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BeIN Sports USA is an American pay television sports channel that launched on August 16, 2012. It is part of the BeIN Sports family of channels, a subsidiary of the Qatari-based BeIN Media Group.
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Country | United States |
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Broadcast area | United States |
Network | beIN SPORTS |
Headquarters | Miami, Florida (administrative) Mexico City, Mexico (production) |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English Spanish |
Ownership | |
Owner | beIN Media Group |
Key people | Nasser Al-Khelaifi (Chairman) Yousef Al-Obaidly (CEO) |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | August 16, 2012 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
FuboTV | Live Stream |
Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
Vidgo | Internet Protocol television |
beIN SPORTS Connect | OTT |
BeIN Sports primarily airs soccer; featuring coverage of Ligue 1, along with other leagues in Europe. The channel also airs rugby, auto racing, handball, motorcycle racing, tennis, and volleyball. A companion network, beIN Sports en Español, carries simulcasts or alternate programming primarily in Spanish, with both networks offering secondary Spanish or English commentary via the second audio program option.
As of December 2023, BeIN Sports is available in 8,970,000 households in the United States that subscribe to a pay television service, while beIN Sports en Español is available in 6,152,000.[1]
History
editBeIN Sports launched via DirecTV on August 16, 2012, coinciding with the start of the European soccer leagues 2012–13 season.[citation needed] The network would later launch on Dish Network the following day[citation needed], Comcast on September 6, 2012[citation needed], and Verizon FiOS in March 2013.[citation needed]
In 2016, BeIN Sports reached a deal with Conference USA to carry select football, basketball, baseball, and softball games.[citation needed] This agreement ended after the 2018-19 season and was not renewed.[citation needed] Also in 2016, BeIN Sports began showing matches from the North American Soccer League.[citation needed]
In August 2018, several major television providers dropped the network; including AT&T (both DirecTV and U-verse), Verizon Fios, and Xfinity.[2]
In October 2018, the WTA Tour returned its broadcast rights back to Tennis Channel. Its contract with BeIN Sports (as part of a wider international deal) was criticized by fans for limiting the reach of its events due to inconsistent and intermittent scheduling (with scheduling conflicts favoring its soccer coverage), and declining carriage.[3][4][5][6]
Based on numbers from Nielsen, beIN Sports was ranked as the lowest-rated broadcast or cable network in the United States in 2021 based on total viewers, with a 40% decline year-over-year.[7]
Programming
editCurrent
editEuropean soccer
edit- Turkey: Süper Lig
South American soccer
editAfrican soccer
editMexico-Centric Talk/Debate Shows (in Spanish only)
editHandball
editProfessional wrestling
edit- Major League Wrestling
- MLW Fusion
- Battle Riot III
- TV Specials (2023–present)
Motorsports
edit- FIM Speedway Grand Prix [8]
Combat sports
editFormer
editEuropean soccer
edit- Spain: Copa del Rey (exclude final) (until 2018–19)
- France: Coupe de la Ligue (until 2019–20)
- Sweden: Swedish Cup (semifinals and final)[10]
- Spain: La Liga 2012-2021
- Italy: Serie A 2012-2017
- England: EFL Cup 2012-2015
- Austria: ÖFB Cup (final only)
- France: Coupe de France (through 2022), Ligue 1, Ligue 2, Trophée des Champions
Basketball
edit- Europe: Basketball Champions League[11]
Motorsports
edit- MotoAmerica (2016, 2017, and 2018)
- FIA World Rallycross Championship (WRX)
- SBK Superbike 2012-2018
- W Series
- World Touring Car Cup[12]
Tennis
editGaelic games
editCommentators
editEffective January 22, 2024, beIN Sports USA/Canada talent in English and Spanish are based at MEDIAPRO Mexico studio in Mexico City, Mexico unless otherwise indicated below. Most talent who were based at MEDIAPRO US studio in Miami, Florida, USA were released as of January 31, 2024.[13]
Studio Host
editEnglish:
Spanish:
- Jacqueline Félix (Lead)[16]
Play-by-Play
editEnglish:
- Ramón Barrenechea (Lead)[14]
- Fernando Cevallos (Emergency fill-in)[19]
- Antonio Aquilino (Based at MEDIAPRO US studio in Miami, Florida, USA)
Spanish:
- Luis Fernando Ortiz (Lead)[21]
- Darío Daicz (Based at MEDIAPRO US studio in Miami, Florida, USA)[25]
Match Analyst / Studio Pundit
editSpanish:
BeIN Sports Xtra
editIn 2019, BeIN Sports launched BeIN Sports Xtra, a FAST channel extension featuring select free sporting events and related programming. Like the main network, Xtra also has a complementary Spanish service, beIN Sports Xtra en Español (beIN Sports Xtra ñ).[26]
The service is available on FuboTV, Sling TV, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Vizio, Redbox, Samsung TV Plus, Fanatiz, Klowd TV, Xumo. Xtra is also carried on over-the-air television stations in select markets.[27]
Affiliates
