Kazakhstan

Football
Media

Saran Media has continued to build its European football portfolio, acquiring Serie A rights in a host of Central Asian and Eastern European territories in a mix of three- and five-season deals.
Football
Media

Central Asia is the next region in which Premier League and FA Cup rights have been sold together, with the Saran Media Group picking up the contract to 2027-28
Cycling
Finance & Law

Astana Qazaqstan states the draft agreement provides for long-term investment for a period of at least five years and financing at the level of leading WorldTour teams.
Media

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has announced its first international rights deal since launching a tender over six months ago, an 18-territory pact with Saran Media covering Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports has renewed its exclusive rights to the German Bundesliga across Eurasia and acquired rights in the Baltics previously held by Viaplay
Football
Media

Fifa has gone to market in five Central Asia countries with media rights to the men's World Cup in 2026, as well as this year's Futsal World Cup taking place in the region
Football
Media

Setanta Sports, the pay-television broadcaster, has secured rights in a host of European and Asian countries to Game4Ukraine, the charity football match being played in London next month
Football
Media

Setanta Sports has acquired exclusive Fifa Women's World Cup rights in nine countries across the Eurasia region, SportBusiness has learned
Motorcycling
Events

MotoGP has continued its drive into new markets by announcing that Kazakhstan will join the motorcycling championship’s 2023 calendar.
Ice Hockey
Events

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has announced that Germany, Kazakhstan and Norway will contest hosting rights to its 2027 men’s World Championship.
Tennis
Events

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has announced the cancellation of four ATP Tour events in China due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the creation of six one-off tournaments to be held instead
Basketball
Events

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced the creation of a pan-regional club competition in West Asia and the Middle East to be staged alongside the upcoming East Asia Super League
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts organisation and Saran Media Group, the Turkey-based media entity, have signed a multi-year broadcast rights distribution deal across the Commonwealth…
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

The UCI WorldTour team Astana-Premier Tech will be renamed the Astana Qazaqstan Team in 2022
Football
Media

The Saran Media Group has extended a deal for rights to football’s English Premier League in 11 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries for a further three years.
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

Wastewater and treatment solutions company Premier Tech will depart as co-owner and co-title sponsor of UCI World Tour cycling team Astana-Premier Tech, with the Canadian firm set to take its financial…
Football
Media

The Saran Media Group has secured media rights to Italian football's Serie A across 17 countries spanning the Commonwealth of Independent States region, Eastern Europe and Turkey for the three seasons…
Football
Data

European Leagues, the body of European football leagues, has gone to market early with the centralised fastpath data rights to league and cup competitions organised by a total of 18 different league bodies…