With International Soccer Rights in Tow, Al Jazeera’s BeIN Sport Scores Comcast Carriage Deal

beIN SPORT, the new international-sports-focused 24-hour global network, has inked a deal to be carried on Xfinity TV by Comcast.

beIN SPORT programming includes coverage of the top soccer leagues and tournaments from Europe and South America, including games from Spain’s La Liga, Italy’s Serie A, France’s Ligue 1, South American World Cup Qualifiers and Copa America 2015. The network will also carry the away games for the U.S. men’s national soccer team in the qualifying rounds of the 2014 World Cup.

beIN SPORT will be available in Spanish on the Xfinity TV MultiLatino Package and in English on the Xfinity TV Sports Entertainment Package.  Availability of both channels will vary by market.  In addition to its linear TV networks, select beIN SPORT content will be available on demand via Comcast’s Xfinity On Demand platform.  Live matches carried on beIN SPORT’s linear networks, along with additional live matches, will also be available to authenticated Comcast Xfinity TV customers via Comcast’s online and mobile TV Everywhere platforms.

“beIN SPORT lets viewers be in the game and feel they can be in the international sports community. This is original and exclusive programming fans are clamoring for on one destination channel,” says Yousef Al Obaidly, managing director of beIN SPORT.  “We have more live games from each league that are exclusive to our network than any other content provider.  Once Comcast’s Xfinity TV customers experience beIN SPORT, we know they will be thrilled with the electrifying stars and unmatched play of international competition.”

 

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