beIN MEDIA GROUP, the Qatar-based sports and entertainment broadcaster and its flagship sports channel beIN SPORTS, provided select media entities in the country a tour of its state-of-the-art facilities on Tuesday. The tour gave the journalists a glimpse into the the vast operational capabilities of its MENA TV complex.

The media tour, which Qatar Living attended, was led by beIN’s Director of Corporate Communications for MENA, Jassim Al-Muftah and Duncan Walkinshaw, Acting Director of Programs for beIN MENA. beIN's TV complex located inside the Qatar Media Corporation compound is the biggest in the world, with 9 ultramodern studios and an accumulative floor space of 6,390m2 (nearly 4 miles).

Directly from this state-of-the-art hub, as the exclusive broadcaster of UEFA Euro 2020 and Copa America 2021 in the MENA region, beIN has been successfully airing 15-hour live daily studio coverage, featuring world-class international and Arab star talent such as Arsene Wenger, Mohammad Aboutrika, Ruud Gullit, and many more. 

beIN’s Coverage of UEFA Euro 2020 and Copa America 2021

beIN’s exclusive coverage includes exclusive programmes, entertainment shows, and live coverage of all the games across 6 beIN SPORTS MAX channels in English, Arabic, and French. The network has also increased its international capabilities through hosting on-the-ground reporters in all 11 European-competing countries, with 18 full-time reporters across Europe alone. On beIN’s social media platforms, it continues to publish 22 hours of daily coverage, including behind-the-match exclusive content, quizzes, and a dedicated Instagram filter.

Discussing the upcoming year, Mohammad Al Subaie, Acting CEO of beIN MENA, remarked: “Qatar is preparing for the most exciting year in the MENA region’s sporting history, hosting both the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 and the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The country continues to demonstrate its innate ability to host these huge regional and international events - securing its rightful place as a world leader of sporting entertainment. At beIN, we too are gearing up to support Qatar’s ambitious efforts”.

Also speaking about beIN SPORTS’ coverage, Mohammed Al-Bader, Managing Director of beIN Channels, said: “Our core goal at beIN SPORTS is to give our millions of sporting fans across the MENA region access to the very best viewing experience to their favourite local, regional, and international events. I am proud to say that we are successfully facilitating just that for both the ongoing UEFA Euro 2020 and Copa America 2021 - and we will continue our exhilarating summer of sports over the coming months”.

beIN MENA alone broadcasts across 34 channels and airs 816 hours of daily content from its expansive portfolio of over 30 core premium rights. The Doha complex’s technical and operational infrastructure is capable of recording and distributing more than 200 feeds simultaneously throughout the channel, whilst for non-live content, its technologically advanced system ensures everything is scheduled automatically. Amongst other central efforts, the group recognises the importance of championing women’s sporting events and achievements through its beINSPIRED initiatives.

beIN’s summer of sports does not stop with UEFA Euro 2020 and Copa America 2021, as beIN gets set to welcome Wimbledon (28 June), Tokyo Olympics 2020 (23 July), US Open (30 August), and much more. To subscribe to beIN and enjoy a world of sports and entertainment, visit www.bein.com/en/subscribe

About beIN MEDIA GROUP  

beIN MEDIA GROUP (beIN) is a leading independent global media group and one of the foremost sports and entertainment networks, passionately striving to provide its millions of subscribers and 30+ million social media followers with unforgettable moments and the best overall viewing experience.

Established in 2014, the group distributes and produces an unrivalled array of entertainment, live sport, and major international events. Its operations span 5 continents and 43 countries across Europe, North America, Asia, Australasia, and the Middle East & North Africa (MENA); boasting over 7,500 hours of live monthly broadcasting, 60 dedicated channels, and 24/7 transmission in 9 different languages.

