BeIN Media Group
StarHub adds to tennis offering with beIN Sports 2 addition
Singapore telecoms operator StarHub has bolstered its tennis offering by reaching an agreement to launch the beIN Sports 2 channel via its StarHub Entertainment service
BeIN appoints ex-Sky commercial director Verow to head up acquisitions
The international pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has appointed former Sky Sports commercial director, Richard Verow, to head up its global sports acquisitions and distribution business
Eurovision Sport and beIN strike Fina and LEN rights deals in France
Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports has increased its portfolio of broadcast rights in France to Fina- and LEN-sanctioned events in a new agreement with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European…
Expanded 37-territory Florida Cup rights deal for beIN
The Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has renewed and expanded its rights deal for club football competition the Florida Cup
beIN secures exclusive rights to Qatar’s Fifa Club World Cup
Exclusive broadcast rights to the 2019 and 2020 editions of the Fifa Club World Cup have been acquired by beIN Media Group, the Qatar-based pay-TV broadcaster, across the Middle East and North Africa
Existing contract to blame for $500m beIN rights disputes, says Serie A chief
Luigi de Siervo, Italian Lega Serie A’s chief executive, has said a “multi-year agreement” for Italian Super Cup finals to be played in Saudi Arabia that pre-dated his arrival in the role is the key i…
Ski Classics lands beIN coverage in North America and Australia
International pay-TV broadcaster beIN Media Group has agreed a multi-year rights deal covering the USA, Canada and Australia with the Ski Classics series of long-distance skiing events.
Ligue 1 clubs maintain call for action over beIN international rights deal
Clubs from French football’s Ligue 1 have continued to push for the renegotiation of an international rights agreement with pay-TV broadcaster beIN Media Group, discussing the issue in detail at a meeting t…
BeIN’s Al-Obaidly: Sports industry completely unprepared in piracy fight
Yousef Al-Obaidly, chief executive of beIN Media Group, today (Tuesday) increased the pressure on the sports industry regarding the threat posed by pirate broadcasting service beoutQ and piracy in general,…
Top rights-holders unable to retain Saudi legal counsel in fight against beoutQ
A seven-strong group of rights-holders have been unable to retain legal counsel in Saudi Arabia, having tried to launch legal action against pirate broadcaster beoutQ in the Saudi courts
Qatar takes to WTO in beoutQ battle
Qatar’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has claimed significant progress in the state’s dispute settlement proceedings against Saudi Arabia at the World Trade Organization in relation to the activities of …
BeIN secures LaLiga extension in Mena through to 2024
Qatar-based broadcaster beIN Media Group has secured a four-season extension to its current deal with Spanish football's LaLiga in the Middle East and North Africa, taking the contract to the end of the…
Value of Premier League tumbles in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos
After two failed negotiations in an uncompetitive environment, the English Premier League has completed a deal in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos with pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions that will see the value of its rights halve.
French court fails to find ‘clear and illegal disruption’ in Arabsat case
A recent French court ruling that regional satellite provider Arabsat is a signal carrier for pirate broadcaster beoutQ also stated that claimant, Qatar-based beIN Media, failed to show evidence of “clear a…
Fifa ‘seeks cooperation’ of Arabsat to tackle beoutQ Women’s World Cup piracy
World football’s governing body Fifa is “seeking the cooperation” of regional satellite provider Arabsat to prevent further unauthorised broadcasts of its Women’s World Cup competition by Saudi-based pirate …
French court rules Saudi-based Arabsat carries beoutQ signal
A French court has ruled that regional satellite provider Arabsat distributes Saudi-based pirate broadcaster beoutQ on its satellites, something that Arabsat had denied
BeIN picks up Women’s World Cup rights in Asia, Mena
Qatar-based broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired multi-platform rights in territories across Asia and the Mena region for the upcoming Fifa Women's World Cup football tournament in France
Caf sees political benefits of renegotiating with Lagardère, albeit at great cost
The Confederation of African Football has made good on a two-year-old promise to renegotiate its mammoth global media and marketing rights deal with Lagardère Sports, but not its promise to earn more money for its rights.