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| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Canada |
| Network | beIN SPORTS |
| Headquarters | Markham,Ontario (administrative) Mexico City,Mexico (production) |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English French Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080p,16:9,MPEG-4,HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ethnic Channels Group (name licensed bybeIN Media Group) |
| Sister channels | beIN Sports MENA beIN Sports France beIN Sports USA beIN Sports Australia beIN Sports Turkey beIN Sports Asia beIN Sports Spain |
| History | |
| Launched | 12 January 2013; 13 years ago (2013-01-12) |
| Links | |
| Website | beIN Sports Canada |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| beIN Sports Connect | Website |
| FuboTV | Internet Protocol Television |
beIN Sports (Canada) is aCanadian exemptEnglish languagediscretionaryspecialty channel that launched on 31 January 2014. It is owned by Ethnic Channels Group, with theBeIN Sports namelicensed by the Qatari-basedBeIN Media Group.
beIN Sports primarily airssoccer, featuring coverage of such leagues asLa Liga,Ligue 1, along with content from other leagues in Europe. In addition, the channel airs international sports content, includingRugby,Auto racing,Handball,Motorcycle racing,Tennis andVolleyball.
On 18 December 2013, Ethnic Channels Group announced that it had entered into a strategic partnership withAl Jazeera Media Network, owners of thebeIN Sports brand, to launch a Canadian version.[1]beIN Sports officially launched in Canada on 31 January 2014 viaMTS, and later launched in March onRogers andBell Fibe TV.[2]
The initial agreement involved the launch of two services in both English and Spanish. In August 2014, theCRTC approved a request by Ethnic Channels Group to haveBeIN Sports USA's Spanish-language feed, beIN Sports En Español,authorized for distribution in Canada.[3]
In August 2017, Ethnic Channels Group reached a deal to sublicense beIN Sports content toover-the-topstreaming serviceDAZN for its Canadian launch until 2019.[4]
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