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beIN teams with Synamedia for new 4K channel

beIN Media Group, the sports and entertainment broadcaster, added a 4K UHD channel to its OTT platform, beIN CONNECT, to stream the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 with the support of Cognacq-Jay Image and using Synamedia Quortex’s just-in-time processing. With Synamedia’s SaaS-based solution and Cognacq-Jay Image’s team of experts, beIN was able to quickly launch […]

February 14, 2023

beIN Sports signs Coupe De France deal

beIN Media Group and the French Football Federation (FFF) have signed an agreement to broadcast all men’s Coupe de France (French Cup) matches and a selection of women’s matches until 2026, in a move that that will see the Group’s flagship channel, beIN Sports, continue to provide a platform for French football in more than […]

January 4, 2023

New streaming apps on Astro Ulti Box

Astro, the Malaysian satellite television and IPTV provider, has announced the addition of the iQIYI, TVBAnywhere+, beIN Sports Connect and BBC Player apps on the Ulti Box so customers can stream more global sporting events and Asian entertainment including Korean, Chinese and Hong Kong dramas and movies, British programmes, local favourites and anime on their […]

December 22, 2022

beIN Sports moves to Measat-3d

beIN Sports is migrating its Asia-Pacific sports broadcasts to Measat-3d, the operator’s new satellite. The move has been made by Globecast which serves and links beIN’s activity in the region. Measat-3d launched in June and the beIN trio of channels are the first to move to it. Measat-3d is co-located with the operator’s 3a and […]

October 25, 2022By Chris Forrester

AFC, beIN sign long-term MENA deal

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and beIN Media Group have agreed a new long-term deal in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region covering the AFC’s competitions over three cycles up to 2032. For the initial 2022-2024 period, the agreement grants beIN – whose flagship channel is beIN Sports – exclusive rights to all […]

October 6, 2022

Group ONE, beIN sign MENA content deal

beIN Media Group (beIN) and Group ONE Holdings (ONE) have announced an exclusive multi-year partnership to broadcast ONE Championship events live across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the first time in the region. This milestone partnership marks the first time beIN is distributing mixed martial arts content to its audiences, underlining the […]

September 29, 2022By Nik Roseveare

beIN partners with Snap for football content

Snapchatters in MENA will now be able to follow beIN Sports’ football highlights on Discover, and enjoy every game, goal, and memorable moment from the current sports season, all the way to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. beIN SPORTS, the flagship sports channel from beIN Media Group and Official Broadcaster of the FIFA World […]

September 9, 2022

EPCR renews French broadcast deals

The European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has announced that its long-standing partners, beIN Sports and France Télévisions, have agreed new four-year deals which will see both broadcasters continue their coverage of the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge in the key French market. Building on their programming of the tournaments, beIN Sports will once again […]

September 9, 2022

beIN wins Tunisia antipiracy injunction

beIN Media Group has won its legal application for an emergency injunction against Tunisian electronics retailer MyTek in the Tunisian courts. The result of the hearing means MyTek can no longer sell IPTV products that carry pirated beIN channels, pending a final hearing on the merits by the Court beIN does not tolerate infringement of […]

September 6, 2022By Colin Mann

PTO signs deals with WBD, DAZN, ESPN, beIN and more

The first event of the PTO Tour will be beamed live around the world in over 160 territories thanks to a raft of broadcast deals led by an exclusive 3-year partnership with Warner Bros Discovery. The inaugural PTO Canadian Open in Edmonton (July 23rd to 24th) will be live on Eurosport 1 with the exclusive […]

July 22, 2022