MENA

Triathlon
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended its rights deal for the PTO Tour
Cricket
Media

Evision, the media and entertainment arm of telco e& life, has acquired exclusive broadcast rights in the Mena region to the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket competition
Horse Racing
Media

Commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired rights in the UK to this weekend’s Dubai World Cup horse race.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that Visit Saudi, Saudi Arabia’s tourism authority, will not be sponsoring this year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand following a backlash from …
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has signed up Saudi Arabian airline Saudia to its sponsorship portfolio as the team’s 'Official Global Airline Partner'.
Football
Events

Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has agreed a deal that will see four of the next six editions of the Supercoppa Italiana competition played in Saudi Arabia,…
Weightlifting
Events

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has announced that five bidders are in contention to host its 2024 World Championships, with the strong potential for the event to head to a new market
Football
Media

The IMG agency is looking to widen its work with the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF) beyond the existing remit currently focused on broadcast and sponsorship rights sales, according to Robert…
Baskteball
Media

Free-to-air public broadcaster Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI) has agreed a deal with Fiba to exclusively show Lebanese national team matches as well as Fiba-run events
Cricket
Media

Streaming service Myco has acquired rights in the Middle East and North Africa to the 2023 season of the Pakistan Super League T20 cricket competition, which commenced earlier this month
Esports
Finance & Law

Savvy Games Group, a gaming and esports company owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, has agreed a $265m (€248.1m)
Horse Racing
Media

The HBA Media agency has said the 2023 Saudi Cup horse racing event will be broadcast by 35 rights-holders across the world, including a number of new signings
Athletics
Finance & Law

Nasser Al-Khelaifi, chairman of beIN Media Group and president of French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain, has been cleared of any wrongdoing in a corruption case relating to Qatar’s bids to h…
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Saudi Arabia's national tourism authority has become a sponsor of the Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights in the Middle East and North Africa to club competitions organised by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), adding to its existing…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The co-hosts of the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand are calling for clarification on reports of a sponsorship agreement with Saudi Arabia’s tourism authority.
Football
Events

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2027 Asian Cup at its 33rd Congress in Manama, Bahrain today (Wednesday), while Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa…
Golf
Industry Moves

LIV Golf has been hit by further instability among its senior executive ranks with the departures of chief communications officer Jonathan Grella and chief marketing officer Kerry Taylor