Turkey
Saran to follow Istanbul Rams’ European League of Football debut
The Saran Media Group agency has acquired rights to the European League of Football in Turkey, as the Istanbul Rams prepare to make their debut in the American football competition for the 2022 season
TFF president steps down amid ongoing Süper Lig rights talks
Nihat Özdemir has resigned as president of the Turkish Football Federation amid a challenging time for the organisation as it seeks to conclude broadcast agreements for the domestic game.
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
Russia and Turkey enter the fray as Uefa confirms bids for Euro 2028, 2032
Uefa has announced it has received declarations of interest to host the 2028 and 2032 editions of the European Championship from four potential bidders, with Russia and Turkey making late entries to challenge…
Saran and TRT sign off on Turkish Süper Lig rights deals
Both the Saran agency and TRT, the Turkish public broadcaster, have announced that they have signed contracts for various Turkish Süper Lig broadcast rights packages, albeit the main live rights package …
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 …
Digiturk given a week to sign off new Süper Lig deals but bid for main package rebuffed
The Turkish Football Federation has given Digiturk, the Turkish pay-television operator owned by beIN Media Group, until the start of next week to sign agreements for various packages of rights to the…
Capital Block agency to advise Trabzonspor on NFT strategy
Turkish Süper Lig side Trabzonspor has agreed a deal with specialist NFT agency Capital Block to develop a bespoke NFT strategy.
Turkish Süper Lig tender prolonged with ’12 revised bids’ for various rights
The Turkish Football Federation has vowed that the broadcast rights to the Turkish Süper Lig will be awarded in a week’s time, after the submission late last week of improved bids for domestic, international an…
Galatasaray secures Bitget sponsorship in Capital Sports Media brokered deal
Turkish football club Galatasaray has signed cryptocurrency exchange Bitget as its Official Crypto Partner until the end of the 2021-22 season
Turkish Süper Lig media rights tender launches; five-season bids possible
The tender process for domestic and international rights to the Turkish Süper Lig has been launched with the domestic rights split into six different packages.
Turkish Basketball Federation extends long-running Infront deal
The Infront agency has signed a four-year extension to its media and sponsorship rights sales agreement with the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF)
WTA Tour buoyed by beIN extension in Australia, France and Turkey
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has signed off on a five-year extension to its rights deal in Australia, France and Turkey for women’s tennis’ WTA Tour.
Saran strikes multi-territory Fiba deal to 2025
Saran Media Group has acquired international basketball rights in Turkey, the Czech Republic and Slovakia from Fiba, continuing the latter’s series of deals announced in Europe.
BeIN’s Digiturk moves into Turkish broadband market
Digiturk, the Turkish pay-television subsidiary of beIN Media Group, has launched an internet service for new and existing customers
Aiba postpones Women’s World Boxing Championships
The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has postponed its Women’s World Boxing Championships from this December until March next year due to ongoing problems caused by the Covid-19 health crisis.
NFTs in sport: bridging the knowledge gap
NFTs are sprouting up in the sporting world on an increasingly frequent basis. But there remains a significant knowledge gap in the industry about their purpose and potential value.
IMG to advise on Turkish Süper Lig’s global rights sales
The IMG agency has been appointed to a long-term advisory role for the sale of broadcast rights to the Turkish Süper Lig from the 2022-23 season onwards.