Turkey
Icrypex pays Beşiktaş in Bitcoin for naming deal, as Bitci brands Rangers
Cryptocurrency market Icrypex has become the name and main jersey sponsor of Turkish basketball team Beşiktaş JK – and is paying for the rights in Bitcoin.
Saran Media Group acquires Pure ETCR rights in Turkey
Saran Media Group, the Istanbul-based media-rights agency, has secured rights in Turkey to the inaugural season of the electric touring car racing series, Pure ETCR
Turkey’s D-Smart secures AFC rights for 2021-24 cycle
The Asian Football Confederation has announced a rights deal with Turkish pay-television broadcaster D-Smart to broadcast AFC competitions in the country from 2021 to 2024
Turkish Basketball Federation adds blockchain sponsor
The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) has announced Bitci, the Turkish blockchain technology company, as an addition to its sponsorship portfolio
TFF and beIN settle latest fee dispute with new payment plan
The Turkish Football Federation and pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group will hope to have put a dispute over scheduled payments behind them after a new payment plan was agreed between the two parties…
Al Marri returns to beIN as Digiturk’s EVP, sports content
International pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has named Rashed Al-Marri as executive vice-president of sports content at Digiturk, its Turkish pay-television broadcaster
Turkish Football Federation and beIN’s Digiturk at odds over Süper Lig payments
The Turkish Football Federation and Digiturk, the Turkish pay-television subsidiary of beIN Media Group, have publicly voiced their differences of opinion over rights fee payments to the top-tier Turkish…
Infront brokers İşbir Yatak deal with Turkish Volleyball Federation
The Turkish Volleyball Federation has signed up bedding retailer İşbir Yatak in a sponsorship contract brokered by the Turkish branch of sports marketing agency Infront.
Saran Media Group retains F1 to showcase on S Sport in Turkey
Saran Media Group, the Istanbul-based media-rights agency, has retained broadcast rights in Turkey to motor racing’s Formula 1 World Championship until 2023.
TFF and beIN remove FX barrier in renegotiated rights deal
The Turkish Football Federation and pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group have renegotiated the terms of the final two years of their Turkish Süper Lig media rights agreement, bringing to an end …
Latest beIN, TFF negotiations near end as clubs ‘settle on figure’
The latest round of negotiations between pay-television broadcaster beIN and the Turkish Football Federation appears close to ending after the body’s president issued a statement saying that it was willing t…
Rome lands 2024 European Athletics Championships, Istanbul to host 2023 European Indoors
Rome has landed hosting rights to the 2024 European Athletics Championships, seeing off competition for the event from Katowice-Silesia in Poland
Setanta renews for five years in Belgian Pro League’s latest international deal
Subscription broadcaster Setanta Sports has secured exclusive rights to Belgium’s Pro League in Ukraine and the Eurasia region in a five-year agreement.
Turkish Football Federation adds Braun as sponsor
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has signed up personal care brand Braun as a sponsor
Talks continue in Turkey as TFF battles for beIN rights amendment
Talks between the Turkish Football Federation and pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports have continued as the country’s governing body pushes for an amendment to the pair’s arrangement.
IMG Arena signs streaming deal with Turkish betting operator Misli
IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, has agreed a deal with Misli.com to provide streaming services to the Turkish betting operator
Round-Up: Moroe sacking report previewed, full stadiums for Bledisloe Cup, no fans at Turkish GP, and more
Cricket South Africa released a summary of the report on the activities of former CEO Thabang Moroe which led to his sacking in August