BeIN Sports (American TV channel)

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beIN Sports
Country United States
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
LaunchedAugust 16, 2012;12 years ago (2012-08-16)
Links
Website www.beinsports.com/us/
Availability
Streaming media
FuboTV Live Stream
Sling TV Internet Protocol television
VidgoInternet Protocol television
beIN SPORTS Connect OTT

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.

Contents

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 8.97 million households in the United States that subscribe to a pay television service, while beIN Sports en Español is available in 6.152 million. [1]

History

BeIN 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

Current

European soccer

South American soccer

African soccer

North American soccer

Basketball

Talk/Debate Show (in Spanish only)

  • Xtra Time

Professional wrestling

Combat sports

Former

European soccer

Basketball

Handball

Professional Wrestling

Motorsports

Tennis

Gaelic games

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, US were released as of January 31, 2024. [14]

Hosts

English:

Spanish:

Play-by-Play

English:

Spanish:

Match Analysts / Studio Pundits

Spanish:

BeIN Sports Xtra/en Español

In 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). [30]

The service is available on FuboTV, Sling TV, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Vizio, Redbox, Samsung TV Plus, Fanatiz, Klowd TV and Xumo. Xtra is also carried on over-the-air television stations in select markets. [31]

Affiliates

List of BeIN Sports Xtra affiliates [32]
Media market StateStationChannel
Hot Springs Arkansas KTVV-LD618.6
Phoenix Arizona KVPA-LD1542.15
Bakersfield California KJOU-LD612.6
Cherry Valley KILA-LD58.5
Los Angeles KFLA-LD58.5
Palm Springs KRET-CD745.7
Ridgecrest K24ON-D58.5
Jacksonville Florida WWRJ-LD627.6
Jupiter WEWF-LD1447.14
Miami–Fort Lauderdale WDGT-LD1414.14
Orlando WOFT-LD38.3
Tampa WGCT-LD619.6
Hinesville Georgia WGCB-LD335.3
Montrose W34FX-D335.3
Kailua Hawaii KKAI-DT350.3
Waimānalo KUPU-DT356.3
Boise Idaho KKIC-LD616.6
Oakwood Hills Illinois WCHU-LD63.6
Jeffersonville Indiana WJYL-CD616.6
Detroit Michigan WHNE-LD63.6
Kansas City Missouri KUKC-LD1514.15
Rockfish North Carolina WTNG-CD37.3
Westmoreland New Hampshire WVCC-LD649.6
Buffalo New York WBXZ-LD656.6
Greenwich WVBG-LD325.3
New York City WHTV-LD618.6
Cleveland Ohio WIVX-LD313.3
Millersburg W27DG-D313.3
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania WBYD-CD639.6
Beaufort South Carolina WSCG-LD314.3
Charleston WHDC-LD912.9
Florence–Myrtle Beach W25FQ-D325.3
Nashville Tennessee WIIW-LD614.6
Beaumont Texas KULC-LD626.6
Houston KVVV-LD315.3
Odessa–Midland K34MX-D634.6
San Antonio KVHC-LD311.3
Ogden Utah KSVN-CD1525.15
Salt Lake City K08QQ-D1525.15
Chesapeake Virginia WJGN-CD638.6
List of BeIN Sports Xtra en Español affiliates [33]
Media marketStateStationChannel
Hot Springs Arkansas KTVV-LD1418.14
Phoenix Arizona KVPA-LD742.7
Bakersfield California KJOU-LD1412.14
Cherry Valley KILA-LD158.15
Los Angeles KFLA-LD158.15
Palm Springs KRET-CD1545.15
Ridgecrest K24ON-D158.15
Homestead Florida WHMR-LD316.3
Jacksonville WWRJ-LD1427.14
Jupiter WEWF-LD347.3
Miami–Fort Lauderdale WDGT-LD314.3
Orlando WOFT-LD148.14
Kailua Hawaii KKAI-DT1450.14
Waimānalo KUPU-DT1456.14
Boise Idaho KKIC-LD1416.14
Oakwood Hills Illinois WCHU-LD63.14
Jeffersonville Indiana WJYL-CD616.14
Detroit Michigan WHNE-LD143.14
Kansas City Missouri KUKC-LD714.7
Rockfish North Carolina WTNG-CD147.14
Westmoreland New Hampshire WVCC-LD1449.14
Buffalo New York WBXZ-LD1456.14
Greenwich WVBG-LD1525.15
New York City WHTV-LD1418.14
Cleveland Ohio WIVX-LD1413.14
Millersburg W27DG-D1413.14
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania WBYD-CD1439.14
Nashville Tennessee WIIW-LD1414.14
Austin Texas KADF-LD720.7
Beaumont KULC-LD1426.14
Houston KVVV-LD1415.14
Odessa–Midland K34MX-D1434.14
San Antonio KVHC-LD1411.14
Ogden Utah KSVN-CD725.7
Salt Lake City K08QQ-D725.7
Chesapeake Virginia WJGN-CD1438.14

References

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  2. ↑ Lafayette, Jon (August 29, 2018). "AT&T Drops beIN Sports From Channel Lineup". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "WTA signs TV deal with BeIN". SportsPro Media. May 17, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tennis Channel Acquires Rights To 46 Overseas WTA Tournaments". sportsbusinessdaily.com. October 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2021's Winners and Losers". Variety. December 30, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Wchodzimy do gry na @beINSPORTSUSA w USA i Kanadzie!". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  11. ↑ "Basketball Champions League secures first North American rights deal with BeIN". BasketballCL.com. October 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Watch Us". Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  13. ↑ "BeIN SPORTS lands FIM Speedway GP rights in international deal". May 3, 2022.
  14. ↑ @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.
  15. ↑ "Commentator Listing for Ramón Barrenechea". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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  22. ↑ "Commentator Listing for Oscar Francisco Cano". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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  29. ↑ "Icdb.tv - Commentator listing for Rafael Gomez Baeza".
  30. ↑ Harris, Christopher (November 21, 2019). "beIN SPORTS launches free streaming channel beIN SPORTS Xtra". World Soccer Talk. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  31. ↑ "BeIN SPORTS Xtra Providers". BeIN SPORTS Xtra. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
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  33. ↑ "Stations for Network - beIN Sports Xtra en Español". RabbitEars.info . Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
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