BeIN Sports (Spanish TV channel)

Television channel

beIN Sports

Country| Spain
Broadcast area| Spain, Andorra
Network| beIN Sports
Headquarters| Barcelona, Spain
Programming
Language(s)| Spanish
Picture format| 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
2160p (UHDTV)
Ownership
Owner| beIN Media Group & Mediapro[1]
Sister channels| beIN Sports MENA
beIN Sports France
beIN Sports USA
beIN Sports Canada
beIN Sports Australia
beIN Sports Turkey
beIN Sports Japan
History
Launched| 1 July 2015; 9 years ago (1 July 2015)
Closed| 9 August 2018; 6 years ago (9 August 2018) (non-La Liga MAX channels)
16 August 2019; 5 years ago (16 August 2019) (La Liga channels)
Former names| Gol Televisión[2]

beIN Sports Spain was a Spanish network of sports channels owned by Qatari Sports Investments (an affiliate of beIN Media Group) and operated by Mediapro. It was the Spanish version of the global sports network beIN Sports.

beIN Sports held the rights to broadcast several major association football tournaments on Spanish television. From the 2016/2017 season, Bein Sports broadcast La Liga and Copa del Rey, featuring exclusive coverage of the two main European competitions UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, the two main South American competitions Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana and top national leagues including Ligue 1 and Serie A, along with content from other leagues in Europe and the main national cups including Coupe de France, KNVB Beker, DFB-Pokal and Copa do Brasil.

## History

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On 1 July 2015, after the closure of Gol Televisión, beIN Sports Spain officially launched in Spain on the online platform TotalChannel and Gol Stadium owned by Mediapro. Keeping the channel free viewing until 31 August only for those who were paid to Gol Televisión.[3] On 1 August 2015, beIN Sports became available on the main national cable and satellite platforms.[4]

BeIN Sports launched a YouTube pay channel on 20 October 2015, which later closed in November 2016.

On 9 August 2018, after having lost its biggest broadcasting rights in the territory (the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and international leagues) the channel ceased its broadcasts, selling the few sports rights it still held to Movistar Liga de Campeones, Champions League, with limitations given by the National Commission of Markets and Competition.

### Bein Connect

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Mediapro operated beIN Connect in Spain, launched on 22 July 2015.

In 2017, it launched an entertainment TV bouquet, including Fox, AXN, Fox Life, TNT, TCM, Historia, Comedy Central, National Geographic and Nickelodeon. It was the first OTT offer in Spain.[5]

After the closure of Bein Sports España, the entertainment bouquet disappeared in 2019. Gol remained available on the service until 10 March 2020 when beIN Connect España was definitively closed.[6]

## Programming

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beIN Sports Spain featured live and recorded events from the following leagues and competitions:

### Football

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UEFA

* Spain: La Liga (8/10 matches per week and the first El Clásico), Copa del Rey and Primera División (women)
* France: Ligue 1.
* Italy: Serie A.

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ Mediapro brings beIN Sport to Spain
2. ^ Mediapro cierra GolT y abrirá en España el canal beIN Sports
3. ^ Aterriza en España beIN Sports con su oferta televisiva
4. ^ Al Jazeera to launch beIN Sports in Spain
5. ^ Cid, Mikel (2017-08-29). "beIN Connect, la única opción para acceder a canales de pago de entretenimiento en directo sin operadores". Xataka Móvil (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
6. ^ "beIN Connect: la desaparición de la plataforma y sus nuevas alternativas". comparaiso.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-10.

## External links

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Children's|

* beJunior
* Jeem TV
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Other|

* Digiturk
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* TOD

Defunct|

* beIN Sports Spain

See also|

Al Jazeera Media Network

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TVC
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RTVC
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CEXMA
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tvG2

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RTV Melilla
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RTRM
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NATV (Private)
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* Cuatro
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Movies (20–29)|

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Sports (52–79)|

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* DAZN LaLiga
* LaLiga TV Hypermotion
* LaLigaTV por M+ aux 2
* DAZN LaLiga aux 2
* Liga de Campeones por M+
* Liga de Campeones por M+ aux 2-3
* Deportes por M+
* Deportes por M+ aux 2-3
* Ellas Vamos por M+
* Golf por M+
* Golf 2 por M+
* DAZN F1
* DAZN 1
* DAZN 2
* Eurosport 1
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* Gol Play
* Teledeporte
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* Caza y Pesca
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* Decasa SD
* DKISS SD
* Divinity
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* Mega
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* EnFamilia SD

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Regional (150-166)|

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Sports aux (176–195; 440-443)|

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Europe|

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Broadcasters
by league|

| Americas|

* Argentine Primera División (Argentina)
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* history) (United States/Canada
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Europe|

| Big Five|

* Bundesliga (Germany)
* La Liga (Spain)
* Ligue 1 (France)
* Premier League
* UK TV
* US TV) (England
* Serie A (Italy)

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* Czech First League (Czechia)
* Super League Greece (Greece)
* Liga I (Romania)
* Russian Premier League (Russia)
* Süper Lig (Turkey)
* Ukrainian Premier League (Ukraine)

Broadcasters
by event|

| Americas|

| Copa América|

* 2021
* 2024
* (US TV)

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* Copa Libertadores
* Copa Sudamericana

Europe|

| UEFA Euro|

* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024
* (US TV)

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* UEFA Champions League
* UEFA Europa League

FIFA|

| FIFA World Cup|

* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

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* FIFA Club World Cup

Dedicated
channels|

| Italy|

* Sky Calcio
* Inter TV
* Juventus TV
* Milan TV

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Spain|

* Movistar Fútbol
* Barça TV
* Real Madrid TV

United Kingdom|

* La Liga TV
* Arsenal TV
* Celtic TV
* Chelsea TV
* LFC TV
* MUTV
* Rangers TV

United States|

* Fox Soccer Plus
* GOL TV
* MLS Direct Kick
* TNDN
* TUDN

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