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beIN Media Group (Script error: No such module "IPAc-en". Script error: No such module "Respell".; Template:Lang-ar, Majmū‘at Bī’in al-I‘lāmiyyah) is an independent global sport and entertainment network founded on 1 January 2014, headquartered in Doha, Qatar. beIN distributes entertainment, live sport action, and major international events across 5 continents, in 43 countries, and in 7 different languages spanning Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

History[]

beIN Sports as a brand was first launched in June 2012 in France. On 1 January 2014, beIN Media Group was established and became the new independent holding company of beIN Sports. In October 2014, it was announced that beIN Media Group had agreed to acquire pay-TV sports channel Setanta Sports Australia, with Setanta being rebranded as beIN Sports Australia.[3]

In 2015, beIN Sports launched a HD channel specially dedicated to football in Spain. The group declared in November 2015 that it would be expanding from sports-only programming to include entertainment and movies as well.[4]

It was announced in January 2016 that beIN Media Group secured an agreement with Turner Broadcasting System, allowing it exclusive rights to broadcast a number of Turner-licensed entertainment and news channels across the Middle East and North Africa.[5] beIN Media Group has since signed strategic partnerships with BBC Studios[6], Warner Bros.[7], CBS[8], DreamWorks Animation[9], and Discovery[10].

It was rumored in November 2015 that beIN Media Group exhibited interested in purchasing Miramax.[11] On 1 March 2016, beIN Media Group announced its full acquisition of Miramax from Filmyard Holdings.[12]

It was announced in August 2016 that beIN Media Group acquired Turkish pay TV service Digiturk.[13]

Anti-piracy Campaign[]

In August 2017, beoutQ was launched illegally broadcasting via satellite and streaming over the internet premium sports and entertainment content worth billions of dollars. beIN Media Group has campaigned with leading sporting organizations and broadcasters from around the world to universally condemn piracy operations and call for decisive action to be taken to stamp out beoutQ and stop Arabsat from distributing the illegal broadcast channel[14].

In October 2018, beIN Media Group launched a $1 billion international arbitration case against Saudi Arabia on the basis of beoutQ[15]. In July 2018, FIFA, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and other sports rights holders disclosed that they will be launching legal action in Saudi Arabia[16].

In December 2018, The World Trade Organization agreed to launch a dispute inquiry to determine whether Saudi Arabia has failed to protect Intellectual Property rights because of beoutQ[17].

See also[]

  • beIN Channels Network

References[]

  1. ↑ "Key milestones in our history, through the dissociation from Al Jazeera Media Network, to our current position as a leading global and independent media group". beIN MEDIA GROUP. 9 May 2015. https://beinmediagroup.com/the-group/. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "BeIN Media appoints Yousef Al-Obaidly to CEO". https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018/11/05/bein-media-ups-yousef-al-obaidly-to-ceo/.
  3. ↑ "beIn Media Group to acquire Setanta Sports Australia". http://www.businessandleadership.com/marketing/item/47135-bein-media-group-to-acquire.
  4. ↑ Robert Briel (2 November 2015). "BeIn expands DTH bouquet for MENA, offers Euro2016". Broadband TV News. http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2015/11/02/bein-expands-dth-bouquet-for-mena/. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Qatar's beIN inks Turner deal to expand entertainment channels". Arabian Business. 8 January 2016. http://www.arabianbusiness.com/qatar-s-bein-inks-turner-deal-expand-entertainment-channels-616715.html#.Vo8FcvkrLIU. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "BBC - BBC Studios extends partnership with beIN MEDIA GROUP across Qatar, MENA & Turkey - Media Centre". https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2018/bein-production-mou.
  7. ↑ Vivarelli, Nick; Vivarelli, Nick (2016-10-18). "beIN Media Group Signs Major Multi-Year Pay-TV Deal With Warner Bros." (in en). https://variety.com/2016/biz/global/bein-media-group-signs-major-multi-year-middle-east-pay-tv-deal-with-warner-bros-1201892321/.
  8. ↑ "beIN and CBS Studios International sign exclusive MENA deal – BroadcastPro ME" (in en-US). http://broadcastprome.com/news/bein-and-cbs-studios-international-sign-exclusive-mena-deal/.
  9. ↑ "DreamWorks channel launches in MENA via beIN" (in en-GB). 2016-07-29. https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2016/07/29/dreamworks-channel-launches-in-mena-via-bein/.
  10. ↑ "Discovery partners with beIN and OSN" (in en-GB). 2016-02-03. https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2016/02/03/bein-partners-with-discovery/.
  11. ↑ Tom Huddleston, Jr. (16 November 2015). "The Studio Behind 'Pulp Fiction' Could Be Sold Soon". Fortune. http://fortune.com/2015/11/16/miramax-sale-bein-media/. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Michael Cieply (2 March 2016). "Miramax Is Bought by the Qatari beIN Media Group". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/03/business/media/miramax-is-bought-by-the-qatari-bein-media-group.html?_r=0. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Digiturk". http://www.beinsports.com/en/bein-digiturk/. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Fifa, Premier League and La Liga pledge to cooperate on BeoutQ - SportsPro Media". http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/fifa-premier-league-la-liga-beoutq-piracy.
  15. ↑ "Saudi Arabia faces legal action over pirated TV sport" (in en-GB). https://www.ft.com/content/8242a416-c558-11e8-8670-c5353379f7c2.Template:Paywall
  16. ↑ "FIFA to take legal action against pirated sports channel", Reuters, 2018-07-11. (in en) 
  17. ↑ "WTO Will Investigate Saudi Arabia Over Piracy Operation beoutQ". https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-18/wto-to-investigate-qatar-s-tv-piracy-claim-against-saudi-arabia.Template:Paywall

External links[]

  • Official website

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