beIN Media Group (/ˈbiːɪn/; Arabic: مجموعة بي إن الإعلامية, Majmū‘at Bī’in al-I‘lāmiyyah) is a Qatari state-owned global sport and entertainment network headquartered in Doha, Qatar. beIN distributes entertainment, live sports action, and major international events across 5 continents, in 43 countries, and 7 different languages spanning Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
beIN Sports was first launched, as a brand, in June 2012 by Al Jazeera Media Network 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 an 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 rumored in November 2015 that beIN Media Group were interested in purchasing Miramax.[11] On 1 March 2016, beIN Media Group announced its full acquisition of Miramax from Filmyard Holdings.[12] beIN announced they would sell at least 49% of the company in June 2019, with Viacom and Lionsgate as the front-liners.[13]
It was announced in August 2016 that beIN Media Group acquired Turkish pay TV service Digiturk.[14] In November 2019, beIN Media acquired exclusive broadcast rights for the 2019 and 2020 FIFA Club World Cup.[15]
Following the Covid-19 crisis, BeIN is implementing a layoff plan for its activities in the Middle East and North Africa.[16]
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 Saudi-based pay TV provider Arabsat from distributing the illegal broadcast channel.[17]
In October 2018, beIN Media Group launched a $1 billion international arbitration case against Saudi Arabia on the basis of beoutQ.[18] 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.[19]
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.[20]
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^"BeIN Media appoints Yousef Al-Obaidly to CEO". Digital TV Europe. 5 November 2018.
^"beIn Media Group to acquire Setanta Sports Australia". Business and Leadership.com. 14 August 2014.
^Robert Briel (2 November 2015). "BeIn expands DTH bouquet for MENA, offers Euro2016". Broadband TV News. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
^"Qatar's beIN inks Turner deal to expand entertainment channels". Arabianbusiness.com. Arabian Business. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
^"BBC - BBC Studios extends partnership with beIN MEDIA GROUP across Qatar, MENA & Turkey - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
^Vivarelli, Nick (18 October 2016). "beIN Media Group Signs Major Multi-Year Pay-TV Deal With Warner Bros". Variety. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
^"beIN and CBS Studios International sign exclusive MENA deal – BroadcastPro ME". 8 August 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
^"DreamWorks channel launches in MENA via beIN". Digital TV Europe. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
^"Discovery partners with beIN and OSN". Broadband TV News. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
^Tom Huddleston Jr. (16 November 2015). "The Studio Behind 'Pulp Fiction' Could Be Sold Soon". Fortune. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
^Michael Cieply (2 March 2016). "Miramax Is Bought by the Qatari beIN Media Group". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
^D'Alessandro, Anthony (7 June 2019). "BeIN Looking To Sell Share Of Miramax". Deadline. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^"Digiturk". beIN Media Group. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^"beIN secures exclusive rights to Qatar's Fifa Club World Cup". Sport Business. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^Ecofin, Agence. "beIN va licencier des employés en Afrique et au Moyen-Orient". Agence Ecofin (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^"Fifa, Premier League and La Liga pledge to cooperate on BeoutQ - SportsPro Media". www.sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
^"Saudi Arabia faces legal action over pirated TV sport". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.(subscription required)
^"FIFA to take legal action against pirated sports channel". Reuters. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
^"WTO Will Investigate Saudi Arabia Over Piracy Operation beoutQ". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.(subscription required)
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January 19, 2023