editCity | Station[28] | Virtual channel |
Owner | Notes |
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Arizonaedit | ||||
Phoenix | KPDF-CD | 41.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Californiaedit | ||||
Bakersfield | KXBF-LD | 14.4 | HC2 Holdings | |
Fresno | KPTN-LD | 12.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
Los Angeles | KHIZ-LD | 39.1 | HC2 Holdings | |
Van Nuys | KSKJ-CD | 45.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
San Diego | KSKT-CD | 43.1 | HC2 Holdings | |
San Luis Obispo | KSBO-CD | 42.3 | HC2 Holdings | |
Coloradoedit | ||||
Denver | KRDH-LD | 5.3 | HC2 Holdings | |
Connecticutedit | ||||
Hartford | WTXX-LD | 34.2 | HC2 Holdings | |
Floridaedit | ||||
Clearwater (Tampa) | WXAX-CD | 26.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Jacksonville | WKBJ-LD | 20.4 | HC2 Holdings | |
Westgate (Miami) | W16CC-D | 16.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
Georgiaedit | ||||
Atlanta | WUVM-LD | 4.3 | HC2 Holdings | |
Atlanta | WYGA-CD | 16.1 | HC2 Holdings | |
Atlanta | WDWW-LD | 28.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Illinoisedit | ||||
Chicago | WPVN-CD | 24.2 | HC2 Holdings | |
Indianaedit | ||||
Evansville | WEIN-LD | 40.1 | HC2 Holdings | |
Iowaedit | ||||
Des Moines | KAJR-LD | 36.7 | HC2 Holdings | |
Louisianaedit | ||||
New Orleans | WTNO-CD | 22.4 | HC2 Holdings | |
Michiganedit | ||||
Detroit | WUDL-LD | 19.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Midland | WFFC-LD | 17.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Missouriedit | ||||
St. Louis | KPTN-LD | 7.7 | HC2 Holdings | |
Nevadaedit | ||||
Las Vegas | KNBX-CD | 31.1 | HC2 Holdings | |
31.4 | HC2 Holdings | |||
New Mexicoedit | ||||
Santa Fe | KQDF-LD | 25.4 | HC2 Holdings | |
New Yorkedit | ||||
New York City | WNYN-LD | 39.1 | TVC NY LICENSE LLC | |
New York City | WKOB-LD | 42.2 | HC2 Holdings | |
North Carolinaedit | ||||
Charlotte/Lumberton | WHEH-LD | 41.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
Wilmington | WQDH-LD | 49.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
Ohioedit | ||||
Cleveland | WQDI-LD | 20.3 | HC2 Holdings | |
Columbus | WDEM-CD | 17.2 | HC2 Holdings | |
Pennsylvaniaedit | ||||
Philadelphia | WPSJ-CD | 8.4 | HC2 Holdings | |
Puerto Ricoedit | ||||
San Juan | W20EJ-D | 26.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Mayaguez | WOST | 14.5 | ||
W27DZ-D | ||||
Quebradillas | WWKQ-LD | |||
South Carolinaedit | ||||
Charleston | WBSE-LD | 20.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
Tennesseeedit | ||||
Memphis | W15EA-D | 42.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
Texasedit | ||||
Austin | KVAT-LD | 17.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Corpus Christi | K32OC-D | 29.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Dallas | KNAV-LD | 22.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
San Antonio | KVDF-CD | 31.2 | HC2 Holdings | |
Tyler | KKPD-LD | 30.4 | HC2 Holdings | |
Utahedit | ||||
Salt Lake City | KPNZ | 24.3 | Tri-State Christian Television | |
Virginiaedit | ||||
Richmond | WFWG-LD | 30.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
Wisconsinedit | ||||
Madison | WZCK-LD | 8.7 | DTV America | |
References
edit- ^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ Lafayette, Jon (August 29, 2018). "AT&T Drops beIN Sports From Channel Lineup". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Rothenberg, Ben (January 11, 2017). "Looking to Watch Women's Tennis? For Now, Good Luck". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "WTA signs TV deal with BeIN". SportsPro Media. May 17, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "Tennis Channel Acquires Rights To 46 Overseas WTA Tournaments". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. October 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Rothenberg, Ben (October 1, 2018). "New Deal Brings More Women's Tennis to Tennis Channel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2021's Winners and Losers". Variety. December 30, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "BeIN SPORTS lands FIM Speedway GP rights in international deal". May 3, 2022.
- ^ December 2023, Global sports channel beIN SPORTS to broadcast “Best of BYB” episodes in US and Canada, as well as live BYB events beginning with BYB 18 on June 25, 2023 live from London’s Indigo at the O2, and additional bare knuckle fighting events slated for August, September, October and. "BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fighting Series on beIN SPORTS". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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- ^ @afigure2010 (January 31, 2024). "Today I close a beautiful cycle of several years working at @ESbeINSPORTS & @beINSPORTSUSA. I'm grateful for the opportunity to those who opened the doors for me and to the professionals who welcomed me with so much affection. To the channel success in what is to come and to the viewers, THANK YOU TOTALLY!" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
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