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 USA 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 Media Network beIN.

beIN Sports
Logo of the network starting January 1, 2017
CountryUnited States
NetworkbeIN SPORTS
HeadquartersMiami, Florida
Programming
Language(s)
  • English
  • Spanish
Ownership
OwnerbeIN Media Group
Key peopleNasser Al-Khelaifi (Chairman) Yousef Al-Obaidly (CEO)
Sister channels
History
LaunchedAugust 16, 2012
Links
Websitewww.beinsports.com/us/
Availability
Streaming media
FuboTVLive Stream
Sling TVInternet Protocol television
VidgoInternet Protocol television
beIN SPORTS ConnectOTT

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 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

European soccer

South American soccer

Handball

Professional wrestling

Motorsports
  • FIM Speedway Grand Prix [9]

Combat Sports

European soccer

Basketball

Motorsports

Tennis

Gaelic games

African soccer

Commentators

Play-by-Play

English:

  • Phil Schoen (Lead)
  • George D. Metellus
  • Antonio Aquilino
  • José Bauz
  • Bruno Santos
  • Gary Bailey

Spanish:

  • Alejandro Figueredo (Lead)
  • José Bauz
  • Juan Fernando Mora
  • Bruno Santos
  • Carlos Suárez
  • Oscar Salazár
  • Pablo Mariño

Color Commentators

List of BeIN Sports Xtra affiliates
City Station[14] Virtual
channel		 Owner Notes

Arizona

PhoenixKPDF-CD41.6HC2 Holdings

California

BakersfieldKXBF-LD14.4HC2 Holdings
FresnoKPTN-LD12.5HC2 Holdings
Los AngelesKHIZ-LD39.1HC2 Holdings
Van NuysKSKJ-CD45.5HC2 Holdings
San DiegoKSKT-CD43.1HC2 Holdings
San Luis ObispoKSBO-CD42.3HC2 Holdings

Colorado

DenverKRDH-LD5.3HC2 Holdings

Connecticut

HartfordWTXX-LD34.2HC2 Holdings

Florida

Clearwater (Tampa)WXAX-CD26.6HC2 Holdings
JacksonvilleWKBJ-LD20.4HC2 Holdings
Westgate (Miami)W16CC-D16.5HC2 Holdings

Georgia

AtlantaWDWW-LD28.6HC2 Holdings

Illinois

ChicagoWPVN-CD24.2HC2 Holdings

Indiana

EvansvilleWEIN-LD40.1HC2 Holdings

Iowa

Des MoinesKAJR-LD36.7HC2 Holdings

Louisiana

New OrleansWTNO-CD22.4HC2 Holdings

Michigan

DetroitWUDL-LD19.6HC2 Holdings
MidlandWFFC-LD17.6HC2 Holdings

Missouri

St. LouisKPTN-LD7.7HC2 Holdings

Nevada

Las VegasKHDF-CD19.3HC2 Holdings
Las VegasK36NE-D43.6HC2 Holdings

New Mexico

Santa FeKQDF-LD25.4HC2 Holdings

New York

New York CityWNYN-LD39.1TVC NY LICENSE LLC
New York CityWKOB-LD42.2HC2 Holdings

North Carolina

Charlotte/LumbertonWHEH-LD41.5HC2 Holdings
WilmingtonWQDH-LD49.5HC2 Holdings

Ohio

ClevelandWQDI-LD20.3HC2 Holdings
ColumbusWDEM-CD17.2HC2 Holdings

Pennsylvania

PhiladelphiaWPSJ-CD8.4HC2 Holdings

Puerto Rico

San JuanW20EJ-D26.6HC2 Holdings
MayaguezWOST14.5
W27DZ-D
QuebradillasWWKQ-LD

South Carolina

CharlestonWBSE-LD20.5HC2 Holdings

Tennessee

MemphisW15EA-D42.5HC2 Holdings

Texas

AustinKVAT-LD17.6HC2 Holdings
Corpus ChristiK32OC-D29.6HC2 Holdings
DallasKNAV-LD22.5HC2 Holdings
San AntonioKVDF-CD31.2HC2 Holdings
TylerKKPD-LD30.4HC2 Holdings

Utah

Salt Lake CityKPNZ24.3Tri-State Christian Television

Virginia

RichmondWFWG-LD30.5HC2 Holdings

Wisconsin

MadisonWZCK-LD8.7DTV America

References
  1. Lafayette, Jon (August 29, 2018). "AT&T Drops beIN Sports From Channel Lineup". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  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.
  3. "WTA signs TV deal with BeIN". SportsPro Media. May 17, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  4. "Tennis Channel Acquires Rights To 46 Overseas WTA Tournaments". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. October 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  5. 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.
  6. Harris, Christopher (November 21, 2019). "beIN SPORTS launches free streaming channel beIN SPORTS Xtra". World Soccer Talk. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  7. "BeIN SPORTS Xtra Providers". BeIN SPORTS Xtra. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  8. "Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2021's Winners and Losers". Variety. December 30, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  9. "BeIN SPORTS lands FIM Speedway GP rights in international deal". May 3, 2022.
  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)
  11. "Svenska Cupen Live Streaming and TV Listings, Live Scores, Fixtures, Results, Tables, Videos, News :: Live Soccer TV". www.livesoccertv.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  12. "Basketball Champions League secures first North American rights deal with BeIN". BasketballCL.com. October 20, 2020.
  13. "Watch Us".
  14. "Stations for Network - beIN Sports Xtra". rabbitears. Retrieved May 9, 2021.


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