BeIN Sports (American TV channel)


BeIN Sports (American TV channel)


beIN Sports USA is a pay television sports network which primarily airs top level soccer, featuring exclusive coverage of Ligue 1, along with content from other leagues in Europe. In addition, BeIN Sports airs matches from such sports as rugby, auto racing, handball, motorcycle racing, tennis, and volleyball. A companion network, beIN Sports en Español, carries simulcasts or a different schedule of events primarily in Spanish, with both networks offering secondary Spanish or English commentary via the second audio program option. It is a subsidiary of the Qatari-based BeIN Media Group.

History

BeIN Sports USA launched on the satellite provider DirecTV on August 16, 2012, coinciding with the start of the European soccer leagues 2012–13 season. beIN launched on the satellite Dish network the following day before being added to cable giant Comcast on September 6, 2012. Verizon FiOS added BeIN Sports in March 2013.

In 2016, BeIN Sports reached a deal with Conference USA to carry select football, basketball, baseball, and softball games, This agreement ended after the 2018-19 season and was not renewed. Also in 2016, BeIN Sports began showing matches from the North American Soccer League.

In August 2018, several major television providers dropped the network, including AT&T (both DirecTV and U-verse), Verizon Fios, and Xfinity.

In October 2018, the WTA Tour returned its broadcast rights back to Tennis Channel. Its contract with BeIN (as part of a wider international deal) was criticized by fans for limiting the reach of its events, citing inconsistent and intermittent scheduling due to conflicts with international soccer, and decreasing carriage.

In 2019, BeIN Sports launched BeIN Sports Xtra, a 24/7 live stream extension of the BeIN Sports brand that allows fans to view select games for free and airs other sports related programs, such as highlights; it also has a complementary service in Spanish, beIN Sports Xtra en Español (beIN Sports Xtra ñ). The service is available on FuboTV, Sling TV, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Vizio, Redbox, Samsung TV Plus, Fanatiz, Klowd TV, Xumo, and is available through over-the-air television stations in select markets.

Based on numbers from Nielsen, Variety ranked beIN Sports 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.

Programming

Current

European soccer

  • France: Ligue 1, Ligue 2, Trophée des Champions
  • Turkey: Süper Lig

South American soccer

  • Copa Libertadores
  • Copa Sudamericana
  • Recopa Sudamericana

African soccer

  • Africa Cup of Nations
  • Women's Africa Cup of Nations
  • CAF Champions League
  • CAF Confederation Cup

Mexico-Centric Talk Shows (in Spanish only)

  • La Octava Sports
  • Fútbol y Fútbol

Handball

  • EHF Champions League

Professional wrestling

  • Major League Wrestling
    • MLW Fusion

Motorsports

  • FIM Speedway Grand Prix

Combat sports

  • BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fighting

Former

European soccer

  • Spain: Copa del Rey (exclude final) (until 2018–19)
  • France: Coupe de la Ligue (until 2019–20)
  • Sweden: Swedish Cup (semifinals and final)
  • 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)

Basketball

  • Europe: Basketball Champions League

Motorsports

  • MotoAmerica (2016, 2017, and 2018)
  • FIA World Rallycross Championship (WRX)
  • SBK Superbike 2012-2018
  • W Series
  • World Touring Car Cup

Tennis

  • ATP World Tour 250

Gaelic games

  • Gaelic Athletic Association

Commentators

Effective 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.

Studio Host

English:

  • Ramón Barrenechea
  • Verónica González

Spanish:

  • Jacqueline Félix (Lead)
  • Majo Montemayor

Play-by-Play

English:

  • Ramón Barrenechea (Lead)
  • Rodrigo Del Campo
  • Antonio Aquilino (Based at MEDIAPRO US studio in Miami, Florida, USA)

Spanish:

  • Luis Fernando Ortiz (Lead)
  • Oscar Francisco Cano
  • Fernando Cevallos
  • Andrés Terán
  • Darío Daicz (Based at MEDIAPRO US studio in Miami, Florida, USA)

Match Analyst / Studio Pundit

Spanish:

  • Alex Aguinaga
  • Oscar Francisco Cano
  • Fernando Cevallos
  • Luis Fernando Ortiz
  • Andrés Terán
  • Jacqueline Félix
  • Rodrigo Del Campo
  • Carlos Hermosillo

List of BeIN Sports Xtra affiliates

References



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