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beIN Stream goes live with Synamedia Senza

Synamedia, the video software provider, has  announced that beIN Media Group is the first customer to go live with its cloud video platform, Synamedia Senza. beIN has chosen Senza to launch its new subscription service, beIN Stream, in selected countries in the MENA region. Senza’s cloud-based architecture enables beIN to extend its reach to new […]

April 30, 2025

Egypt: Sports piracy ring shut down

Egyptian authorities have collaborated with antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) to shut down a notorious sports piracy network that illegally streamed live football matches to audiences around the world. The action is the latest in a series of takedowns in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. In recent months, ACE […]

October 30, 2024By Colin Mann

beIN Sport expands CONMEBOL rights

beIN Media Group has secured the broadcast rights to South America’s biggest club football competitions. The CONMEBOL Libertadores, CONMEBOL Sudamericana, and CONMEBOL Recopa will all be shown live and exclusive on the group’s beIN Sport channels from 2023-2026 across 24 countries in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA). The agreement builds on beIN’s longstanding […]

February 10, 2023

MENA: Over 64m watch World Cup draw on beIN

beIN Media Group and its flagship sports channel beIN Sports, has unveiled international slogan for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament: One World One Home. The slogan reveal marked the occasion of the World Cup Final Draw event, which took place in the host country’s capital, Doha, on April 1st. Over 64 million […]

April 7, 2022

AFC extends rights deal with beIN

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and beIN Media Group have agreed to extend the portfolio of rights to be broadcast by its flagship channel, beIN Sports, for the 2022 season to now include rights to the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup. The agreement grants beIN Sports rights in certain MENA territories, excluding KSA, UAE, […]

April 5, 2022

beIN Sports to show Women’s FA Cup in MENA

beIN Sports will show the Vitality Women’s FA Cup for the remainder of the 2021/22 season in 24 countries across the Middle East & North Africa (MENA). The agreement with The FA will cover all remaining matches this season including live coverage of selected Quarter Finals, both Semi Finals and the showpiece final at Wembley […]

February 25, 2022

beIN renews deal with Alpha Networks, Cognacq-Jay Image

Alpha Networks, a provider of software solutions for the video distribution market, and Cognacq-Jay Image, a service provider in the media industry for playout, head-end, and digital platforms, have announced that beIN Media Group has extended the contract for development, maintenance and support of its OTT platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), […]

February 16, 2022

beIN Sports extends Extreme E deal to France

beIN Media Group, the global sports and entertainment group, has extended its non-exclusive broadcast rights deal with Extreme E, to now include France in addition to 32 countries across the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), and Asia. beIN Sports will air live races featuring the 100 per cent electric motorsport cars, highlight shows and […]

February 15, 2022

Turkey: beIN Sports acquires Premier League rights

beIN Media Group and The Premier League have agreed a new three year deal in Turkey for the broadcast of the football league on beIN Sports Turkey from next season. Turkish fans will have access to all Premier League matches live and exclusively on beIN Sports Turkey, together with weekly clips, highlights and shows each […]

August 24, 2021

beIN Sport scores Serie A rights in France, APAC

beIN Media Group and Serie A’s exclusive international media rights partner Infront have agreed a new deal for the broadcast of the top flight Italian football league on beIN Sports until 2024. The renewal extends the exclusive partnership between beIN Sports and Serie A in 9 territories, including France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, […]

August 19, 2021