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BeIN and Telefonica linked to Canal Plus partnership
Telefonica is in talks with pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group for the Spanish telecommunications company to sell a significant stake in Spanish pay-television operator Canal Plus, according to multiple media reports in the country.
BeIN steps up to the plate with MLB rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights in France to the 2015 Major League Baseball season.
BeIN Media picks up WNBA rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights in France to North American women’s basketball league the WNBA, according to L’Equipe.
GT Series drives away with rights deals for 2015 season
SRO Motorsports Group, promoter of the GT Series, has sealed a number of new rights deals ahead of the start of the 2015 season of the motor racing championship.
BeIN Media Group closing in on Digiturk deal – report
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group could complete a takeover of Turkish pay-television operator Digiturk in two weeks, according to Reuters.
Uefa was prepared to play waiting game in Spain
Weak competition for Europa League rights in Spain forced Uefa into lengthy negotiations with the beIN Media Group and the Mediapro agency, who were bidding jointly. A deal was eventually agreed last week.
KlowdTV nets beIN Media partnership in US
US streaming platform KlowdTV has broadened its football portfolio by agreeing a carriage deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group in the United States.
Mediapro and beIN Media Group snap up Europa League rights
Spanish agency Mediapro and pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group have been awarded media rights for the Uefa Europa League European club football tournament.
BeIN Media and ITF finally sign off on complex deal
The International Tennis Federation’s deal for its global Davis Cup and Fed Cup rights with beIN Media Group, agreed last week, is the largest in the federation’s history.
Andrew Walker, commercial director, International Tennis Federation
Interview with Andrew Walker, commercial director of the International Tennis Federation, on the federation’s global media rights deal with beIN Media Group, which covers the Davis Cup and Fed Cup.
BeIN Sports to bolster global reach of Davis Cup and Fed Cup
Global sports broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a strategic global media rights partnership with the International Tennis Federation for its Davis Cup and Fed Cup national team tournaments.
ARD calls for free-to-air protection for handball worlds
German public-service broadcaster ARD has called for the Handball World Championships to be added to the list of protected sports events reserved for free-to-air coverage in Germany.
BeIN global strategy: whatever works
BeIN Media Group’s recent rights deals in Canada, as well as negotiations in Spain and Turkey, demonstrate the company’s ability to adapt to market conditions in expanding its pay-television operation beyond its core market of the Middle East and North Africa.
Sky beats Sport1 and Sportsman in last-minute deal
The Pitch International agency secured a late rights deal in the critical German market for the 2015 men’s Handball World Championship at the end of December – the last major market where a deal was outstanding.