BeIN Media Group
BeIN to show 22 World Cup matches on free-to-air in MENA region
BeIN Media Group will broadcast 22 matches of the Fifa World Cup on its free-to-air beIN Sports channel in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region
BeIN settles LaLiga rights payments but Tebas ructions persist
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…
BeIN signs landmark agreement with Saudi agency
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
Saudi Arabia’s PIF and US groups signal beIN investment interest
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.
LaLiga secures Madrid court order over beIN’s delayed rights payments
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
BeIN recommits to EFL in two-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has secured English Football League (EFL) broadcast rights in a host of its territories in a deal covering the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, SportBusiness understands
Twitter and beIN strike 2022 World Cup content deal in Mena region
Social media platform Twitter has agreed a content deal in the Middle East and North Africa for the 2022 Fifa World Cup with the national team football tournament’s rights-holder in the region, pay-television b…
VTVcab gets rights to cover Quang Hai’s exploits in Ligue 2
Vietnamese pay-television broadcaster VTVcab has acquired the rights for French Ligue 2 football for the new season
ADM lands Serie A rights in Mena across shortened three-year term
Lega Serie A has ended its lengthy search for a new broadcast deal in the Middle East and North Africa as the majority of clubs voted for a three-year agreement with pay-television broadcaster Abu Dhabi…
Digiturk ups bid to land global Turkish Süper Lig deal as tortuous tender scrapped
Digiturk has retained domestic and international broadcast rights to the Turkish Süper Lig after a gruelling tender process was finally shelved in favour of a two-year extension with the Turkish pay-television …
Serie A receives fresh beIN bid for Mena broadcast rights
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has made a fresh bid to reclaim Serie A rights in the Middle East and North Africa
BeIN renews French Open rights in Mena region until 2026
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed its rights to the French Open in 24 territories across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) as part of a new agreement with the French Tennis Federation…
BeIN, Cable Network Egypt look to crack down on content piracy
Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group and Cable Network Egypt (CNE), which distributes encrypted television and radio channels in Egypt, are preparing to take legal action against major…
BeIN picks up eSkootr rights in Mena region, Southeast Asia
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired broadcast rights to the nascent eSkootr Championship (eSC) in the Middle East and North Africa, along with parts of Southeast Asia
BeIN adds AFC club competition rights in Mena region
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has expanded its portfolio of Asian Football Confederation content in the Middle East and North Africa region for the 2022 season to now include rights to club competitions…
BeIN extends MLB rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has extended its rights deal in France for Major League Baseball.
MLB was first broadcast in France by beIN when it aired the 2014 World Series
BeIN to show Premier Padel tour in 37 markets
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports will show the inaugural edition of the Premier Padel tour across 37 countries including Australia, France, New Zealand, Singapore and Turkey
Focus switches to Saran as Digiturk fails to take up Süper Lig packages
The Turkish Football Federation has announced that signing rights to various Turkish Süper Lig media rights packages have passed to the Saran agency and Turkish public broadcaster TRT after incumbent …