BeIN Sports (American TV channel)

American sports television network

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Television channel

beIN Sports

Country| United States
Broadcast area| United States
Network| beIN SPORTS
Headquarters| Miami, Florida (administrative)
Mexico City, Mexico (production)
Programming
Language(s)| English
Spanish
Ownership
Owner| beIN Media Group
Key people| Nasser Al-Khelaifi (Chairman) Yousef Al-Obaidly (CEO)
Sister channels|

* beIN Sports MENA
* beIN Sports France
* beIN Sports Canada
* beIN Sports Australia
* beIN Sports Turkey

History
Launched| August 16, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-08-16)
Links
Website| www.beinsports.com/us/
Availability
Streaming media
FuboTV| Live Stream
Sling TV| Internet Protocol television
Vidgo| Internet Protocol television
beIN SPORTS Connect| OTT

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 8,970,000 households in the United States that subscribe to a pay television service, while beIN Sports en Español is available in 6,152,000.[1]

## History

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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

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### Current

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#### European soccer

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* France: Ligue 1, Ligue 2
* Turkey: Süper Lig

#### South American soccer

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* Copa Libertadores
* Copa Sudamericana
* Recopa Sudamericana

#### African soccer

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* Africa Cup of Nations
* Women's Africa Cup of Nations
* CAF Champions League
* CAF Confederation Cup

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

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* La Octava Sports
* Fútbol y Fútbol

#### Professional wrestling

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* Major League Wrestling
* MLW Fusion
* Battle Riot III
* TV Specials (2023–present)

#### Combat sports

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* BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fighting[8]

### Former

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#### European soccer

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* Spain: Copa del Rey (exclude final) (until 2018–19)
* France: Coupe de la Ligue (until 2019–20), Coupe de France (through 2022), Trophée des Champions
* Sweden: Swedish Cup (semifinals and final)[9]
* Spain: La Liga 2012-2021
* Italy: Serie A 2012-2017
* England: EFL Cup 2012-2015
* Austria: ÖFB Cup (final only)

#### Basketball

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* Europe: Basketball Champions League[10]

#### Handball

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* EHF Champions League

#### Motorsports

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* MotoAmerica (2016, 2017, and 2018)
* FIA World Rallycross Championship (WRX)
* SBK Superbike 2012-2018
* W Series
* World Touring Car Cup[11]
* FIM Speedway Grand Prix [12]

#### Tennis

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* ATP World Tour 250

#### Gaelic games

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* Gaelic Athletic Association

## Commentators

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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, USA were released as of January 31, 2024.[13]

### Studio Host

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English:

* Ramón Barrenechea[14]

* Verónica González[15]

Spanish:

* Jacqueline Félix (Lead)[16]

* Claudia García[17]

* Majo Montemayor[18]

### Play-by-Play

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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]

* Andrés Terán[25]

* Darío Daicz (Based at MEDIAPRO US studio in Miami, Florida, USA)[26]

### Match Analyst / Studio Pundit

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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

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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

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City  | Station[30] | Virtual
channel | Owner

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### Arizona

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Phoenix | K12XP-D | 22.6 | HC2 Holdings
KTVP-LD | 23.5

### Colorado

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Denver | KRDH-LD | 5.3 | HC2 Holdings

### Florida

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

### Georgia

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Savannah | WDID-LD | 26.2 | HC2 Holdings

### Idaho

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Boise | KBKI-LD | 27.3  | HC2 Holdings

### Illinois

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

### Louisiana

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Lafayette | K21OM-D | 20.4 | HC2 Holdings

### Massachusetts

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

### Michigan

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Midland | WFFC-LD | 17.6 | HC2 Holdings

### Minnesota

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Rochester | KMQV-LD | 49.1  | HC2 Holdings

### Missouri

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

### Nebraska

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Lincoln | KAJS-LD | 33.6  | HC2 Holdings

### Nevada

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Las Vegas | KNBX-CD  | 31.4 | HC2 Holdings

