BeIN Sports (American TV channel)

beIN Sports
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaUnited States
NetworkbeIN SPORTS
HeadquartersMiami, Florida (administrative)
Mexico City, Mexico (production)
Programming
Language(s)English
Spanish
Ownership
OwnerbeIN Media Group
Key peopleNasser Al-Khelaifi (Chairman) Yousef Al-Obaidly (CEO)
Sister channels
History
LaunchedAugust 16, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-08-16)
Links
Websitewww.beinsports.com/us/
Availability
Streaming media
FuboTVLive Stream
Sling TVInternet Protocol television
VidgoInternet Protocol television
beIN SPORTS ConnectOTT

BeIN Sports USA is an American pay television sports channel that launched on August 16, 2012. It is part of the BeIN Sports family of channels, a subsidiary of the Qatari-based BeIN Media Group.

BeIN Sports primarily airs soccer; featuring coverage of Ligue 1, along with other leagues in Europe. The channel also airs rugby, auto racing, handball, motorcycle racing, tennis and volleyball. A companion network, beIN Sports en Español, carries simulcasts or alternate programming primarily in Spanish, with both networks offering secondary Spanish or English commentary via the second 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]

History

BeIN Sports launched via DirecTV on August 16, 2012, coinciding with the start of the European soccer leagues 2012–13 season.[citation needed] The network would later launch on Dish Network the following day[citation needed], Comcast on September 6, 2012[citation needed] and Verizon FiOS in March 2013.[citation needed]

In 2016, BeIN Sports reached a deal with Conference 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 the North American Soccer League.[citation needed]

In August 2018, several major television providers dropped the network; including AT&T (both DirecTV and U-verse), Verizon Fios and Xfinity.[2]

In October 2018, the WTA Tour returned its broadcast rights back to Tennis 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 from Nielsen, 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]

Programming

Current

European soccer

South American soccer

African soccer

Mexico-Centric Talk/Debate Shows (in Spanish only)

  • La Octava Sports
  • Fútbol y Fútbol

Professional wrestling

Combat sports

Former

European soccer

Basketball

Handball

Motorsports

Tennis

Gaelic games

Commentators

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.[13]

Studio host

English:

  • Ramón Barrenechea[14]
  • Verónica González[15]

Spanish:

  • Jacqueline Félix (Lead)[16]

Play-by-Play

English:

  • Ramón Barrenechea (Lead)[14]
  • Rodrigo Del Campo[19]
  • Fernando Cevallos (Emergency fill-in)[20]
  • Antonio Aquilino (Based at MEDIAPRO US studio in Miami, Florida, USA)[21]

Spanish:

  • Luis Fernando Ortiz (Lead)[22]
  • Oscar Francisco Cano[23]
  • Fernando Cevallos[24]
  • Darío Daicz (Based at MEDIAPRO US studio in Miami, Florida, USA)[26]

Match Analyst / Studio Pundit

Spanish:

  • Alex Aguinaga
  • Oscar Francisco Cano
  • Fernando Cevallos
  • Luis Fernando Ortiz
  • Andrés Terán
  • Jacqueline Félix
  • Rodrigo Del Campo
  • Ramón Barrenechea
  • Ángel Jiménez [27]
  • Carlos Hermosillo

BeIN Sports Xtra/en Español

In 2019, BeIN Sports launched BeIN Sports Xtra, a FAST 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).[28]

The service is available on FuboTV, Sling TV, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Vizio, Redbox, Samsung TV Plus, Fanatiz, Klowd TV and Xumo. Xtra is also carried on over-the-air television stations in select markets.[29]

Affiliates for BeIN Sports Xtra

City Station[30] Virtual
channel 		Owner

Arizona

Phoenix K12XP-D 22.6 HC2 Holdings
KTVP-LD 23.5

Colorado

Cripple Creek KRDH-LD 5.3 HC2 Holdings

Florida

Jacksonville WKBJ-LD 20.4 HC2 Holdings
Tampa WTAM-LD 30.3

Georgia

Savannah WDID-LD 26.2 HC2 Holdings

Idaho

Boise KBKI-LD 27.3 HC2 Holdings

Illinois

Chicago WPVN-CD 24.2 HC2 Holdings
Springfield W23EW-D 41.4

Louisiana

Lafayette K21OM-D 20.4 HC2 Holdings

Massachusetts

Boston WLEK-LD 22.2 HC2 Holdings
Springfield WTXX-LD 34.2

Michigan

Midland WFFC-LD 17.6 HC2 Holdings

Minnesota

Rochester KMQV-LD 49.1 HC2 Holdings

Missouri

Kansas City KCMN-LD 42.5 HC2 Holdings
St. Louis KPTN-LD 7.7
Springfield KFKY-LD 20.4

