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beIN Sports (commonly ) is a global network of sports channels owned and operated by beIN Media Group, the sports television subsidiary of Al Jazeera Media Network. It currently operates four channels in France – beIN Sports 1, beIN Sports 2, beIN Sports 3 and beIN Sports MAX – and launched two channels in the United States (English and Spanish) in August 2012.〔(Al Jazeera to Kick Off Pair of Soccer Channels in U.S. this August ) ''Bleacher Report'', June 2, 2012〕 It launched a live online streaming service in Canada in October 2013 which was followed by a full channel launch on January 31, 2014, after several years of delays due to the difficult regulatory environment in Canada. In France, beIN Sports holds the rights to broadcast major association football tournaments on French television, including Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the European Football Championship. In the United States and Canada, beIN Sports holds the rights to broadcast La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Copa del Rey, South American World Cup Qualifier and Football League Championship matches, in addition to Barca TV.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=beIN SPORTS - North America's Premier Sports TV Network )〕 In Indonesia, beIN Sports holds the rights to broadcast Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Major League Soccer (MLS), the Brazilian national leagues, and with MP & Silva partnership broadcasting Premier League for three seasons from 2013/14 to 2015/16. In Hong Kong, beIN Sports holds the rights to broadcast Serie A, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer (MLS), Football League Championship, Football League Cup, TIM Cup, Coupe de la Ligue, in addition to Liverpool TV, Spurs TV, Milan TV. The channel launched in Australia in late November 2014, following the acquisition of Setanta Sports Australia which rebranded as beIN Sports. beIN Sports Australia holds the rights to broadcast Serie A. As of February 2015, the channel is received by 16,945,000 households (14.6% of those with television) in the United States. ==History== Al Jazeera Media Network entered the European television rights market in June 2011 when it purchased a package of live Ligue 1 matches from 2012 to 2016 for €90 million a year. The deal makes them joint broadcasters of domestic top-flight football in France alongside long-term rights holders Canal+. The broadcaster also acquired the pay-TV rights to the UEFA Champions League, Europa League from 2012 to 2015, Euro 2012 and Euro 2016 in France. France was targeted as Al Jazeera's first entry into Europe due to the fact that there were no dedicated sports channels, unlike in the United Kingdom. The name "beIN Sports" was first revealed in early 2012. According to Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the director of Al Jazeera Sports, the name "symbolises the mind of two channels aiming at bringing live and exclusive broadcasting of the biggest events." Former Canal+ executive Charles Bietry was hired by Al Jazeera to launch the channels. The channels will be available on all cable and IPTV providers and select satellite providers. CanalSat – owned by Canal+ Group – has declined to carry the channels as of March 2012. beIN Sports 1 launched on June 1, 2012 in time to broadcast Euro 2012. beIN Sports 2 launched on July 27, 2012 in time to broadcast the French Ligue 2 season, and before the start of the 2012–13 Ligue 1 season.〔 On 31 December 2013, Al Jazeera Sport was spun off from Al Jazeera Media Network and also rebranded as beIN Sports.〔http://english.alarabiya.net/en/media/television-and-radio/2013/12/31/Al-Jazeera-Sports-rebranded-beIN-SPORTS.html〕 The company is a private institution established by the Emir of Qatar in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Terms and Conditions of Subscription )〕 In June 2015, it was announced that Nasser Al-Khelaifi had plans to launch the beIN Sports channel on TV operators to cable in Brazil〔(PSG owner can bring beIN Sports channel to Brazil ) '' Portal media sport '', June 8, 2015〕 beIN Sports Spain officially began broadcasting on July 1, 2015, the date on which Gol Televisión ceased broadcasting all football games, which during the summer were in place under the slogan "Change the game", "Cambia el juego" in Spanish. Thanks to an alliance between Al Jazeera and Mediapro, beIN Sports Spain offers UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europe League, UEFA Super Cup, Premier League, Serie A, Primeira Liga, Jupiler Pro League, Ligue 1, DFB Pokal, Coupe de la Ligue, KNVB Beker, Johan Cruijff Shield, Copa de Brasil, CONCACAF Gold Cup, Copa Libertadores and Copa Total Sudamericana. beIN Sports Spain can be viewed over the Internet, smart TV (LG and Samsung), PC, laptops, tablets, Smartphones (iOS/Android), PS3/PS4, Chromecast, TV Operators (Orange, Vodafone and Telecable) and online platforms (beIN Sports Connect, Total Channel and YouTube). On Wednesday August 19, due to the start of the playoffs of the UEFA Champions League, beIN Sports (Spain) begins to emit beIN Sports MAX (up to 8 simultaneous channels) to broadcast all matches of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europe League. beIN Sports (Spain) offers customers Gol Televisión lost up to June 30, 2015 an exclusive promotion to watch bein Sports through beIN Sports CONNECT, and through the app "TotalChannel". In addition, it also offer channels like FOX, AXN, TNT, and the best entertainment channels in HD for just €5/month for two months, then from the third month onwards €9.99/month. beIN Sports (Spain) launched a channel licensed for bars in Spain "beIN Sports BAR". beIN Media Group acquired Digiturk in July 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BeIN Sports」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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