The new round of bids may fall well below the $360 million that the current holder of the rights, Qatar’s BeIN Media Group, is paying Turkey’s football federation this year
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Asian Football Confederation
FIFA, UEFA in fresh call for Saudi action on pirate broadcaster
Saudi government is urged to crack down on alleged piracy of television rights by the beoutQ network
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OSN axes Pehla and cricket channels
Entertainment provider blames piracy with channels set to go next month
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UAE court jails illegal DishTV India dealer
Court of Cassation rejects appeal by illegal dealer and sentenced him to three months imprisonment and a fine of AED50,000
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Formula One looking for new Middle East broadcast partner
Spokesman for Formula One said it was in the late stages of finalising arrangements with a new licensee for the region
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English Premier League threatens legal action over Saudi piracy
League bosses say they are taking steps to bring legal action in Saudi Arabia to resolve a piracy issue over the televising of matches
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
Saudi Arabia denies tennis bodies’ beoutQ claims
Sports bodies including FIFA have called for the “immediate closure” of the illegal piracy operation, believed to be based in Riyadh
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Dubai DED confiscates more illegal BeoutQ encoded receivers
The DED raided a shop in Dubai and confiscated 416 BeoutQ devices
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BeoutQ accused of illegal broadcasts of Formula 1
Formula 1’s allegation comes as FIFA says it is weighing potential legal actions against the channel.
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Saudis dismiss beIN Sports’ FIFA World Cup TV piracy claim
Saud al-Qahtani, a Saudi minister has called for an end to beIN Sports’ monopoly over the broadcasting rights for major competitions in the Middle East
2018 FIFA World Cup
Oman bans pirate decoders ahead of FIFA World Cup
Omani official said the decoders, called beoutQ, were banned because they violate its law on intellectual property