### New Mexico

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

### New York

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New York City | W02CY-D | 45.2 | HC2 Holdings

### North Carolina

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Charlotte | W15EB-D | 21.2 | HC2 Holdings

### Ohio

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

### Oklahoma

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

### Tennessee

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Memphis | W15EA-D | 42.5 | HC2 Holdings

### Texas

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

### Wisconsin

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

## References

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1. ^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
2. ^ Lafayette, Jon (August 29, 2018). "AT&T Drops beIN Sports From Channel Lineup". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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.
4. ^ "WTA signs TV deal with BeIN". SportsPro Media. May 17, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
5. ^ "Tennis Channel Acquires Rights To 46 Overseas WTA Tournaments". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. October 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
6. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (October 1, 2018). "New Deal Brings More Women's Tennis to Tennis Channel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
7. ^ "Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2021's Winners and Losers". Variety. December 30, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
8. ^ December 2023, Global sports channel beIN SPORTS to broadcast “Best of BYB” episodes in US and Canada, as well as live BYB events beginning with BYB 18 on June 25, 2023 live from London’s Indigo at the O2, and additional bare knuckle fighting events slated for August, September, October and. "BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fighting Series on beIN SPORTS". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved June 28, 2023.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
9. ^ "Svenska Cupen Live Streaming and TV Listings, Live Scores, Fixtures, Results, Tables, Videos, News :: Live Soccer TV". www.livesoccertv.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
10. ^ "Basketball Champions League secures first North American rights deal with BeIN". BasketballCL.com. October 20, 2020.
11. ^ "Watch Us".
12. ^ "BeIN SPORTS lands FIM Speedway GP rights in international deal". May 3, 2022.
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.
14. ^ a b "Commentator Listing for Ramón Barrenechea". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
15. ^ "Commentator Listing for Veronica Gonzalez". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
16. ^ "Commentator Listing for Jaceueline Felix". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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.
19. ^ "Commentator Listing for Rodrigo Del Campo". Internet Commentator Database. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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
28. ^ Harris, Christopher (November 21, 2019). "beIN SPORTS launches free streaming channel beIN SPORTS Xtra". World Soccer Talk. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
29. ^ "BeIN SPORTS Xtra Providers". BeIN SPORTS Xtra. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
30. ^ "Stations for Network - beIN Sports Xtra". rabbitears. Retrieved May 9, 2021.

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Sports broadcasting contracts in the United States

Broadcast|

| Major Networks|

* CBS Sports
* CW Sports
* ESPN on ABC
* Fox Sports
* NBC Sports

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Other|

* Scripps Sports
* Telemundo Deportes
* TUDN on Univision

Cable|

| General|

* beIN Sports
* beIN Sports en Español
* CBS Sports Network
* ESPN
* ESPN2
* ESPNews
* ESPN Deportes
* FS1
* FS2
* Fox Deportes
* Next Level Sports
* TUDN (Univision Sports)
* TyC Sports

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Pro league affiliated|

* MLB Network
* Extra InningsO
* Strike ZoneP
* NBA TV
* NBA League PassO
* NFL Network
* NFL RedZoneP
* NHL Network
* NHL Center IceO

Occasional|

* AXS TV
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* CNBC
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* Universo
* Prime Video:
* MGM+
* TNT Sports:
* HBO
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College specific|

* ACC Network
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Sport specific|

* Fox Soccer PlusP
* Golf Channel
* MAVTV
* Racetrack Television Network
* Tennis Channel
* Willow

Gambling|

* FanDuel TV
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Outdoor|

* The Cowboy Channel
* The Action Channel
* Outdoor Channel
* Sportsman Channel
* World Fishing Network
* Pursuit Channel

Streaming|

| General|

* DAZN
* ESPN+
* FloSports
* Red Bull TV
* Stadium
* Venu Sports

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Pro league affiliated|

* MLB Network
* MLB.tvO
* MLS Season PassO
* NBA League PassO
* NFL+ (NFL RedZoneP)
* NFL Sunday TicketO
* NHL.TVO

