BeIN Sports (American TV channel)

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beIN Sports
BeIN Sports.png
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
Links
Website www.beinsports.com/us/
Availability
Streaming media
FuboTV Live Stream
Sling TV Internet Protocol television
Vidgo Internet Protocol television
beIN SPORTS Connect OTT

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:

Spanish:

Play-by-Play

English:

Spanish:

Color Commentators

Spanish:

List of BeIN Sports Xtra affiliates

CityStation [25] Virtual
channel
OwnerNotes

Arizona

Phoenix KPDF-CD 41.6HC2 Holdings

California

Bakersfield KXBF-LD 14.4HC2 Holdings
Fresno KPTN-LD 12.5HC2 Holdings
Los Angeles KHIZ-LD39.1HC2 Holdings
Van Nuys KSKJ-CD 45.5HC2 Holdings
San Diego KSKT-CD 43.1HC2 Holdings
San Luis Obispo KSBO-CD 42.3HC2 Holdings

Colorado

Denver KRDH-LD5.3HC2 Holdings

Connecticut

Hartford WTXX-LD 34.2HC2 Holdings

Florida

Clearwater (Tampa) WXAX-CD 26.6HC2 Holdings
Jacksonville WKBJ-LD 20.4HC2 Holdings
Westgate (Miami) W16CC-D 16.5HC2 Holdings

Georgia

Atlanta WDWW-LD 28.6HC2 Holdings

Illinois

Chicago WPVN-CD 24.2HC2 Holdings

Indiana

Evansville WEIN-LD 40.1HC2 Holdings

Iowa

Des Moines KAJR-LD 36.7HC2 Holdings

Louisiana

New Orleans WTNO-CD 22.4HC2 Holdings

Michigan

Detroit WUDL-LD 19.6HC2 Holdings
Midland WFFC-LD 17.6HC2 Holdings

Missouri

St. Louis KPTN-LD 7.7HC2 Holdings

Nevada

Las Vegas KHDF-CD 19.3HC2 Holdings
Las Vegas K36NE-D 43.6HC2 Holdings

New Mexico

Santa Fe KQDF-LD 25.4HC2 Holdings

New York

New York City WNYN-LD39.1TVC NY LICENSE LLC
New York City WKOB-LD 42.2 HC2 Holdings

North Carolina

Charlotte/Lumberton WHEH-LD 41.5HC2 Holdings
Wilmington WQDH-LD 49.5HC2 Holdings

Ohio

Cleveland WQDI-LD 20.3HC2 Holdings
Columbus WDEM-CD 17.2HC2 Holdings

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia WPSJ-CD 8.4HC2 Holdings

Puerto Rico

San Juan W20EJ-D 26.6HC2 Holdings
Mayaguez WOST 14.5
W27DZ-D
Quebradillas WWKQ-LD

South Carolina

Charleston WBSE-LD 20.5HC2 Holdings

Tennessee

Memphis W15EA-D 42.5HC2 Holdings

Texas

Austin KVAT-LD 17.6HC2 Holdings
Corpus Christi K32OC-D 29.6HC2 Holdings
Dallas KNAV-LD 22.5HC2 Holdings
San Antonio KVDF-CD31.2HC2 Holdings
Tyler KKPD-LD 30.4HC2 Holdings

Utah

Salt Lake City KPNZ 24.3 Tri-State Christian Television

Virginia

Richmond WFWG-LD 30.5HC2 Holdings

Wisconsin

Madison WZCK-LD 8.7 DTV America

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