list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . february 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message not to be confused with beinmedia agency . bein media group logo since 2014 uefa euro 2012 studio type limited liability company llc industry television and cinema predecessor al jazeera sport 2003 2014 founded november 1 2003 ; 12 years ago 2003 11 01 as part of al jazeera january 1 2014 ; 2 years ago 2014 01 01 as bein media group 1 founder nasser al khela fi headquarters doha qatar area served middle east north africa united states canada australia france spain and turkey products pay television pay per view and new media number of employees 1900 parent al jazeera media network subsidiaries bein sports bein channels network miramax digiturk website beinmediagroup.com bein media group incorporated in january 2014 as headquartered in doha qatar . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit bein sports as a brand was first launched in june 2012 in france . on december 31 2013 al jazeera sport was officially spun off from the al jazeera media network to become bein sports . today bein sports has 36 channels worldwide and broadcasts across the middle east north africa europe north america and asia pacific . aside from building the bein sports premium sports network bein media group is expanding beyond sports into entertainment through production and distribution as well as in the digital space . in october 2014 it was announced that bein media group had agreed to acquire pay tv sports channel setanta sports australia with setanta being rebranded as bein sports australia . 2 in 2015 bein sports launched a hd channel specially dedicated to football in spain . bein sports spain is operated by mediapro . the group declared in november 2015 that it would be expanding from sports only programming to include entertainment and movies as well . 3 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 . 4 it was rumored in november 2015 that bein media group exhibited interested in purchasing miramax . 5 on march 1 2016 bein media group announced its full acquisition of miramax from filmyard holdings . 6 it was announced in august 2016 that bein media group acquired turkish pay tv service digiturk . 7 see also edit bein channels network bein sports miramax al jazeera media network references edit 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 . 2015 05 09 . retrieved 2015 05 . check date values in access date help bein media group to acquire setanta sports australia . business and leadership.com . 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 . retrieved 8 january 2016 . 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 . digiturk . bein media group . retrieved september 30 2016 . external links edit official website v t e al jazeera media network news al jazeera original arabic channel al jazeera english al jazeera balkans al jazeera t rk al jazeera mubasher al amma aj al jazeera plus bein media group sports bein sports usa france and other regions bein sports mena 1 10 arabic 11 12 english 13 14 french 15 spanish & one 24 7 sports news bein sports 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