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Late beIN-Serie A deal in Australia, Infront has 20 new international takers in place
Serie A, the top division of Italian club football, kicked off its 2021-22 season with 20 new international rights-holders in place as late contract extensions were agreed by the Infront agency in the…
Canal Plus president stands firm over Ligue 1 coverage
Maxime Saada, chief executive of Canal Plus, has said the French pay-television broadcaster will stand firm after pulling out of its agreement to broadcast Ligue 1 football matches following the award…
PCCW, beIN extend deal for Champions League coverage in Hong Kong
Hong Kong telco PCCW has renewed its agreement with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports for coverage of Uefa club competitions until the end of the 2023-24 season
ESPN secures $1.4bn US rights deal with LaLiga through 2028-29
ESPN and LaLiga have finalized a wide-ranging long-term media rights deal that will make streaming service ESPN+ the principal English- and Spanish-language home for Spain's top-flight soccer league in…
Gap in Asia-Pacific market opens as Disney shuts Fox Sports
Sports media rights markets in Asia-Pacific stand at a crossroads following the exit of longstanding pan-regional player Fox Sports Asia.
LaLiga poised to unveil long-term US rights deal with ESPN
Spanish football’s LaLiga is expected to announce a major broadcast deal with Disney’s ESPN that will come into force next season.
Basketball Africa League unveils international broadcasters
The Basketball Africa League has announced a series of international broadcast partners ahead of its inaugural season, including ESPN and NBA TV in the United States
BeIN acquires Extreme E rights in home Mena market
BeIN Media Group, the pay-television broadcaster, has agreed a rights deal across 24 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region for Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series
Serie A details specifics of ‘territorial’ Mena rights tender
Lega Serie A has today (Friday) published its invitation to tender for broadcast rights in the Middle East and North Africa from 2021-22 to 2023-24, offering a region-wide package and individual packages…
Premier League agrees beIN rights renewal in Mena region
The Premier League has renewed its broadcast rights deal in the Middle East and North Africa with pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group in a major agreement in one of the league’s key markets.
Major League Wrestling extends with US rights-holder beIN
Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed an agreement for US rights to the Major League Wrestling promotion
BeIN Sports strikes international rights deal for Karate Combat
Karate Combat, a two-year-old professional, full-contact karate league, has signed an international media rights agreement with global broadcaster beIN Sports covering 37 markets including the United States
Saudi Arabia appeals WTO piracy ruling
Saudi Arabia is appealing a World Trade Organization ruling that it has failed to protect intellectual property rights with regards the activities of pirate service beoutQ
Saudi competition body permanently cancels beIN licence, issues $2.7m fine
Saudi Arabian competition authorities have permanently cancelled the licence of Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports and issued a fine of SAR10m (€2.34m/$2.6
Ultimate Tennis Showdown rights secured by beIN across various territories
The semi-finals and finals of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, the innovative tennis event created by French tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou, will be shown by pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports across…
BeIN strikes Serie A piracy compensation deal to lift blackout
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports lifted its Italian Serie A blackout after reaching a financial compensation deal with the league and international rights distributor the IMG agency for lost exclusivity…
BeIN hails court’s ‘firm terms’ in French piracy case
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has praised the sentencing of five individuals found guilty of running an operation pirating the content of sports broadcasters as an “important step forward” in …
LFP and beIN reach deal over Ligue 1 international rights payment
The French Football League (LFP) and international pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group have today (Friday) settled the thorny issue of outstanding international broadcast rights fee payments