Al-Jazeera sport has won the full TV rights to UEFA Europa League football in France, edging out Canal+. French private broadcaster Metropole has also won FTA rights, including broadcasting of semi-final and final games from 2012 to 2015. All matches will be produced in HD. According to sports newspaper L’Equipe, UEFA has succeeded in doubling its revenues, as both groups will pay €16 million each year. 

Talking to Bloomberg TV, Arabian Business reports that Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is planning to start a regional news channel, one that would compete with Al-Arabiya and A-Jazeera. This investment is something that Prince Alwaleed will be doing personally, and not produced through Kingdom Holding or Rotana. According to Bloomberg, the news channel would borrow from the business model used at Rupert Murdoch’s Fox and Sky News channels while broadcasting different content in the Middle East.

Rapid TV News reports that Al-Jazeera and the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) haven’t been on the best of terms since Al-Jazeera obtained the broadcasting rights from ART. Egyptians’ hopes have been misplaced after they have depended heavily on the ERTU to purchase the broadcasting rights for the upcoming 27th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations from Al-Jazeera Sport, however, no deal was reached.