MENA

Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

The Infront agency has acquired Israeli sports technology firm Pico Get Personal and will house the operation under its innovation arm, Infront Lab
Golf
Media

LIV Golf president Atul Khosla has made it clear that the primary goals of the Saudi-backed breakaway series in 2023 are to land "milestone" sponsorship and television rights deals to begin commercializing…
Football
Media

Pay-TV broadcaster beIN Media Group has said that it has settled its latest rights fee “obligations” to LaLiga “as scheduled” in the wake of the Spanish league’s move to secure a court order in a disp…
Golf
Events

Golfer declares continued progress as McIlroy fears 'irreparable split' in the sport
Multiple Sports
Media

BeIN Media Group, the Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster, has signed a strategic agreement with Saudi Media Co., an advertising sales agency with close connections to the Saudi government
Basketball
Governance

Dubai is in talks to form a team that would join Euroleague Basketball, according to a senior official behind the project, but any agreement will not include title sponsorship of the top-tier EuroLeague…
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Peter Leible has been appointed as chief commercial officer at Sponix, the Doha-based sports technology start-up
Multiple Sports
Media

Satellite content distributor SES has launched what it describes as the industry’s first dedicated satellite distribution platform for sports and events content.
Football
Events

Qatar will stage two of the world’s biggest international football tournaments within the space of about a year, after it won a competitive process to secure next year’s Asian Cup.
Multiple Sports
Media

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has held exploratory talks about acquiring a significant minority interest in Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group, SportBusiness understands.
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

Saudi Arabian real estate developer Roshn has been named the presenting partner of LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah, which is taking place at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club on October 14-16.
Football
Media

Spain’s LaLiga has secured a court order in Madrid to freeze beIN Media Group’s assets worth up to €50.7m ($49.3m) i
Football
Events

The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) has agreed a deal with Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) which will see its Supercopa Argentina club competition played abroad for the first time
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has disclosed it has committed to spending more than $2bn (€2.06bn) on long-term football sponsorship deals this year.
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the rights to Asian Football Confederation competitions in territories across the Middle East and North Africa as part of a landmark deal running until…
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

League furthers its commercial activity surrounding first games in UAE
Multi-sport
Events

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has approved Saudi Arabia as host of its 2029 Asian Winter Games, with events to be staged at a yet-to-be-built resort at the Kingdom’s $500bn (€506.4bn) Neom site.
Tennis
Events

Dubai has been announced as host of a new tennis tournament which promises to mix sport and entertainment, with Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek named among the first set of players to sign up