beIN Media Group
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Headquarters | State of Qatar |
Number of employees | 2,500+ |
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Website | www |
beIN Media Group (
History
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] A 49% interest in Miramax was sold to ViacomCBS in April 2020. [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
beoutQ
In August 2017,
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
References
- ^ "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". Arabian Business. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "BBC Studios extends partnership with beIN MEDIA GROUP across Qatar, MENA & Turkey - Media Centre". BBC. 2 August 2018. 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.
- ^ Georg Szalai (3 April 2020). "ViacomCBS Closes Acquisition of 49 Percent Miramax Stake in $375 Million Deal". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "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. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Ahmed, Murad; Omran, Ahmed Al (October 2018). "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". Bloomberg. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.(subscription required)