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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United States |
| Network | beIN SPORTS |
| Headquarters | Miami,Florida (administrative) Mexico City,Mexico (production) |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English Spanish |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | beIN Media Group |
| Key people | Nasser Al-Khelaifi (Chairman) Yousef Al-Obaidly (CEO) |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | August 16, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-08-16) |
| 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 an Americanpay televisionsports channel that launched on August 16, 2012. It is part of theBeIN Sports family of channels, a subsidiary of the Qatari-basedBeIN Media Group.
BeIN Sports primarily airssoccer; featuring coverage ofLigue 1, along with other leagues in Europe. The channel also airsrugby,auto racing,handball,motorcycle racing,tennis andvolleyball. A companion network,beIN Sports en Español, carries simulcasts or alternate programming primarily inSpanish, with both networks offering secondary Spanish or English commentary via thesecond audio program option.
As of December 2023, BeIN Sports is available in 8.97 million households in the United States that subscribe to a pay television service, while beIN Sports en Español is available in 6.152 million.[1]
BeIN Sports launched viaDirecTV on August 16, 2012, coinciding with the start of the European soccer leagues 2012–13 season.[citation needed] The network would later launch onDish Network the following day[citation needed],Comcast on September 6, 2012[citation needed] andVerizon FiOS in March 2013.[citation needed]
In 2016, BeIN Sports reached a deal withConference USA to carry select football, basketball, baseball and softball games.[citation needed] This agreement ended after the 2018-19 season and was not renewed.[citation needed] Also in 2016, BeIN Sports began showing matches from theNorth American Soccer League.[citation needed]
In August 2018, several major television providers dropped the network; includingAT&T (both DirecTV andU-verse), Verizon Fios andXfinity.[2]
In October 2018, theWTA Tour returned its broadcast rights back toTennis Channel. Its contract with BeIN Sports (as part of a wider international deal) was criticized by fans for limiting the reach of its events due to inconsistent and intermittent scheduling (with scheduling conflicts favoring its soccer coverage) and declining carriage.[3][4][5][6]
Based on numbers fromNielsen, beIN Sports was ranked 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.[7]
Effective January 22, 2024, beIN Sports USA/Canada talent in English and Spanish are based at MEDIAPRO Mexico studio in Mexico City, Mexico unless otherwise indicated below. Most talent who were based at MEDIAPRO US studio in Miami, Florida, US were released as of January 31, 2024.[14]
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In 2019, BeIN Sports launchedBeIN Sports Xtra, aFAST channel extension featuring select free sporting events and related programming. Like the main network, Xtra also has a complementary Spanish service,beIN Sports Xtra en Español (beIN Sports Xtra ñ).[30]
The service is available onFuboTV,Sling TV,Pluto TV,The Roku Channel,Vizio,Redbox,Samsung TV Plus,Fanatiz, Klowd TV andXumo. Xtra is also carried onover-the-airtelevision stations in select markets.[31]
| Media market | State | Station | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs | Arkansas | KTVV-LD14 | 18.14 |
| Phoenix | Arizona | KVPA-LD7 | 42.7 |
| Bakersfield | California | KJOU-LD14 | 12.14 |
| Cherry Valley | KILA-LD15 | 8.15 | |
| Los Angeles | KFLA-LD15 | 8.15 | |
| Palm Springs | KRET-CD15 | 45.15 | |
| Ridgecrest | K24ON-D15 | 8.15 | |
| Homestead | Florida | WHMR-LD3 | 16.3 |
| Jacksonville | WWRJ-LD14 | 27.14 | |
| Jupiter | WEWF-LD3 | 47.3 | |
| Miami–Fort Lauderdale | WDGT-LD3 | 14.3 | |
| Orlando | WOFT-LD14 | 8.14 | |
| Kailua | Hawaii | KKAI-DT14 | 50.14 |
| Waimānalo | KUPU-DT14 | 56.14 | |
| Boise | Idaho | KKIC-LD14 | 16.14 |
| Oakwood Hills | Illinois | WCHU-LD6 | 3.14 |
| Jeffersonville | Indiana | WJYL-CD6 | 16.14 |
| Detroit | Michigan | WHNE-LD14 | 3.14 |
| Kansas City | Missouri | KUKC-LD7 | 14.7 |
| Rockfish | North Carolina | WTNG-CD14 | 7.14 |
| Westmoreland | New Hampshire | WVCC-LD14 | 49.14 |
| Buffalo | New York | WBXZ-LD14 | 56.14 |
| Greenwich | WVBG-LD15 | 25.15 | |
| New York City | WHTV-LD14 | 18.14 | |
| Cleveland | Ohio | WIVX-LD14 | 13.14 |
| Millersburg | W27DG-D14 | 13.14 | |
| Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | WBYD-CD14 | 39.14 |
| Nashville | Tennessee | WIIW-LD14 | 14.14 |
| Austin | Texas | KADF-LD7 | 20.7 |
| Beaumont | KULC-LD14 | 26.14 | |
| Houston | KVVV-LD14 | 15.14 | |
| Odessa–Midland | K34MX-D14 | 34.14 | |
| San Antonio | KVHC-LD14 | 11.14 | |
| Ogden | Utah | KSVN-CD7 | 25.7 |
| Salt Lake City | K08QQ-D7 | 25.7 | |
| Chesapeake | Virginia | WJGN-CD14 | 38.14 |
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