beIN MENA (Middle East North Africa)
After its establishment in 2003 as Al Jazeera Sports, the company was rebranded as beIN SPORTS MENA in January 2014. beIN has been active in acquiring broadcast rights for various premium sports’ events held globally across football, tennis, motorsports, cycling, athletics and various other premium sports.
On November 1, 2015, beIN expanded its portfolio to include movies, general entertainment, factual and kids content on its platform. beIN now offers blockbuster movies, spectacular entertainment and amazing sports all through a technologically advanced platform across MENA in Full HD.
With more than 15 different sports, and various dedicated movie, general entertainment and kids channels, everyone can watch their favorite programs with beIN. beIN MENA offers 41 HD channels, broadcasting around the clock in four languages (Arabic, English, French and Spanish).
beIN MENA is accessible through DTH Satellite, IPTV and OTT (beIN CONNECT). Complete offers and packages are available on www.bein.net
Accomplishments
- Launch of distribution over Es’hail Sat on January 1, 2014
- 34% subscribers growth since January 2014
- New contact center launched in Casablanca on April 15, 2014 with local contact numbers
- FIFA World Cup 2014 viewership soared to 132 Million viewers for the Final, the highest viewership across any MENA program
- Launch of the entertainment offer on November 1, 2015
Organization
- Managing Director: Mohammed Al Bader
- Director of Technical Operation : Ali Salem
- Director of News: Mohammed Ammor
- Director of Programs: Duncan Walkinshaw
Portfolio rights
beIN MENA is the provider of exclusive access to prime sporting competitions and entertainment for the whole family, including but not limited to:
For sports:
- Football: FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League, Europa League, English Premier, League, Spanish La Liga, Italian Seria A, France’s Ligue 1, German’s League, Bundesliga, AFC Champions, Asian Cup, CAF Champions league, MLS, FA Cup, Beach Soccer…
- American Football: NFL
- Tennis: French Open, US Open, Australian Open, ATP 500, 1000, Final Tour …
- Basketball: FIBA World Championship, FIBA Asia, Africa, America, Euro, Basketball Championship … and much more
- Volleyball: FIVA Championship …
- Athletics: IAAF, Diamond Leagues, … and much more
- Motorsports: Formula 1, MotoGP, Dakar Rally, Nascar
- Rugby: Six Nations
- Handball: IHF, Qatar 2015
- Other sports: Gymnastics, Cycling, Judo, Swimming, Equestrian, Table, Tennis
For entertainment:
4 beIN Movies channels in HD airing a variety of drama, comedy, thriller and action movies
beIN MENA also offers exclusive premium channels such as: Fox Movies, Star Movies, Star world, Baby TV, National Geographic channel, Nat Geo People and Nat Geo Wild…
Address
beIN MENA
P.O. Box 23231
Doha, Qatar
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