BeIN Media Group
BeIN signs off Premier League renewal in Mena
BeIN Sports and the Premier League have finalised and today (Tuesday) announced a new three-year broadcast rights deal in the Middle East and North Africa
BeIN renews World Athletics in core region
BeIN Media Group has retained its grip on World Athletics rights in the Middle East and North Africa, striking a new three-year deal.
BeIN renews UWCL as part of men’s club rights deal
The Uefa Women's Champions League (UWCL) will continue to be shown across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) and Asia by beIN Media Group until 2027.
BeIN nets Australian Open renewal in Mena
BeIN Media Group has strengthened its hold on tennis coverage in the Middle East and North Africa with a renewal of Australian Open media rights from 2025 to 2029
BeIN nets ATP rights extension in Australia
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended its rights to the ATP Tour in Australia for three further years, from 2025 to 2027, reinforcing its tennis offering in the country
BeIN adds EFL to latest spate of Mena renewals
BeIN Media Group has struck a new rights deal for the English Football League, covering 27 countries across the Middle East and North Africa, France, Australia and New Zealand
BeIN hones in on Uefa club rights renewal in Mena
Extensive and exclusive Uefa club competition coverage in the Middle East and North Africa is set to remain on beIN Sports for the next three seasons, SportBusiness understands.
Top football leagues, broadcasters slam X over piracy action
A host of leading sports rights-owners and rights-holders have slammed X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, for its approach to tackling piracy, and demanded immediate action be taken
EXCLUSIVE: BeIN to hold Uefa club rights in all its Asian markets
BeIN Sports is close to finalising a deal that would see it hold Uefa club competition rights in all its active Asian markets, SportBusiness understands
TFF calls for new Turkish Süper Lig bids as tender scrapped
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports and the Saran Media agency must deliver fresh bids for Turkish Süper Lig rights after the initial invitation to tender was scrapped by the Turkish Football Federation …
BeIN recaptures F1 in Mena, adds Turkey in major 10-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a 10-year deal for exclusive F1 rights across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, five years on from dropping rights in the Mena region over piracy concerns.
CAF ‘recommits’ to beIN agreement following negotiations
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced an end to its row with beIN Sports following the recent cancellation of a broadcast deal which prompted threats of legal action by the Qatar-based…
Ligue 1 international rights tender set for next month
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) is set to go to market with its international rights at the start of next month, affording it time to meet with interested broadcasters and agencies at next m…
CAF facing another court battle as it rips up lucrative beIN contract
BeIN Media Group is readying legal action against the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over the continental governing body’s decision to unilaterally cancel its broadcast deal with the Qatari m…
BeIN set to lose second UAE carriage deal as Du drops channels
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is poised to lose more carriage in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after telecoms operator Du informed its customers that the channels would be dropped from its television…
BeIN seals short-term deal for Uefa national team rights in Mena
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has struck a short-term deal for rights in the Middle East and North Africa to this month’s Uefa Nations League finals and Euro 2024 qualifiers.
BeIN Sports channels leave UAE’s Etisalat, negotiations with Du continue
BeIN Sports subscription channels are no longer available on the platform of United Arab Emirates telco Etisalat by e& after the pair failed to reach an agreement over the carriage fee going forwards
LFP president: €200m a year is international rights target
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) should be bringing in €200m ($217.5m) per year from Ligue 1 international rights in the next cycle, according to league president Vincent Labrune, a far cry from the current fee it receives as part of a long-term agreement with beIN Media Group.