Qatari-based broadcaster beIN SPORTS has renewed its exclusive broadcast rights for the South American Copa Libertadores. Under the agreement from 2023 to 2026, beIN SPORTS is set to be the official home for the Copa Libertadores in the United States. Soccer fans can immerse themselves in all the Copa Libertadores' live action and in-depth analysis through an array of beIN SPORTS platforms. Viewers can tune in to the matches on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español, with comprehensive coverage and commentary. Additionally, the network's streaming platform, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, allows fans to stream the games conveniently. For more soccer content and exclusive programming, beIN SPORTS XTRA and beIN SPORTS XTRA en Español are available.
In a four-season deal, Qatari-based broadcaster beIN SPORTS has extended its exclusive broadcast rights for the South American Copa Sudamericana from 2023 to 2026. As part of the renewed agreement, beIN SPORTS will remain the official home of the Copa Sudamericana in the United States. Live matches, highlights and additional programming are set to air on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español, as well as beIN SPORTS XTRA and beIN SPORTS XTRA en Español. Live Copa Sudamericana streams are also carried out by OTT streaming platform beIN SPORTS CONNECT.
BeIN Sports has extended its French Ligue 1 rights in the United States till the end of the 2023/24 season. The deal allows the pay-TV broadcaster to air Ligue 1 matches live, as full replays or as edited highlights, on both its English- and Spanish-language television networks (beIN Sports English and beIN Sports en Español). Though the TV channels are expected to telecast matches from the league’s biggest teams, such as PSG, premium video streaming platform beIN Sports Connect will be responsible for live streaming most of the matches online and on its apps.
beIN SPORTS has announced the renewal of its broadcasting agreement to air the Turkish Süper Lig for viewers in the United States. The renewed deal, spanning two years, ensures that fans in the US can continue to enjoy the Turkish Süper Lig matches on beIN SPORTS channels through 2024. beIN SPORTS holds the global rights to the Turkish Süper Lig, and in territories where beIN does not have coverage, it has the authority to sell the broadcasting rights to other entities.
beIN Sports has secured the broadcast rights to French Ligue 2 matches in the United States for the 2021-2024 period. As part of the deal, beIN Sports also provides coverage of Ligue 1 games. This significant agreement allows football enthusiasts in the U.S. to enjoy the excitement and drama of both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 games. Moreover, fans can access live streams of the French Ligue 2 through beIN Sports CONNECT, the network's over-the-top (OTT) streaming platform.
Both beIN SPORTS USA and beIN SPORTS en Español cover the games in English and Spanish respectively on television, as live, delayed or repeat broadcasts. Streaming service beIN Sports Connect streams all 380 Liga matches live and on demand, on computers, tablets and smartphones. Original programming, such as studio shows, match previews and analysis, are used to complement coverage of the games. Though beIN Sports had previously held the league’s rights until the end of the 2023/24 season following an extension deal, La Liga bought back its media rights for USA to enable ESPN’s buyout deal to go through. This eventually terminated beIN Sports’ run as La Liga broadcasters in USA in 2021.
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the rights to the UEFA Women’s Champions League and will be airing matches involving French club PSG, in USA.
BeIN SPORTS XTRA will show live matches from the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA)’s 2020 Fall Championship Tournament in USA and Canada. BeIN SPORTS XTRA will cover the games with English-language commentary, following a partnership between the broadcaster and the league announced at the beginning of September 2020. Users will be able to watch NISA’s 2020 Fall Championship Tournament live on television, as well as on their smartphones and tablets. Streams will also be available on over-the-top (OTT) service beIN SPORTS CONNECT in USA.
