

Lega Serie A has ended its lengthy search for a new broadcast deal in the Middle East and North Africa as the majority of clubs voted for a three-year agreement with pay-television broadcaster Abu Dhabi…
Football
Media

Lega Serie A is considering the latest offer from Abu Dhabi Media for media rights in the Middle East and North Africa as it mulls over whether to end its stop-gap YouTube streaming policy and revert to…
Football
Media

For Media, the boutique rights agency headed by Emanuele Villari, has brokered a Coppa Italia broadcast rights deal with Abu Dhabi Media in the Middle East and North Africa, SportBusiness understands
Football

Italy’s Serie A will continue to make its matches available for free on YouTube in the Middle East and North Africa for the remainder of the 2021-22 season, despite receiving bids from broadcasters in the region.
Football

A large decrease in Japan has dragged down the global value of Asian Football Confederation media rights by at least 13 per cent in the 2021-24 cycle.
Football
Media

Broadcaster Abu Dhabi Media has acquired the exclusive media rights in the United Arab Emirates for Asian Football Confederation events in the 2021 to 2024 rights cycle
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

Pay-television broadcaster Abu Dhabi Media has agreed a carriage deal with subscription video-on-demand service StarzPlay to further widen coverage of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the Middle East…
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

Abu Dhabi Media will exploit its exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship media rights via a new OTT platform dedicated specifically to broadcasting fights across 21 territories in the Middle East and…
MMA

Pay-television broadcaster Abu Dhabi Media has acquired exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship media rights in the Middle East and North Africa, with the state-run group to launch a localised OTT service…
Football

A gentlemen’s agreement between media groups belonging to the governments of Abu Dhabi and Dubai means the United Arab Emirates Pro League’s media-rights income will remain flat.

Football

BeIN Media Group this week finalised its acquisition of English Premier League rights in the Middle East and North Africa, and is close to taking two properties – Uefa European Qualifiers and Wimbledon – from its main local rival, Abu Dhabi Media.

Football

The B4 Capital agency has refinanced almost all of its spend for Fédération Tunisienne de Football rights thanks to a three-season deal with Abu Dhabi Media.

Football

BeIN Sports and Abu Dhabi Media are bidding head-to-head for two major football properties in the Middle East and North Africa – England’s Premier League and Uefa’s European Qualifiers.

Football

Sportfive is taking a colossal risk in signing a 12-year, $1bn (€888m) renewal with the Confédération Africaine de Football, according to local experts.

Tennis

Pay-television broadcaster the Abu Dhabi Media Company has acquired rights for the International Premier Tennis League, according to the Indian Television news website.

The Abu Dhabi Media Company has agreed a deal for pay-television broadcaster OSN to carry its four subscription-based sports channels on an exclusive basis.