Nebraska

Lincoln KAJS-LD 33.6 HC2 Holdings

Nevada

Las Vegas KNBX-CD 31.4 HC2 Holdings

New Mexico

Santa Fe/Albuquerque KQDF-LD 25.1 HC2 Holdings
KWPL-LD 45.4

New York

New York City W02CY-D 45.2 HC2 Holdings

North Carolina

Charlotte W15EB-D 21.2 HC2 Holdings

Ohio

Canton/Cleveland WQDI-LD 20.3 HC2 Holdings
KONV-LD 28.1

Oklahoma

Enid (Tulsa) KUOC-LD 48.6 HC2 Holdings
Oklahoma City KOHC-CD 45.1

Tennessee

Memphis W15EA-D 42.5 HC2 Holdings

Texas

San Antonio K17MJ-D 51.1 HC2 Holdings
Tyler KKPD-LD 30.4

Wisconsin

Madison WZCK-LD 8.7 HC2 Holdings
Milwaukee WTSJ-LD 38.3

Affiliates for BeIN Sports Xtra en Español

City Station[31] Virtual
channel 		Owner

Alabama

Mobile WEDS-LD 29.2 HC2 Holdings

Arkansas

Hot Springs K23OW-D 39.3 HC2 Holdings

California

Sacramento KFMS-LD 47.1 HC2 Holdings

Colorado

Cripple Creek KRDH-LD 5.4 HC2 Holdings

Florida

Palm Beach WDOX-LD 32.1 HC2 Holdings
Tampa WTAM-LD 30.4

Georgia

Savannah WUET-LD 43.2 HC2 Holdings

Illinois

Mount Vernon W09DL-D 42.1 HC2 Holdings

Louisiana

Lafayette K21OM-D 20.4 HC2 Holdings

Massachusetts

Springfield WTXX-LD 34.4 HC2 Holdings

Minnesota

Minneapolis KJNK-LD 25.5 HC2 Holdings

Missouri

Kansas City KQML-LD 46.3 HC2 Holdings

Nebraska

Lincoln KAJS-LD 33.6 HC2 Holdings

Nevada

Las Vegas KNBX-CD 31.5 HC2 Holdings
New York City W02CY-D 45.2 HC2 Holdings

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia W25FG-D 36.1 HC2 Holdings

Puerto Rico

Mayagüez WOST 14.6 HC2 Holdings
San Juan W20EJ-D 26.6

Texas

Corpus Christi KYDF-LD 34.6 HC2 Holdings
Fort Worth K07AAD-D 31.1
San Antonio KVDF-CD 31.4
Tyler KPKN-LD 54.1

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  3. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (January 11, 2017). "Looking to Watch Women's Tennis? For Now, Good Luck". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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  13. ^ @afigure2010 (January 31, 2024). "Today I close a beautiful cycle of several years working at @ESbeINSPORTS & @beINSPORTSUSA. I'm grateful for the opportunity to those who opened the doors for me and to the professionals who welcomed me with so much affection. To the channel success in what is to come and to the viewers, THANK YOU TOTALLY!" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
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  15. ^ "Commentator Listing for Veronica Gonzalez". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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  17. ^ "Commentator Listing for Claudio Garcia". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  18. ^ "Commentator Listing for Majo Montemayor". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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  20. ^ "Commentator Listing for Fernando Cevallos". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  21. ^ "Commentator Listing for Antonio Aquilino". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  22. ^ "Commentator Listing for Luis Fernando Ortiz". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  23. ^ "Commentator Listing for Oscar Francisco Cano". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  24. ^ "Commentator Listing for Fernando Cevallos". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  25. ^ "Commentator Listing for Andrés Terán". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  26. ^ "Commentator Listing for Darío Daicz". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  27. ^ https://icdb.tv/stats/21827/ngel-Jimnez
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