The broadcaster’s flagship sports network, beIN SPORTS, holds the single largest portfolio of sports rights of any global broadcaster, including the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2020, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Copa America, CAF Champions League, English Premier League, LaLiga, Ligue 1, Olympics, NBA, Wimbledon, Roland Garros, Australian Open, US Open and more.

beIN MENA Operations and State-of-the-Art Facilities

Right here in Doha, Qatar, beIN is the biggest broadcaster of premium sport and entertainment content across the 24 countries of the MENA region. It offers its viewers and subscribers more live sport than any other broadcaster on the planet - over 600 hours every week of premium live content. What’s more, beIN MENA’s television complex is the biggest TV channel in the world, home to 9 state-of-the-art studios with an accumulative studio floor space of 6,390 m2 (nearly 4 miles).

The MENA channel alone broadcasts across 34 beIN channels (24 sports and 10 entertainment channels) and airs 816 hours of content every day across the region.

Its technical and operational infrastructure is capable of recording and distributing more than 200 feeds simultaneously throughout the channel. Whilst for non-live content, beIN’s technologically advanced system ensures everything is automatically scheduled through a unique media ID system.

The complex holds an expansive 24 commentary rooms to ensure coverage of simultaneous matches and alternative commentaries on the same event.

The Doha television complex is home to the largest studio video wall to exist in a working studio, with every studio screen being entirely programmable and used for a completely immersive viewing experience.

Consistantly through every week of the year, beIN MENA is broadcasting from a portfolio of over 30 core premium rights. To give some perspective on the scale of the premium content that beIn broadcast, most broadcasters build there model around 5 or 6 premium rights.

beIN CONNECT’s over the top (OTT) platform offers live broadcasting and catch-up services across all handheld devices in multiple languages. The group hosts the first 24-hour 4K channel to broadcast in the region, beIN 4K, and a dedicated Olympic channel on beIN SPORTS HD 10.

The group recognises the importance of championing women’s sporting events and achievements through the beINSPIRED branding of channels when there are live women’s sporting events broadcast on the channels, as well as the efforts through its corporate social responsibility programme.

beIN’s UEFA Euro 2020 and Copa America Programming

Providing its football fans with the very best viewing experience for UEFA Euro 2020 and Copa America 2021, beIN specially curated dedicated TV studios with state-of-the-art facilities and technological advancements for MENA subscribers to enjoy exclusively.

As the exclusive broadcaster in the region, beIN’s coverage includes exclusive programmes, entertainment shows, and live coverage of all the games on the 6 beIN SPORTS MAX channels in English, Arabic, and French. It continues to broadcast 15-hour live daily studio coverage, featuring world-class talent and legends such as Ahmed Al Mohammadi, Arsene Wenger, Bacary Sagna, Badr Eldin Aledresi, Gianfranco Zola, Hatem Trabelsi, Julio Cesar, Marcel Desailly, Mohammad Aboutrika, Nader Elsayed, Peter Schmeichel, and Ruud Gullit - amongst others. The network also hosts on-the-ground reporters in all 11 European-competing countries, with 18 full-time reporters across Europe alone.

Expanding its reach to give subscribers and views behind-the-match exclusives and even more football content on social media, beIN has been publishing 22 hours of daily coverage across all digital platforms. This includes the curation of a daily UEFA Euro 2020 social media quiz, a dedicated Instagram UEFA Euro 2020 fan filter, and over 150 posts and videos.

beIN’s Summer of Sport

beIN’s new KNOCKOUT Package gives MENA subscribers the chance to watch all the UEFA Euro 2020 and Copa America 2021 knockout phase matches - including the finals - for a special price.

beIN continues to break technological boundaries, its latest being with Dolby Atmos. This collaboration gives beIN’s 4K subscribers an immersive stadium audio experience for all UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase matches - making it the first in the MENA region to broadcast in Dolby Atmos at live sporting events.

Summer 2021 on beIN SPORTS does not stop after UEFA Euro 2020 and Copa America 2021 as beIN gets set to welcome Wimbledon (28 June) as well as the long-awaited Tokyo Olympics (23 July).

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