Ligue 1 re-ups with beIN Sports in United States through 2029
Ligue 1 is sticking with long-time partner beIN in the United States.
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beIN Sports and beIN Sports XTRA gain distribution on YouTube TV’s Sports Plus package
"As the official broadcaster in the U.S. and Canada of Ligue 1 and Coupe de France, the launch of beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS XTRA on YouTube TV comes at an exciting time as subscribers will now be able to witness history in the making with Leo Messi recently joining Paris Saint-Germain."
ESPN signs eight-year deal with LaLiga for an estimated $1.4 billion, taking over from beIN Sports
LaLiga is just the latest soccer property added to ESPN+.
beIN is taking legal action against Fenerbahçe over players wearing “beFAIR” shirts for warmups and interviews
Fenerbahçe has complained about beIN for months, including claiming that the broadcaster is altering matches with the replays they provide to officials and producing biased highlights packages. But Fenerbahçe's "beFAIR" warmup shirts have now led to legal action in response from beIN.
Saudi Arabia has banned beIN Sports permanently, which could bring up further issues with a planned Newcastle United takeover
beIN Sports had had its broadcast license suspended in Saudi Arabia for the past three years, but that license has now been permanently revoked.
La Liga broadcasts will have “virtual fans” filling the stands for their restarted season
La Liga will reportedly work with EA Sports to add "virtual fans", not just artificial crowd noise.
FCC rejects beIN Sports’ latest complaint, which could be the death knell for the network
The network has filed three complaints with the FCC, two of which have been rejected while a third remains in limbo
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger tells beIN interviewer he struggled with trenchcoat zipper because “They are too long”
"They are too long and sometimes the zipper didn't work. I struggled a lot with that. But, in the end, because people were showing it I was conscious that I was under scrutiny when I was doing it!"
AT&T’s DirecTV and U-Verse are the latest pay-TV providers to drop beIN Sports
This development comes after Comcast also dropped the channel.
FCC dismisses beIN claim against Comcast, says beIN didn’t prove unfair treatment, can’t prove they’re similarly situated to NBCSN
According to the FCC, beIN didn't make a strong enough case to require a Comcast rebuttal.
beIN Sports has been pulled off Comcast, and it might be pulled off Verizon too
The dispute comes less than two weeks ahead of the start of the La Liga season.
Sean Salisbury is leaving beIN/SB Nation Radio for Houston’s SportsTalk 790, replacing Jayson Braddock and Sean Jones
Salisbury will take over afternoons on SportsTalk 790.
BeIN files FCC complaint that Comcast is allegedly keeping them down due to Comcast owned NBC Premier League coverage
Comcast claims this is a negotiating tactic by beIN.
Ray Hudson drops a “f*cking hell” on a beIN hot mic in advance of halftime between Real Madrid and Leganés
"What? Now? Fucking hell."
US Men’s National Soccer Team’s 2017 TV ratings down by 15%
Not qualifying for the World Cup didn’t help the ratings.
The difference in TV contracts for US Soccer matches leaves fans scrambling
beIN Sports is in just 22.7 million homes leaving many US fans out of the lurch
Conference USA to start talks on a new TV deal this spring
C-USA is carried by four networks
Women’s tennis fans look to pirated websites to watch matches
While the Australian Open is underway and the tournament is accessible on either ESPN2 or Tennis Channel, fans of...
Donovan McNabb joins beIN Sports as college football analyst
As beIN Sports prepares to air college sports for the first time come September, it has brought in...
beIN Sports to air more than just football and basketball in its C-USA contract
We’ve been chronicling Conference USA’s travails with its new television contract. We first told you about beIN Sports...
Get ready to see Conference USA games on beIN Sports
We’ve chronicled Conference USA’s reduced rights fees with the latest story this week being that the conference will have...