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Country | United States |
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Network | beIN SPORTS |
Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
Programming | |
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Ownership | |
Owner | beIN Media Group |
Key people | Nasser Al-Khelaifi (Chairman) Yousef Al-Obaidly (CEO) |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | August 16, 2012 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
FuboTV | Live Stream |
Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
Vidgo | Internet Protocol television |
beIN SPORTS Connect | OTT |
beIN Sports USA is a pay television sports network which primarily airs top level soccer, featuring exclusive coverage of Ligue 1, along with content from other leagues in Europe. In addition, BeIN Sports airs matches from such sports as rugby, auto racing, handball, motorcycle racing, tennis, and volleyball. A companion network, BeIN Sports USA Español, carries simulcasts or a different schedule of events primarily in Spanish, with both networks offering secondary Spanish or English commentary via the second audio program option. It is a subsidiary of the Qatari Media Network beIN.
BeIN Sports USA launched on the satellite provider DirecTV on August 16, 2012, coinciding with the start of the European soccer leagues 2012–13 season. beIN launched on the satellite Dish network the following day before being added to cable giant Comcast on September 6, 2012. Verizon FiOS added BeIN Sports in March 2013.
In 2016, BeIN Sports reached a deal with Conference USA to carry select football, basketball, baseball, and softball games, This agreement ended after the 2018-19 season and was not renewed. Also in 2016, BeIN Sports began showing matches from the North American Soccer League.
In August 2018, several major television providers dropped the network, including AT&T (both DirecTV and U-verse), Verizon Fios, and Xfinity.[1]
In October 2018, the WTA Tour returned its broadcast rights back to Tennis Channel. Its contract with BeIN (as part of a wider international deal) was criticized by fans for limiting the reach of its events, citing inconsistent and intermittent scheduling due to conflicts with international soccer, and decreasing carriage.[2][3][4][5]
In 2019, BeIN Sports launched BeIN Sports Xtra, a 24/7 live stream extension of the BeIN Sports brand that allows fans to view select games for free and airs other sports related programs, such as highlights; it also has a complementary service in Spanish, BeIN Sports Xtra ñ.[6] The service is available on FuboTV, Sling TV, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Vizio, Redbox, Samsung TV Plus, Fanatiz, Klowd TV, Xumo, and is available through over-the-air television stations in select markets.[7]
Based on numbers from Nielsen, Variety ranked beIN Sports 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.[8]
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City | Station[14] | Virtual channel |
Owner | Notes |
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Arizona[edit] | ||||
Phoenix | KPDF-CD | 41.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
California[edit] | ||||
Bakersfield | KXBF-LD | 14.4 | HC2 Holdings | |
Fresno | KPTN-LD | 12.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
Los Angeles | KHIZ-LD | 39.1 | HC2 Holdings | |
Van Nuys | KSKJ-CD | 45.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
San Diego | KSKT-CD | 43.1 | HC2 Holdings | |
San Luis Obispo | KSBO-CD | 42.3 | HC2 Holdings | |
Colorado[edit] | ||||
Denver | KRDH-LD | 5.3 | HC2 Holdings | |
Connecticut[edit] | ||||
Hartford | WTXX-LD | 34.2 | HC2 Holdings | |
Florida[edit] | ||||
Clearwater (Tampa) | WXAX-CD | 26.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Jacksonville | WKBJ-LD | 20.4 | HC2 Holdings | |
Westgate (Miami) | W16CC-D | 16.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
Georgia[edit] | ||||
Atlanta | WDWW-LD | 28.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Illinois[edit] | ||||
Chicago | WPVN-CD | 24.2 | HC2 Holdings | |
Indiana[edit] | ||||
Evansville | WEIN-LD | 40.1 | HC2 Holdings | |
Iowa[edit] | ||||
Des Moines | KAJR-LD | 36.7 | HC2 Holdings | |
Louisiana[edit] | ||||
New Orleans | WTNO-CD | 22.4 | HC2 Holdings | |
Michigan[edit] | ||||
Detroit | WUDL-LD | 19.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Midland | WFFC-LD | 17.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Missouri[edit] | ||||
St. Louis | KPTN-LD | 7.7 | HC2 Holdings | |
Nevada[edit] | ||||
Las Vegas | KHDF-CD | 19.3 | HC2 Holdings | |
Las Vegas | K36NE-D | 43.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
New Mexico[edit] | ||||
Santa Fe | KQDF-LD | 25.4 | HC2 Holdings | |
New York[edit] | ||||
New York City | WNYN-LD | 39.1 | TVC NY LICENSE LLC | |
New York City | WKOB-LD | 42.2 | HC2 Holdings | |
North Carolina[edit] | ||||
Charlotte/Lumberton | WHEH-LD | 41.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
Wilmington | WQDH-LD | 49.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
Ohio[edit] | ||||
Cleveland | WQDI-LD | 20.3 | HC2 Holdings | |
Columbus | WDEM-CD | 17.2 | HC2 Holdings | |
Pennsylvania[edit] | ||||
Philadelphia | WPSJ-CD | 8.4 | HC2 Holdings | |
Puerto Rico[edit] | ||||
San Juan | W20EJ-D | 26.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Mayaguez | WOST | 14.5 | ||
W27DZ-D | ||||
Quebradillas | WWKQ-LD | |||
South Carolina[edit] | ||||
Charleston | WBSE-LD | 20.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
Tennessee[edit] | ||||
Memphis | W15EA-D | 42.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
Texas[edit] | ||||
Austin | KVAT-LD | 17.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Corpus Christi | K32OC-D | 29.6 | HC2 Holdings | |
Dallas | KNAV-LD | 22.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
San Antonio | KVDF-CD | 31.2 | HC2 Holdings | |
Tyler | KKPD-LD | 30.4 | HC2 Holdings | |
Utah[edit] | ||||
Salt Lake City | KPNZ | 24.3 | Tri-State Christian Television | |
Virginia[edit] | ||||
Richmond | WFWG-LD | 30.5 | HC2 Holdings | |
Wisconsin[edit] | ||||
Madison | WZCK-LD | 8.7 | DTV America | |