beIN Sports (French TV channel)

beIN Sports

Logo of the network starting 1 January 2017.
Country	France
Broadcast area	France
Network	beIN Sports
Headquarters	Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris
Programming
Language(s)	French
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	beIN Media Group
Key people	Nasser Al-Khelaifi (Chairman) Yousef Al-Obaidly (CEO)[1]
Sister channels	beIN Sports MENA beIN Sports USA beIN Sports Canada beIN Sports Australia beIN Sports Turkey
History
Launched	1 June 2012
Former names	beIN Sport (2012-2013) and also Sport+ too
Links
Website	www.beinsports.com/france/
Availability
Streaming media
beIN Sports Connect	connect.beinsports.com/france/

beIN Sports France is a French network of sports channels owned by Qatari Sports Investments (an affiliate of beIN Media Group) and operated by Mediapro. It is the French version of the global sports network beIN Sports.

History

In 2011, Al Jazeera Sport acquired the rights of broadcasting some of the French football league matches inside France and full marketing rights for the French league outside France.

Monday, 5 December 2011 UEFA announced on its website that Al Jazeera Sport awarded media rights in France for UEFA Champions League 2012–15.

According to the UEFA website, each season Al Jazeera Sport will broadcast 133 matches live across its television channels, internet and mobile services. The broadcaster has also committed to significant pre-match preview programming and highlights on both UEFA Champions League matchnights.^[2]

BeIN Sport 1 launched on 1 June 2012 at 19h and BeIN Sport 2 launched on 27 July 2012 at 20h. BeIN Sport Max additional channels were launched on 10 August 2012. This was the launch of the BeIN brand.

Their programmes are operated by Mediapro.

On 1 January 2014, beIN Sport became beIN Sports, to show that it is multisports and not only football.

beIN Sports 3 was launched on 15 September 2014, replacing beIN Sports Max 3.

On 11 May 2017, beIN Sports lost its rights to the UEFA Champions & Europa Leagues to SFT Sports.^[3] That same year, they also lost their entire catalogue of cycling rights.^[4] In 2021, beIN Sports extended its rights to La Liga in France until 2024.^[5]

Programming

Football

• Europe: UEFA European Championship, UEFA European Under-21 Championship (exc. 2021)

• France: Coupe de France
• Germany: Bundesliga, DFL-Supercup
• Italy: Serie A (until 2021)
• Spain: La Liga
• United Kingdom: EFL Championship, EFL Cup, FA Community Shield, FA Cup
• Turkey: Süper Lig
• South America: Copa América
• Africa: CAF World Cup Qualifiers, Africa Cup of Nations, Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers, CAF Champions League
• 2018 World Cup, 2022 World Cup
• International Champions Cup
• Brasil Global Tour

Rugby union

• Pro14
• European Rugby Champions Cup
• European Rugby Challenge Cup

Handball

• IHF
• Europe: EHF Champions League, Women's EHF Champions League, European Men's Handball Championship, European Women's Handball Championship
• France: LNH Division 1, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions, Coupe de France, Coupe de France de handball féminin
• Germany: Handball-Bundesliga

American Football

• NFL

Baseball

• MLB

Basketball

• NBA

Beach volleyball

• FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

Cycling

• UCI Road World Championships
• UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Rugby league

• Super League
• National Rugby League
• State of Origin series
• Rugby League World Cup

Swimming

• FINA Swimming World Cup
• Open de France de natation
• French Swimming Federation Golden Tour
• Championnats de France de natation

Tennis

• Wimbledon
• ATP World Tour 250 series
• Open 13
• Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpe
• Davis Cup
• Fed Cup
• WTA Tour

Track and field

• IAAF World Challenge

Volleyball

• Italy: Italian Volleyball League
• 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
• 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

References

This page was last edited on 12 March 2024, at 09:11