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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Rugby Championship looking at ‘short-term fix’ for Middle East viewers
Organisers are negotiating new broadcast contracts after tournament was dropped by OSN
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UK’s Hammond presses Saudis to deal with illegal sports broadcasting
Saudi government has denied any links to BeoutQ, a satellite-TV broadcaster and streaming service that global sports bodies say is tapping illegally into coverage of their top events
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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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Arabsat demands FIFA apology over World Cup piracy claims
The Saudi-based Arabsat has accused Qatari-owned BeIN Sports of a ‘smear campaign’
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FIFA to take legal action against beoutQ over World Cup broadcasts
FIFA also called on Saudi Arabia and other countries to crack down on illegal broadcasts
