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Collins Cup sees 5x audience growth

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has announced global broadcast viewing figures for The Collins Cup, the PTO’s inaugural flagship event which took place on August 28th in Šamorín, near Bratislava, Slovakia, which have surpassed expectations. The PTO has worked alongside YouGov Sport – global sports, sponsorship and entertainment research company – to gather audience data […]

October 25, 2021

Arabsat CEO resigns

Arabsat’s president and CEO Khalid Balkheyour has resigned from the Saudi Arabian-based satellite operator. His replacement is former CTO Badr Al-Suwaidan. Balkheyour’s departure is not wholly unexpected. For some time he had been expected to assume a greater role in Saudi media planning and development. Balkheyour has been in post at Arabsat since 2003, and […]

September 6, 2021By Chris Forrester

beIN Sports Xtra on Tubi

beIN Sports has officially launched beIN Sports Xtra and beIN Sports Xtra en Español on Fox’s free streaming service Tubi. beIN Sports’ two free ad-supported channels join the growing list of channels included in the ‘Sports on Tubi’ launch in the US. The English-language and Spanish-language channels offer live sports, news, analysis, and highlights that […]

September 3, 2021

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 Sports to air Collins Cup in US, Canada, MENA

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and beIN Sports have agreed a partnership that will see The Collins Cup screened live and on demand in the US, Canada, and 24 countries across the Middle East and North Africa on beIN Sports. The Collins Cup is the PTO’s inaugural flagship event taking place on August 28th in […]

August 17, 2021

beIN Sports, HC2 Broadcasting partnership

beIN Sports has announced that HC2 Broadcasting, the broadcasting subsidiary of HC2 Holdings, is now carrying beIN Sports Xtra in a total of 45 top DMAs and the recently launched beIN Sports Xtra en Español in 42 top DMAs, following an expansion of each into ten new markets. The English-language and Spanish-language channels offer live […]

August 2, 2021

Court OKs Canal+ beIN contract break

The Tribunal de Commerce de Nanterre (Nanterre Commercial Court) has authorised Canal+ to suspend the sublicensing contract with beIN Sports and to interrupt its payments for the broadcasting of two French top-flight Ligue 1 football matches. The court said, nevertheless, that these payments should resume if the Qatari channel were to sue the Professional Football […]

July 26, 2021

beIN Sports sues Canal+ over Ligue 1 rights

Pay-TV group beIN Sports has filed an urgent proceeding to the Nanterre Court of Commerce against Canal+ regarding the Ligue 1 sublicensing deal. A hearing is scheduled for July 20th. beIN Sports is seeking to make Canal+ respect the agreement and pay for the broadcast of the two Ligue 1 matches per week which it […]

July 16, 2021From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

beIN Sports scores Bundesliga rights in France, Turkey

beIN Media Group and Bundesliga International have agreed a new deal in France and Turkey for the broadcast of the top flight German league on beIN Sports until 2025. The renewal extends the exclusive partnership between beIN Sports and Bundesliga in France to more than a decade, while reaching a new customer base on beIN […]

July 16, 2021

beIN Sports XTRA joins Canela.TV

beIN Sports XTRA and beIN Sports XTRA en Español are now available on Canela.TV. This latest launch brings a library of live sports to Canela.TV, the free streaming services for US Hispanics. beIN Sports’ two free, ad-supported channels join the growing list of channels on Canela.TV, with the app now reaching over 4 million unique […]

June 29, 2021