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OneFootball pays discounted fee to pick up Ligue 1 rights in Brazil
BeIN agrees to Süper Lig fee uplift to aid clubs in 2020-21
Saudi adopts ‘smart’ rights strategy but rights-holders still face dilemma
Rights-holders face large fee cuts in Mena as Saudi-Qatar rancour grows
BT’s short-term Turkish Süper Lig deal is taster for longer-term contract
BeIN ‘hopeful’ over Saudi return after end to blockade
First for Ligue 1 as Togolese broadcaster offers local-language commentary
End of Saudi-Qatar dispute raises hopes for beIN rapprochement
Al Marri returns to beIN as Digiturk’s EVP, sports content
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Middle East and Africa market report, 2020
Value of Premier League tumbles in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos
Caf sees political benefits of renegotiating with Lagardère, albeit at great cost
Legal action against beoutQ by Fifa and other major sports rights-holders ‘imminent’
Rights-holder action against beoutQ: what is ‘enough’ for beIN Media Group?
ESPN pays more to secure Serie A and Ligue 1 in Latin America
Uefa goes back to trusted partner PCCW for Euro 2020
DAZN embarks on spending spree in Brazil, but Latin America launch halted
BeIN fights back against beoutQ, and calls for rights-holder support
Dan Markham, executive director of sports content, and Cameron Andrews, anti-piracy counsel; beIN Media Group
StarTimes capitalises on Kwesé woes to grow football portfolio
Beleaguered broadcasters strike Premier League deal in South Africa
Optus pays up for Uefa rights despite World Cup ‘balls up’
Nova renews Ligue 1 rights with rival Cosmote again staying away
The value of French Ligue 1 rights in Greece and Cyprus is set for a small increase in a renewed deal with pay-television broadcaster Nova.
Facebook makes bold play for Premier League in Thailand
Social media company Facebook has beaten an incumbent pay-television broadcaster to media rights of a flagship property for the first time, TV Sports Markets understands.
MP & Silva close to deal for Ligue 1 media rights in Europe
The MP & Silva agency is close to a deal to acquire French football league rights across Europe, TV Sports Markets understands.
Kan seeks to recoup Fifa World Cup investment via sublicensing
Kan, the Israeli public-service broadcaster, has tendered rights to 17 Fifa World Cup matches in order to recoup some of its financial outlay on the tournament.
Ligue 1 value almost trebles in new sub-Saharan Africa deals
BeIN Media Group has recouped just under 44 per cent of its total fee for Ligue 1 international rights from sublicensing deals in sub-Saharan Africa this month.
Champions League value down slightly in Turkey as beIN swoops
BeIN Media Group has acquired Uefa Champions League rights in Turkey for a slightly reduced fee, meaning it will show both of the governing body’s club competitions from 2018-19 onward.