beIN SPORTS CONNECT

Broadcast Rights

Competitions available on beIN SPORTS CONNECT

UEFA Euro

2028

For Euro 2028, BeIN Sports France has secured exclusive rights to broadcast the entire competition on TV and its online and mobile streaming platforms. This deal positions BeIN Sports as the only French network to air all matches from the European Championship.

Africa Cup of Nations

2024-2025

Germany - Bundesliga

2021-2025

Pay-TV network BeIN Sports has extended their exclusive broadcast rights for Germany’s Bundesliga in France. Under terms of the deal, which runs for four years through the end of the 2024/2025 Bundesliga season, BeIN Sports will provide live TV broadcasts through its family of channels, while live streaming and on-demand access will be offered through its corresponding app, beIN CONNECT.

France - Ligue 1

2024-2029

BeIN Sports broadcasts live French Ligue 1 matches in France on television and online for the 2024-2029 cycle. For €15/month without commitment, subscribers can televise and stream Ligue 1 games on their smart TVs, mobile phones, laptops and game consoles via beIN Sports Connect’s 100% Digital package.

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BeIN also offers multicast options at the same price. Live fixtures include weekend games on both Saturdays and Sundays. All Ligue 1 matches live on beIN Sports can also be streamed live on myCANAL, CANAL+’s digital streaming service. BeIN Sports agreed to broadcast the headline Ligue 1 fixture each week or the second-biggest match every other round, whereas joint broadcaster DAZN covers most of the weekly matchups. BeIN Sports’ French Ligue 1 contract from 2024/25 to 2028/29 is reported to cost €100 million per season, of which €20 million includes a sponsorship component.

Portugal - Primeira Liga

2023-2026

England - Championship

2024-2028

In France, users can watch the EFL Championship on BeIN Sports until the end of the 2027-2028 season. French viewers can stream and televise 155 Championship matches exclusively every year. The EFL Championship games are also available to stream live on beIN Sports Connect online and via mobile apps in France.

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Another option for live Championship matches for French fans is the TOD subscription-based OTT platform, where live sport is streamed in 4K across several devices. The global broadcaster signed a deal spanning multiple territories, with EFL coverage on beIN Sports France channels starting in 2024-2025. The TV rights were brokered by Pitch Internal, the media rights sales agency operating on behalf of the EFL for European and Middle Eastern markets. BeIN Sports’ partnership with the EFL now extends beyond 18 years and includes over 300 matches yearly, in addition to match highlights, repeat broadcasts and magazine shows.

England - League One

2024-2027

England - League Two

2024-2027

France - Coupe de France

2023-2026

France - Coupe de France Féminine

2022-2026

France - Ligue 2

2024-2029

Pay-television broadcaster BeIN Sports has acquired exclusive domestic French Ligue 2 broadcast rights until 2029. The network’s TV channels (including beIN Sports MAX) and OTT streaming service beIN Sports Connect in France are expected to show every Ligue 2 match every season from 2024/25 to 2028/29.

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The five-year deal between the Qatari-based sports network and LFP is valued at €200 million, or €40 million per season.

About

beIN SPORTS CONNECT history, coverage, features

BeIN Sports is a French network of sports channels owned by Qatari Sports Investment and operated by Mediapro. It was launched on June 1, 2012 as Al Jazeera Sport, but it would promptly be changed to beIN Sport. The network would end up adopting its current name in 2014.

Over the years, beIN Sports has covered all sorts of disciplines with special focus on team sports such as football, basketball, rugby, baseball, handball, American football, and volleyball. Other sports covered by beIN Sports throughout its history include athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming, tennis, and Olympic disciplines.

BeIN Sports Connect is an online streaming service that provides most of the content aired in the terrestrial channels owned by the company. It was launched on September 2014 and has usually covered the most relevant sports event taking place at any given time which broadcasting rights are owned by its parent network. The platform has included sports such as football, basketball, American football, and other disciplines, which are covered by the service’s different feeds.

Speaking about football, beIN Sports Connect has covered domestic club competitions such as the French Ligue 2, the Bundesliga, the Spanish Primera División, the Italian Serie A, the English EFL Championship, the English FA Cup, the Turkish Super Lig, and American leagues such as the Argentine Superliga and the MLS.

When it comes to international football, beIN Sports Connect has offered coverage for the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA European championship, the Copa América, the African Cup of Nations, FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for CONMEBOL and CAF, and the FIFA World Cup.

BeIN Sports Connect offers content from its terrestrial channels: beIN Sports1, beIN Sports 2, beIN Sports 3, beIN Sports MAX 4, beIN Sports MAX 5, beIN Sports MAX 6, beIN Sports MAX 7, beIN Sports MAX 8, beIN Sports MAX 9, and  beIN Sports MAX 10.