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Fanatiz, beIN agree deal in Canada
Global streaming platform Fanatiz has reached an agreement with pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group covering the Canadian market
Caf announces last-minute rights deals for Women’s Champions League
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced seemingly last-minute rights deals for its new Women’s Champions League club competition with pay-television broadcasters beIN Sports, SuperSport a…
Serie A values down across France and APAC in new beIN deal
Italian Serie A rights values have declined by around a third in France and Southeast Asia under a deal with beIN Sports, mirroring recent trends in those markets.
Eclat’s US Open deal confirmed amid Apac tennis rights battle
Eclat Media Group has added to the growing sports portfolio for its new pan-regional SPOTV platform in Asia-Pacific with a five-year deal for US Open grand slam tennis rights, from 2022 to 2026, covering…
BeIN renews NBA rights in Mena region
BeIN Media Group has extended its rights to NBA games in the Middle East and North Africa, under a multi-year agreement announced today (Wednesday)
BeIN extends Extreme E rights to Southeast Asia
International pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports has expanded its rights agreement with electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E to cover countries and territories in Southeast Asia
Middle East thaw resets market but glory days unlikely to return
Diplomatic processes put in place in 2021 to heal the rift between Saudi Arabia and Qatar have brought an end to the four-and-half-year dispute, sparking hope that the region’s sports broadcasting market will soon revert to normality.
Eclat to replace Fox Sports Asia with ‘lean and localised’ SPOTV
South Korean media company Eclat Media Group’s new pan-Asia-Pacific sports media platform will step into the gap left by Fox Sports Asia with a more ‘localised’ and digitally-focused service.
BeIN Sports expands US reach by securing YouTube TV distribution
BeIN Sports has expanded its reach in the United States by securing distribution on streaming service YouTube TV as part of the Sports Plus add-on package
Streaming wars help revive Australian market as Nine and Ten launch new services
An outbreak of ‘streaming wars’ in Australia has injected life into a sports media rights market that this time last year looked threatened by a sharp decline.
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