BeIN Media Group

Interview with LaLiga president Javier Tebas on the first centralised tender for Spanish domestic football rights.

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has secured the main package of domestic rights for Spain's LaLiga, dislodging telecommunications company Telefónica as the main rights-holder for domestic club football in the country.

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.

England’s Premier League this week completed the first set of deals across Asia for its rights in the 2016-17 to 2018-19 cycle, with mixed results. It saw significant increases in value from Australia and New Zealand, but a decline in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, while Malaysia and Myanmar are proving difficult.

BeIN Media Group has agreed a three-season extension to its broadcast rights deal for football’s English Premier League in the Middle East and North Africa region.

French commercial broadcaster TF1's deal to show a further 11 matches from Euro 2016 will enhance the tournament’s free-to-air reach.

Interview with Roberto Dalmiglio and Konstantinos Filippas, chief commercial officer and European managing director respectively of the MP & Silva agency, about the Serie A international sales cycle and recent deals in the Nordics.

BeIN Media Group has reached a deal to sublicense rights to an additional 11 games from the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament to French commercial broadcaster TF1.

French commercial broadcaster TF1 is poised to strike a deal to increase its coverage of the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament, which is taking place in France.

The German Bundesliga rounded off its international sales cycle this month, with deals in Australia and New Zealand.

BeIN Media Group is considering a bid for the rights to the Australian National Rugby League, the top division of rugby league in the country, according to multiple reports.

Polish pay-television operator NC Plus has said it is working on securing rights to LaLiga after it emerged that pay-television broadcaster BeIN Media Group has signed a deal for the top division of Spanish football, despite not holding a presence in the Polish market.

USA

Pay-television broadcaster BeIN Media Group has renewed exclusive rights in the US for the top divisions of football in Spain, Italy and France.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a sublicensing deal with BeIN Media Group for coverage of football’s European club tournaments and selected English competitions.

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights in Australia for coverage of LaLiga, the top division of Spanish football.

BeIN Media Group has acquired exclusive rights in Spain for the 2015-16 season of the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in Portugal.

Telecable has become the latest pay-television operator to secure a carriage deal for the new beIN Sports channel in Spain.

The reach of beIN Media Group’s pay-television channel beIN Sports has been further enhanced in Spain through a carriage agreement with telecommunications company Orange.