beIN Sports (Canada)

beIN Sports

beIN Sports Canada logo
Launched January 31, 2014
Network beIN Sports
Owned by Ethnic Channels Group
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Slogan "The International Sports Network"
Country Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Sister channel(s) beIN Sports MENA
beIN Sports France
beIN Sports USA
BeIN Sports Australia
BeIN Sports Spain
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV Channel 1412 (HD)
Shaw Direct Ch. 618 (Advanced) (HD)
Ch. 118 (Classic) (HD)
Cable
Cogeco Ch. 859 (Ontario) (HD)
Ch. 785 (Quebec) (HD)
EastLink Channel 425 (HD)
Rogers Cable Channel 391 (SD)
Channel 491 (HD)
Shaw Cable Channel 234 (HD)
IPTV
Bell Fibe TV Channel 1412 (HD)
Bell MTS Channel 527 (SD)
Channel 1527 (HD)
Optik TV Channel 983 (HD)
SaskTel Channel 242 (SD)
Channel 542 (HD)
VMedia Channel 371 (HD)
Zazeen Channel 77 (HD)
Streaming media
beIN Sports Connect Website

beIN Sports is a Canadian exempt English language Category B specialty channel that airs international sports content. beIN Sports primarily airs soccer, featuring coverage of such leagues as La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A, and English Football League, along with content from other leagues in Europe. In addition, the channel airs matches from such sports as Rugby, Auto racing, Handball, Motorcycle racing, Tennis and Volleyball.

History

Logo used from 2014 - 2017

On December 18, 2013, Ethnic Channels Group announced that it had entered into a strategic partnership with Al Jazeera Media Network, owners of the beIN Sports brand, to launch a version of the beIN Sports brand in Canada.[1] Initially, the agreement involved the launch of two channels, services in both English and Spanish. beIN Sports en Español launched in 2015.

On January 31, 2014, the English service, beIN Sports, officially launched in Canada on MTS, later launching in March on the larger television service providers, Rogers and Bell satellite and Fibe.[2]

Originally intended to launch as a local Canadian channel, Ethnic Channels Group opted to distribute the American service beIN Sports En Español in Canada instead. After obtaining approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to distribute the American service in Canada in August 2014,[3] the channel launched in 2015 in Canada.

Programming

beIN Sports Canada features live and recorded events from the following leagues and competitions:

Football

Auto racing

Motorcycle racing

Rugby union

Tennis

Volleyball

See also

References

  1. ↑ beIN Sport partners with Ethnic Channels Group for distribution in Canada PR Newswire 12 18 13
  2. ↑ BeIN Sports Canada launches MediaInCanada.com 03 24 14
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-436 CRTC 08 20 14
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
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