Turkmenistan

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has announced its first international rights deal since launching a tender over six months ago, an 18-territory pact with Saran Media covering Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports has renewed its exclusive rights to the German Bundesliga across Eurasia and acquired rights in the Baltics previously held by Viaplay

Fifa has gone to market in five Central Asia countries with media rights to the men's World Cup in 2026, as well as this year's Futsal World Cup taking place in the region

Setanta Sports has acquired exclusive Fifa Women's World Cup rights in nine countries across the Eurasia region, SportBusiness has learned

The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts organisation and Saran Media Group, the Turkey-based media entity, have signed a multi-year broadcast rights distribution deal across the Commonwealth…

The Saran Media Group has extended a deal for rights to football’s English Premier League in 11 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries for a further three years.

The Saran Media Group has secured media rights to Italian football's Serie A across 17 countries spanning the Commonwealth of Independent States region, Eastern Europe and Turkey for the three seasons…

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that its 2021 Track World Championships will no longer take place in Ashgabat due to Covid-19 concerns, with Glasgow seemingly in the box seat to become…

Broadcasters in a total of 18 different European and Central Asian countries must submit their bids in the second week of June for a suite of Uefa men’s national team rights during the 2022-28 cycle.

The Saran Media Group agency has extended its agreement with Uefa, European football’s governing body, for broadcast rights to its club competitions in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan a…

Setanta Sports has secured a four-year extension of National Hockey League rights in Ukraine and the Eurasia region, from the 2022-23 season through 2025-26

Euroleague Basketball has agreed a media-rights deal in Ukraine and Central Asia until the 2022-23 season with pan-regional broadcaster Setanta, having previously been without coverage in the region

Broadcast rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League for the 2021-24 cycle are set to be sold at the start of next year in Central Asia, Azerbaijan,…

Subscription broadcaster Setanta Sports has secured exclusive rights to Belgium’s Pro League in Ukraine and the Eurasia region in a five-year agreement.

The Asian Football Confederation has agreed a media-rights deal in five central Asian countries with the Saran Media agency

The Russian Premier League has announced a broadcast deal spanning 11 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Turkmenistan on Sunday joined the small handful of countries around the world to continue hosting sports events amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as its domestic football season restarted

National Olympic Committees from Central Asia met in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan at the weekend and agreed to revive a regional games in 2021