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beIN Sports (American TV channel)

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beIN Sports
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaUnited States
NetworkbeIN SPORTS
HeadquartersMiami, Florida (administrative)
Mexico City, Mexico (production)
Programming
Language(s)English
Spanish
Ownership
OwnerbeIN Media Group
Key peopleNasser Al-Khelaifi (Chairman) Yousef Al-Obaidly (CEO)
Sister channels
History
LaunchedAugust 16, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-08-16)
Links
Websitewww.beinsports.com/us/
Availability
Streaming media
FuboTVLive Stream
Sling TVInternet Protocol television
VidgoInternet Protocol television
beIN SPORTS ConnectOTT

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.

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

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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

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Current

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European soccer

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South American soccer

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African soccer

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Basketball

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Mexico-Centric Talk/Debate Shows (in Spanish only)

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  • La Octava Sports
  • Xtra Time

Professional wrestling

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Combat sports

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Former

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European soccer

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Basketball

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Handball

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Motorsports

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Tennis

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Gaelic games

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Commentators

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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.[13]

Studio host

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English:

  • Ramón Barrenechea (Lead)[14]

Spanish:

  • Claudia García (Lead) [15]

Play-by-Play

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English:

  • Ramón Barrenechea (Lead)[16]
  • Rodrigo Del Campo[17]
  • Fernando Cevallos (Emergency fill-in)[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]
  • Darío Daicz (Based at MEDIAPRO US studio in Miami, Florida, USA)[25]

Match Analyst / Studio Pundit

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Spanish:

BeIN Sports Xtra/en Español

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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).[28]

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.[29]

Affiliates

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List of BeIN Sports Xtra affiliates[30]
Media market State Station Channel
Hot Springs Arkansas KTVV-LD6 18.6
Phoenix Arizona KVPA-LD15 42.15
Bakersfield California KJOU-LD6 12.6
Cherry Valley KILA-LD5 8.5
Los Angeles KFLA-LD5 8.5
Palm Springs KRET-CD7 45.7
Ridgecrest K24ON-D5 8.5
Jacksonville Florida WWRJ-LD6 27.6
Jupiter WEWF-LD14 47.14
Miami–Fort Lauderdale WDGT-LD14 14.14
Orlando WOFT-LD3 8.3
Tampa WGCT-LD6 19.6
Hinesville Georgia WGCB-LD3 35.3
Montrose W34FX-D3 35.3
Kailua Hawaii KKAI-DT3 50.3
Waimānalo KUPU-DT3 56.3
Boise Idaho KKIC-LD6 16.6
Oakwood Hills Illinois WCHU-LD6 3.6
Jeffersonville Indiana WJYL-CD6 16.6
Detroit Michigan WHNE-LD6 3.6
Kansas City Missouri KUKC-LD15 14.15
Rockfish North Carolina WTNG-CD3 7.3
Westmoreland New Hampshire WVCC-LD6 49.6
Buffalo New York WBXZ-LD6 56.6
Greenwich WVBG-LD3 25.3
New York City WHTV-LD6 18.6
Cleveland Ohio WIVX-LD3 13.3
Millersburg W27DG-D3 13.3
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania WBYD-CD6 39.6
Beaufort South Carolina WSCG-LD3 14.3
Charleston WHDC-LD9 12.9
Florence–Myrtle Beach W25FQ-D3 25.3
Nashville Tennessee WIIW-LD6 14.6
Beaumont Texas KULC-LD6 26.6
Houston KVVV-LD3 15.3
Odessa–Midland K34MX-D6 34.6
San Antonio KVHC-LD3 11.3
Ogden Utah KSVN-CD15 25.15
Salt Lake City K08QQ-D15 25.15
Chesapeake Virginia WJGN-CD6 38.6
List of BeIN Sports Xtra en Español affiliates[31]
Media market State Station Channel
Hot Springs Arkansas KTVV-LD14 18.14
Phoenix Arizona KVPA-LD7 42.7
Bakersfield California KJOU-LD14 12.14
Cherry Valley KILA-LD15 8.15
Los Angeles KFLA-LD15 8.15
Palm Springs KRET-CD15 45.15
Ridgecrest K24ON-D15 8.15
Homestead Florida WHMR-LD3 16.3
Jacksonville WWRJ-LD14 27.14
Jupiter WEWF-LD3 47.3
Miami–Fort Lauderdale WDGT-LD3 14.3
Orlando WOFT-LD14 8.14
Kailua Hawaii KKAI-DT14 50.14
Waimānalo KUPU-DT14 56.14
Boise Idaho KKIC-LD14 16.14
Oakwood Hills Illinois WCHU-LD6 3.14
Jeffersonville Indiana WJYL-CD6 16.14
Detroit Michigan WHNE-LD14 3.14
Kansas City Missouri KUKC-LD7 14.7
Rockfish North Carolina WTNG-CD14 7.14
Westmoreland New Hampshire WVCC-LD14 49.14
Buffalo New York WBXZ-LD14 56.14
Greenwich WVBG-LD15 25.15
New York City WHTV-LD14 18.14
Cleveland Ohio WIVX-LD14 13.14
Millersburg W27DG-D14 13.14
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania WBYD-CD14 39.14
Nashville Tennessee WIIW-LD14 14.14
Austin Texas KADF-LD7 20.7
Beaumont KULC-LD14 26.14
Houston KVVV-LD14 15.14
Odessa–Midland K34MX-D14 34.14
San Antonio KVHC-LD14 11.14
Ogden Utah KSVN-CD7 25.7
Salt Lake City K08QQ-D7 25.7
Chesapeake Virginia WJGN-CD14 38.14

References

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  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.
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  21. ^ "Commentator Listing for Oscar Francisco Cano". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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