Occasional|

* Apple TV+
* Max (TNT Sports)
* Netflix
* Paramount+ (CBS Sports)
* Peacock (NBC Sports)
* Prime Video (MGM+)
* The Roku Channel
* Tubi (Fox Sports)

Sport specific|

* T2

Gambling|

* FanDuel TV+

Outdoor|

* Cowboy Channel+
* MyOutdoorTV

Combat sports|

* TrillerNet
* Triller TV+
* TrillerPass
* Honor Club
* TNA+
* UFC Fight Pass
* WWE Network

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Fenway Sports Group|

* NESN
* SportsNet Pittsburgh

MSG Entertainment|

* MSG Network
* MSGSN
* MSG Western NY

NBC Sports Regional Networks|

* Bay Area
* Boston
* California
* Chicago
* Philadelphia
* SportsNet New York (part ownership)

Sinclair Broadcast Group|

* Nevada Sports Net
* Marquee Sports Network (part-ownership)
* YES Network (part-ownership)

Bally Sports|

* Detroit
* Miami
* Florida
* Sun
* Midwest
* Indiana
* Kansas City
* North
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* Great Lakes
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* South
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* Oklahoma
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* West
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Spectrum Sports|

* Hawaii
* Kansas City
* Los Angeles
* Spectrum SportsNet
* SportsNet LA
* SportsNet New York (part ownership)

Gray Television|

* Arizona's Family Sports
* Peachtree Sports Network
* Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network

Independent|

* Altitude Sports
* BYU TV Sports
* Chicago Sports Network
* Cyclones.tv
* LFSN
* Longhorn Network
* MASN
* Monumental Sports Network
* Root Sports Northwest
* Space City Home Network
* Buckeye Cable Sports
* Midco Sports
* Nevada Sports Net
* Scripps Sports (local broadcast)
* SWX Right Now

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Defunct television sports networks in the United States

National|

* America One
* American Sports Classics
* American Sports Network
* Back9Network
* Baseball Network
* CNN/SI
* ESPN 3D
* ESPN Classic
* ESPN Goal Line & Bases Loaded
* ESPN Events
* Football Network
* Fox Soccer
* Lorimar Sports Network
* Mizlou
* NBCSN
* NHL Network
* NewSport
* One World Sports
* ONTV
* Olympic Channel
* Speed
* SportsChannel America
* Stadium College Sports
* Sports Network
* Universal Sports Network

Regional|

* 4SD
* ACC RSN
* Arizona Sports Programming Network/Cox Sports
* AT&T SportsNet
* Root Sports Utah
* AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain
* Bally Sports
* Arizona
* San Diego
* Carolinas SE
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* GiantsVision
* Hawkvision
* MountainWest
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* Oregon Sports Network
* Pac-12 Network
* PASS Sports
* Prime Sports
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* PRISM
* Royals Sports
* San Diego Cable Sports Network
* Spectrum
* Spectrum Sports
* Carolinas
* Florida
* New York
* Ohio
* Texas
* Wisconsin
* SportsChannel
* Cincinnati
* Los Angeles
* Philadelphia
* Sports Time
* Sportsvision
* Sportsvue
* Victory Sports One

Syndication|

* Raycom Sports (ACC Network)
* Big 12 Network
* SEC TV
* TVS

Out-of-market|

* ESPN College Extra
* ESPN Full Court
* ESPN GamePlan
* NCAA Mega March Madness
* MLS Direct Kick
* NASCAR Hot Pass

* O. Out-of-market sports packages
* P. Premium channel

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beIN Media Group

beIN Sports|

* Asia
* Indonesia/Philippines
* Australia & New Zealand
* Canada
* France
* MENA
* Turkey
* United States

beIN Channels Network|

* beIN Drama
* beIN Movies
* beIN Series MENA
* beIN Series Turkey

Children's|

* beJunior
* Jeem TV
* Baraem

Other|

* Digiturk
* Miramax (51%)
* TOD

Defunct|

* beIN Sports Spain

See also|

Al Jazeera Media Network

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