BeIN Media Group has signed an exclusive deal to extend its Laliga broadcast rights.
The deal will see the Group’s flagship sports channel, beIN SPORTS, remain the home of Spanish football in 34 markets across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC) until the end of the 2027-28 season and 2026-27 season respectively.
The media group has held the rights to Laliga since 2003 in MENA and 2015 in APAC.
The network will continue to have rights to all 380 league games and will see its media rights agreement expanded to bring Laliga back to beIN in Australia and New Zealand.
Yousef Al-Obaidly, Group CEO of beIN MEDIA GROUP, said: “We are delighted to extend our contract with Laliga with two significant multi-year deals across 34 countries.”
“As long-term, committed partners of Laliga, we are proud to help Spanish football grow worldwide through our world-class broadcasting and our significant and dependable investment.”
“This major deal is further testament to beIN’s considered and consistent strategy to deliver growth as one of the leading sports, entertainment and media groups in the world.”
Javier Tebas, Laliga’s President said, “At Laliga we always look for best-in-class partners to deliver Spanish football to fans everywhere.
“Our relationship with beIN has been essential for us in order to ensure people in MENA and APAC regions to be able to enjoy a unique competition as Laliga to the fullest.
“We are sure that the next seasons are going to be unparalleled ones for our fans across the region.”
The exclusive deal covers the following countries across MENA and APAC: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Australia, and New Zealand.
The media group will also co-share Laliga broadcast rights in Iraq with the regional platform 1001.
