Qatar-based sport and entertainment broadcaster beIN Group has tapped tech specialist Synamedia to improve its subscribers’ viewing experience with new, immersive capabilities that boost viewer engagement across 24 countries in Middle East and North Africa (MENA). One of the new features allows sports fans to watch two live matches simultaneously on a single screen which […]
The Qatar-based pay TV operator beIN Sports has secured the broadcasting rights for the next three seasons of the Bundesliga across the Asia-Pacific region. beIN SPORTS will show the German football league across a total of 10 territories, including Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Programming on beIN […]
Sports and entertainment broadcaster, beIN Media Group, has partnered with Google Cloud to drive the digital transformation of Qatar’s media and broadcast industry. The collaboration is part of Google Cloud’s Doha cloud region launch, The deal is an extension of the Qatar Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and Google Cloud framework agreement for […]
beIN Media Group has agreed a ‘landmark’ long-term deal in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region with the Asian Football Confederation. The deal will cover the next three AFC cycles until 2023. beIN will have exclusive rights to AFC competitions in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, […]
beIN Media Group and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) have reported the closure of nine illegal piracy operations by Egyptian law enforcement. Sixteen Egyptian police officers were involved in the raids and were supported by the Egyptian Ministry of Internal Affairs. These raids resulted in the arrest of the two operators and seizure […]
Qatar-based beIN Media Group has struck a deal with Asia-focused sports agency Reddentes Sports giving the latter the broadcasting rights to France’s Football second division in Vietnam. Ligue 2 BKT matches will be shown in Vietnam, in partnership with broadcaster VTVCab for the 2022-23 season, which kicked off at the end of last month. The […]
beIN Media Group has agreed a deal with Globecast for media processing and delivery services for its beIN Asia Pacific division. The Singapore-based business operates across 11 countries in the region, and offers a comprehensive line-up of sports coverage across linear and OTT in Thai, Bahasa, Cantonese and English Globecast will provide a wide range […]
beIN Media Group has announced a distribution deal with YouTube TV in the US for its Spanish-language sports channels. beIN SPORTS en Español and beIN SPORTS XTRA en Español have launched on YouTube TV through the cord-cutting streaming service’s Spanish Plan and Spanish Plus add-on. The channels offer live sports, news, analysis, and highlights of […]
beIN Media Group has extended its broadcast deal with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The expanded deal will see beIN Sports broadcast the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup across the MENA region. beIN will be the exclusive rights holder in 14 MENA territories including: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, […]
Nasser Al-Khelaifi – the chairman of the European Club Association (ECA), the president of Paris Saint-Germain and the chairman of beIN Media Group – has said that there is no chance for the European Super League to be revived. The competition, which was proposed in mid-2021 as an alternative to the UEFA Champions League […]
