BeIN_Sports_United_States

beIN Sports (American TV channel)

beIN Sports (American TV channel)

American sports television network

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.

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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.[1]

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.[2][3][4][5]

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).[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

Programming

Current

European soccer

South American soccer

African soccer

Handball

Professional wrestling

Motorsports

  • FIM Speedway Grand Prix [9]

Combat sports

Former

European soccer

Basketball

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

Studio Host

English:

  • Ramón Barrenechea
  • Verónica González[15]

Spanish:

  • Jacqueline Félix[16]

Play-by-Play

English:

  • Ramón Barrenechea (Lead)[17]
  • Rodrigo Del Campo[18]
  • Antonio Aquilino (Based at MEDIAPRO US studio in Miami, Florida, USA)[19]

Spanish:

  • Luis Fernando Ortiz (Lead)[20]
  • Oscar Francisco Cano[21]
  • Fernando Cevallos[22]
  • Andrés Terán [23]
  • Darío Daicz (Based at MEDIAPRO US studio in Miami, Florida, USA)[24]

Color Commentators

Spanish:

  • Oscar Francisco Cano
  • Fernando Cevallos
  • Luis Fernando Ortiz
  • Andrés Terán
  • Jacqueline Félix

List of BeIN Sports Xtra affiliates

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References

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    Lafayette, Jon (August 29, 2018). "AT&T Drops beIN Sports From Channel Lineup". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. [2]
    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.
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    "WTA signs TV deal with BeIN". SportsPro Media. May 17, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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    "Tennis Channel Acquires Rights To 46 Overseas WTA Tournaments". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. October 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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    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.
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    Harris, Christopher (November 21, 2019). "beIN SPORTS launches free streaming channel beIN SPORTS Xtra". World Soccer Talk. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  7. [7]
    "BeIN SPORTS Xtra Providers". BeIN SPORTS Xtra. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
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    "Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2021's Winners and Losers". Variety. December 30, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  9. [9]
    "BeIN SPORTS lands FIM Speedway GP rights in international deal". May 3, 2022.
  10. [10]
    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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    "Svenska Cupen Live Streaming and TV Listings, Live Scores, Fixtures, Results, Tables, Videos, News :: Live Soccer TV". www.livesoccertv.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
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    "Basketball Champions League secures first North American rights deal with BeIN". BasketballCL.com. October 20, 2020.
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    https://twitter.com/afigue2010/status/1752816295110730008 [bare URL]
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    https://icdb.tv/stats/19183/Vernica-Gonzlez [bare URL]
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    https://icdb.tv/stats/19326/Jacqueline-Felix [bare URL]
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    https://icdb.tv/stats/1977/Ramn-Barrenechea [bare URL]
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    https://icdb.tv/stats/19837/Rodrigo-Del-Campo
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    https://icdb.tv/stats/3368/Antonio-Aquilino [bare URL]
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    https://icdb.tv/stats/1532/Luis-Fernando-Ortiz [bare URL]
  21. [21]
    https://icdb.tv/stats/19310/Oscar-Francisco-Cano [bare URL]
  22. [22]
    https://icdb.tv/stats/1542/Fernando-Cevallos [bare URL]
  23. [23]
    https://icdb.tv/stats/19305/Andrs-Tern [bare URL]
  24. [24]
    https://icdb.tv/stats/16558/Daro-Daicz [bare URL]
  25. [25]
    "Stations for Network - beIN Sports Xtra". rabbitears. Retrieved May 9, 2021.


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