BeIN Sports (Middle East TV channel)

beIN Sports MENA
CountryQatar
Broadcast areaMiddle East and North Africa
HeadquartersDoha, Qatar
Programming
Language(s)Arabic
English
French
Picture format1080p 16:9 MPEG-4, HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerbeIN Media Group
Key people
Sister channelsbeIN Sports France
beIN Sports USA
beIN Sports Canada
beIN Sports Australia
beIN Sports Turkey
History
Launched1 November 2003 (2003-11-01)
Former namesAl Jazeera Sport (2003–2013)
Links
Websitewww.beinsports.com
Availability
Streaming media
TODwww.tod.tv/en
beIN Connectconnect.bein.net

beIN Sports MENA (Arabic: بي إن سبورتس العربية) is a subsidiary of beIN Sports. It is based in Doha, Qatar, serving the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. They are owned by beIN Media Group, a former subsidiary of Al Jazeera Media Network; the sports channels were spun off from Al Jazeera Media Network in December 2013.[2] Following the spin-off, the channels' parent company was incorporated in January 2014 as their holding company.[2] The channels primarily broadcast in Arabic, but it also offers feeds in English, French and Spanish.

Formerly known as Al Jazeera Sport, it was re-named beIN Sports in December 2013 to unify it with Al Jazeera's international group of sports networks in the lead-up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[3]

In July 2013, the network acquired MENA rights to the Premier League.[4] On 4 September 2017, the IOC announced a partnership with beIN Sports to launch a local linear version of Olympic Channel for MENA on 1 November 2017.[5]

  1. ^ "BeIN Media appoints Yousef Al-Obaidly to CEO". Digital TV Europe. 5 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Facts & Figures, Governance and Key milestones – beIN MEDIA GROUP".
  3. ^ "Al Jazeera Sport rebranded beIN SPORTS". Al Arabiya English. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Al Jazeera Sport Buys English Premier League Soccer TV Rights for Middle East". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Olympic Channel announces BeIN tie-up". SportsProMedia. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

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