IOC Grants beIN Media Group Olympic Broadcast Rights for MENA Region

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the exclusive Olympic broadcast rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to beIN Media Group (beIN Sports).

The deal covers the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang in 2018, view the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020 and the 2022 and 2024 Olympics.

The agreement also includes the right to broadcast all editions of the Youth Olympic Games until 2024.

IOC president Thomas Bach said: “I am pleased to welcome our new broadcast partner in the Middle East and North Africa, prostate beIN Sports.

“With its excellent track record in broadcasting, we believe that it will provide fantastic coverage across the region of each edition of the Olympic Games, including free-to-air television coverage.

“beIN Sports has also committed to providing unprecedented promotion of Olympic sports all year round, including significant support for the Olympic Channel in the future.”

beIN Media Group CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi said: “Although we have had the privilege to broadcast the Olympic Games for many years in MENA, our direct acquisition of the Olympics Games from the IOC fulfills our ambition of bringing all premium sports to our viewers in the region.

“We look forward to further growing our relationship with the IOC.”

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