BeIN Sports (Middle East TV channel)
| Country | Qatar |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Middle East and North Africa |
| Headquarters | Doha, Qatar |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Arabic English French |
| Picture format | 1080p 16:9 MPEG-4, HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | beIN Media Group |
| Key people |
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| Sister channels | beIN Sports France beIN Sports USA beIN Sports Canada beIN Sports Australia beIN Sports Turkey |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 November 2003 |
| Former names | Al Jazeera Sport (2003–2014) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| TOD | www |
| beIN Connect | connect.bein.net |
beIN Sports MENA (Arabic: بي إن سبورتس العربية) is a subsidiary of beIN Sports. It is based in Doha, Qatar, serving the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. They are owned by beIN Media Group, a former subsidiary of Al Jazeera Media Network; the sports channels were spun off from Al Jazeera Media Network in December 2013. Following the spin-off, the channels' parent company was incorporated in January 2014 as their holding company. The channels primarily broadcast in Arabic, but it also offers feeds in English, French and Spanish.
Formerly known as Al Jazeera Sport, it was re-named beIN Sports in December 2013 to unify it with Al Jazeera's international group of sports networks in the lead-up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
In July 2013, the network acquired MENA rights to the Premier League. On 4 September 2017, the IOC announced a partnership with beIN Sports to launch a local linear version of Olympic Channel for MENA on 1 November 2017.