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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
W9 and beIN secure Uefa under-21 rights
Coverage in France of next month’s Uefa European under-21 Championship is to be shown by free-to-air channel W9 and subscription broadcaster beIN Sports.
Premier League and beIN enter exclusive talks over Mena renewal
The Premier League is to enter into exclusive negotiations with beIN Sports with a view to finalising a new rights agreement in the Middle East and North Africa with the pay-TV broadcaster
BeIN extends non-exclusive PTO Tour deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended its rights deal for the PTO Tour
StarHub continues F1 coverage through beIN carriage
Singaporean telecoms operator StarHub will continue to carry pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports’ coverage of the Formula 1 motor racing championship.
BeIN acquires 2023-26 Conmebol club competition rights in Mena region
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights in the Middle East and North Africa to club competitions organised by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), adding to its existing…
Men’s World Handball final nets strong ratings in Denmark, France
Over 2 million Danes tuned in to public-service broadcaster DR and government-owned broadcaster TV2 to watch the national team set a new record with victory in the 2023 Men’s World Handball Championship.
BeIN seals F1 rights in APAC markets in three-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has concluded a three-year deal for exclusive rights to the Formula 1 motor racing championship in 10 territories across the Asia-Pacific region
BeIN ends Atalanta Serie A broadcasts in France over Plus500 ruling
Pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports has been forced to cease broadcasts in France of Italian Serie A football matches featuring Atalanta owing to regulatory concerns over the club’s main sponsor, financial t…
beIN Sports Asia-Pacific appoints Low to lead acquisitions
The Asia-Pacific arm of international sports broadcaster beIN Sports has hired experienced sports media executive Andy Low as director of content
BeIN acquires rights to Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr bow against PSG
BeIN Media Group has acquired rights in multiple territories to this month’s friendly between Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain and a Riyadh all-star team including players from Al-Nassr, the Saudi Ara…
BeIN retains Coupe de France rights in international markets
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed rights in 29 international territories to the Coupe de France club football competition
BeIN renews Conmebol club rights in US, Canada
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed an exclusive rights deal for coverage of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana club tournaments in the US and Canada
Astro adds beIN Sports Connect to internet connected set-top boxes
Malaysian pay-TV operator Astro has introduced the beIN Sports Connect app to its internet connected set-top box to bolster its sports offering
BeIN Sports, France Télévisions add rights to Coupe de France Féminine
The French Football Federation has finalised four-year domestic broadcast rights contracts for the Coupe de France Féminine with public-service broadcaster France Télévisions and pay-TV broadcaster be…
Political paralysis prevents sign-off of free-to-air World Cup deal in Lebanon
Football fans in Lebanon have been left without free-to-air television coverage of the ongoing Fifa World Cup due to a state of political paralysis in the Middle Eastern country
Morocco’s SNRT lands sublicensed World Cup rights
SNRT, Morocco’s free-to-air public broadcaster, has reached an agreement to broadcast 10 matches from the Fifa World Cup.
The matches will include those of the Moroccan national team.