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Not to be confused with BeInMedia Agency A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message beIN Media Group ˈbiːɪn Arabic مجموعة بي إن الإعلامية Majmu at Bi in al I lamiyyah is a Qatari state owned global sport and entertainment network headquartered in Doha Qatar beIN distributes entertainment live sports action and major international events across 5 continents in 43 countries and 7 different languages spanning Europe North America Asia Australia and the Middle East and North Africa MENA beIN Media Group LLCLogo of the group starting 2014Native nameمجموعة بي إن الإعلاميةRomanized nameMajmu at Bi in al I lamiyyahTypeLimited liability companyIndustryTelevision and cinemaFounded1 January 2014 9 years ago 2014 01 01 as beIN Media Group 1 HeadquartersDoha QatarArea servedWorldwideKey peopleNasser Al Khelaifi Chairman Yousef Al Obaidly CEO 2 ProductsPay television pay per view and new mediaBrandsbeIN SportsbeIN MaxbeIN MoviesbeJuniorTOD streaming platform Nickelodeon TurkeyOwnerState of QatarNumber of employees2 500 SubsidiariesDigiturkMiramax 51 Websitewww wbr beinmediagroup wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Anti piracy campaign 2 1 beoutQ 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditbeIN Sports was first launched as a brand in June 2012 by Al Jazeera Media Network 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 an 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 were interested in purchasing Miramax 11 On 1 March 2016 beIN Media Group announced its full acquisition of Miramax from Filmyard Holdings 12 beIN announced they would sell at least 49 of the company in June 2019 with Viacom and Lionsgate as the front liners 13 It was announced in August 2016 that beIN Media Group acquired Turkish pay TV service Digiturk 14 In November 2019 beIN Media acquired exclusive broadcast rights for the 2019 and 2020 FIFA Club World Cup 15 Following the Covid 19 crisis BeIN is implementing a layoff plan for its activities in the Middle East and North Africa 16 Anti piracy campaign EditbeoutQ Edit Further information Qatar diplomatic crisis Media ban 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 Saudi based pay TV provider Arabsat from distributing the illegal broadcast channel 17 In October 2018 beIN Media Group launched a 1 billion international arbitration case against Saudi Arabia on the basis of beoutQ 18 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 19 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 20 See also EditbeIN Channels NetworkReferences Edit 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 beinmediagroup com beIN MEDIA GROUP 9 May 2015 Retrieved 9 May 2015 BeIN Media appoints Yousef Al Obaidly to CEO Digital TV Europe 5 November 2018 beIn Media Group to acquire Setanta Sports Australia Business and Leadership com 14 August 2014 Robert Briel 2 November 2015 BeIn expands DTH bouquet for MENA offers Euro2016 Broadband TV News Retrieved 8 January 2016 Qatar s beIN inks Turner deal to expand entertainment channels Arabianbusiness com Arabian Business 8 January 2016 Retrieved 8 January 2016 BBC BBC Studios extends partnership with beIN MEDIA GROUP across Qatar MENA amp Turkey Media Centre www bbc co uk Retrieved 27 January 2019 Vivarelli Nick 18 October 2016 beIN Media Group Signs Major Multi Year Pay TV Deal With Warner Bros Variety Retrieved 27 January 2019 beIN and CBS Studios International sign exclusive MENA deal BroadcastPro ME 8 August 2017 Retrieved 27 January 2019 DreamWorks channel launches in MENA via beIN Digital TV Europe 29 July 2016 Retrieved 27 January 2019 Discovery partners with beIN and OSN Broadband TV News 3 February 2016 Retrieved 27 January 2019 Tom Huddleston Jr 16 November 2015 The Studio Behind Pulp Fiction Could Be Sold Soon Fortune Retrieved 8 January 2016 Michael Cieply 2 March 2016 Miramax Is Bought by the Qatari beIN Media Group The New York Times Retrieved 10 March 2016 D Alessandro Anthony 7 June 2019 BeIN Looking To Sell Share Of Miramax Deadline Retrieved 20 August 2019 Digiturk beIN Media Group Retrieved 30 September 2016 beIN secures exclusive rights to Qatar s Fifa Club World Cup Sport Business 28 November 2019 Retrieved 28 November 2019 Ecofin Agence beIN va licencier des employes en Afrique et au Moyen Orient Agence Ecofin in French Retrieved 30 June 2020 Fifa Premier League and La Liga pledge to cooperate on BeoutQ SportsPro Media www sportspromedia com Retrieved 27 January 2019 Saudi Arabia faces legal action over pirated TV sport Financial Times Retrieved 28 January 2019 subscription required FIFA to take legal action against pirated sports channel Reuters 11 July 2018 Retrieved 28 January 2019 WTO Will Investigate Saudi Arabia Over Piracy Operation beoutQ www bloomberg com Retrieved 28 January 2019 subscription required External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BeIN Media Group amp oldid 1133739896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
