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beIN Sports to launch OTT channel

May 19, 2014

From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

French pay-TV sports channel beIN Sports is set to launch an OTT channel.

Branded beIN Sports Connect, the OTT offering will give subscribers access to beIN Sports channels beIN Sports 1 and 2 as well as event channels beIN Sports Max, from a tablet, smartphone or computer.

Several kinds of subscription packages will be  available starting at €11 a month with a 12 month contract.

This new service targets both French viewers receiving only the free DTT channels or those watching TV from their computer because they don’t have a TV set, beIN Sports explains.

beIN Sports Connect will be accessible from a dedicated app.

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