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Middle East and Africa market report, 2020
Value of Premier League tumbles in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos
Caf sees political benefits of renegotiating with Lagardère, albeit at great cost
Legal action against beoutQ by Fifa and other major sports rights-holders ‘imminent’
Rights-holder action against beoutQ: what is ‘enough’ for beIN Media Group?
BeIN’s Briceño: Sports industry may need Spotify model to solve piracy
LFP’s Quillot elected president of French anti-piracy body
Swiss attorney general charges Valcke, Al-Khelaifi and ‘sports rights businessman’
BeIN agrees Pakistan Super League APAC rights deal
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ESPN pays more to secure Serie A and Ligue 1 in Latin America
Uefa goes back to trusted partner PCCW for Euro 2020
DAZN embarks on spending spree in Brazil, but Latin America launch halted
BeIN fights back against beoutQ, and calls for rights-holder support
Dan Markham, executive director of sports content, and Cameron Andrews, anti-piracy counsel; beIN Media Group
StarTimes capitalises on Kwesé woes to grow football portfolio
Beleaguered broadcasters strike Premier League deal in South Africa
Optus pays up for Uefa rights despite World Cup ‘balls up’
Nova renews Ligue 1 rights with rival Cosmote again staying away
The value of French Ligue 1 rights in Greece and Cyprus is set for a small increase in a renewed deal with pay-television broadcaster Nova.
Facebook makes bold play for Premier League in Thailand
Social media company Facebook has beaten an incumbent pay-television broadcaster to media rights of a flagship property for the first time, TV Sports Markets understands.
MP & Silva close to deal for Ligue 1 media rights in Europe
The MP & Silva agency is close to a deal to acquire French football league rights across Europe, TV Sports Markets understands.
Kan seeks to recoup Fifa World Cup investment via sublicensing
Kan, the Israeli public-service broadcaster, has tendered rights to 17 Fifa World Cup matches in order to recoup some of its financial outlay on the tournament.
Ligue 1 value almost trebles in new sub-Saharan Africa deals
BeIN Media Group has recouped just under 44 per cent of its total fee for Ligue 1 international rights from sublicensing deals in sub-Saharan Africa this month.
Champions League value down slightly in Turkey as beIN swoops
BeIN Media Group has acquired Uefa Champions League rights in Turkey for a slightly reduced fee, meaning it will show both of the governing body’s club competitions from 2018-19 onward.
BeIN set to offer Ligue 1 rights to broadcasters in Brazil and LatAm
BeIN Media Group will launch tenders for French Ligue 1 media rights in Brazil and Latin America next week, TV Sports Markets understands.
BeIN set to test international interest in Turkish Süper Lig
BeIN Media Group is making its final preparations for selling Turkish Süper Lig international rights over the coming weeks, after more than a decade of the rights being warehoused by Digiturk.
Uefa earns unexpectedly large increase for club rights in Spain
Strong competition was the primary reason for the value of Champions League and Europa League rights in Spain increasing by about 77 per cent late last month.
Fox the favourite to take control of Chilean league channel
Latin America’s major media groups are competing to take ownership of Chile’s successful football league channel, Canal del Fútbol.
OSN picks up new properties as beIN consolidates its position
OSN’s acquisitions of rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, MotoGP and the Superbike World Championship represent a more aggressive strategy from the pay-television operator, but doesn’t herald the beginning of fierce competition for top-tier rights with beIN Media Group.