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is a global network of sports channels owned and operated by bein media group a spinoff of al jazeera network . bein currently operates three full time channels in france where bein sports was launched for the first time bein sports 1 bein sports 2 bein sports 3 and 7 additional channels named bein sports max 4 to 10 and launched two channels in the united states english and spanish in august 2012 . 5 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 regulatory environment in canada . it currently operates one channel and bein sports max 1 8 in spain dedicated to football from july 2015 owned by bein media group but operated by mediapro . in france bein sports holds the rights to broadcast major 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 motogp la liga serie a ligue 1 copa del rey excluding the final south american world cup qualifier and football league championship matches in addition to bar a tv . 6 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 malaysia bein sports offers comprehensive coverge of european football leagues including la liga . ligue 1 and more . 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 . 7 bein sports australia holds the rights to broadcast uefa champions league 8 uefa europa league capital one cup la liga serie a 9 ligue 1 bundesliga mls and rbs six nations . on march 14 2016 bein sports australia expanded from one to three channels all in hd and as of may 15 2016 has been made available to all foxtel sport pack subscribers rather than the original add on cost for a single sd channel . as of february 2015 the channel is available to 16.9 million households 14.6 % of those with television in the united states . 10 this level of market penetration is the second lowest of all television stations available via cable in the united states . this second worst performance is despite bein sports 2 year program to bring bein sports to every household in america as part of their contract with dorna for motorcycle race coverage all of which was given exclusively to bein sports for 2016 with the promise that by the end of the year market penetration of the u.s. would exceed 50 percent . bein sports is currently moving at less than 1 10 the speed necessary to reach that goal . bein connect also known as bein sports connect is a subsidiary over the top content ott service launched in 2014 . it allows users to watch live and on demand video content from a mac windows pc mobile phone xbox 360 xbox one playstation 3 or playstation 4 via a broadband or wi fi internet connection . on demand content comprises sports highlights movies and tv shows . bein connect is available as a paid service in france spain united states canada and the mena region . 11 contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 football 2.2 rugby league 2.3 rugby union 2.4 motorsports 2.5 team handball 2.6 tennis 2.7 other sports 3 football coverage 4 basketball coverage 5 tennis coverage 6 handball coverage 7 rugby coverage 8 distribution 8.1 canada 9 see also 10 references 11 external links history edit al jazeera media network entered the european television rights market in june 2011 when it purchased a package of live french football 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 . 12 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 . 13 14 15 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 . 16 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 . 17 former canal executive charles bietry was hired by al jazeera to launch the channels . 18 the channels will be available on all cable and iptv providers and select satellite providers . 19 canalsat owned by canal group has declined to carry the channels as of march 2012 . 20 bein sports 1 launched on june 1 2012 in time to broadcast euro 2012 . 21 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 . 21 on 31 december 2013 al jazeera sport was spun off from al jazeera media network and also rebranded as bein sports . 22 the company is a private institution established by the emir of qatar in 2013 . 23 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 24 bein sports spain officially began broadcasting on july 1 2015 the date on which gol televisi n 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 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 televisi n 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 called bein sports bar . from the 2016 2017 season . bein sports spain has acquired the television rights to la liga eight games by day always one of real madrid or fc barcelona and copa del rey . bein media group acquired digiturk in july 2015 . programming edit football edit in france bein sports holds one of five rights packages for ligue 1 from 2012 to 2016 the package consisting of friday night and sunday evening matches . the other four packages are held by canal . 12 it also shows ligue 2 matches . for the uefa champions league it has the rights to broadcast all matches except the 13 weekly first choice picks yet to be awarded to any broadcaster as of april 2012 from 2012 to 2015 . 13 it also owns the rights to all uefa europa league matches including the final from 2012 to 2015 . 14 also in france bein sports and canal also share the rights to serie a and bundesliga