beIN SPORTS to give viewers the chance to run the biggest TV network in the world by voting for what matches they want to watch
beIN will also broadcast the best matches from AFCON
2019, 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, and English Premier League in thematic sporting
schedule
DOHA,
QATAR - 26 March 2020 – For the very first time, beIN SPORTS
(“beIN”) will give viewers the chance to run the biggest TV network in the
world. Starting on Saturday 28 March, viewers across the Middle East &
North Africa (“MENA”) will be able to vote for their favourite football match
from a shortlist curated by beIN stars such as Mohammed Abutrika and the match
with the highest vote will be shown on beIN SPORTS HD1 at
22:30 Mecca Time (GMT+3).
Those who want to
vote can visit the official beIN SPORTS Twitter account (@beINSPORTS) where a
poll will be prepared every day with 4 different matches – and the match with
the highest vote will be announced during the “Allo beIN” program at 20:30
Mecca Time.
With live sport
temporarily stopped across the world following the COVID-19 outbreak, beIN
SPORTS will also, for the second week running, broadcast a thrilling thematic
sporting schedule of the best competitions and programs for its viewers across
24 countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Following the success
of last week which showcased the 2018 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, and the
best of European soccer leagues, this week beIN will broadcast matches and
highlights from one of the biggest Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to date, AFCON
2019.
The 2019 Africa Cup
of Nations was a hugely successful tournament which featured 24 teams for the
first time, and saw Algeria lift their first AFCON trophy in 29 years.
After leading his
team to glory, Algeria captain and Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez said, ‘It
was like when we won the Premier League title with Leicester City. We had the
feeling that nobody could stop us. At the 2019 AFCON, it was the same feeling.”
AFCON 2019, broadcast
all day (01:30-20:00 Mecca Time) on Saturday 28 March, will be followed by:
·
On Sunday
29 March,
beIN SPORTS HD1 will have a dedicated 2019
Copa America day with special matches including Qatar and heavyweights Brazil,
Argentina and Colombia
·
Monday 30
March
will see beIN SPORTS HD1 broadcast the best matches of FC Barcelona’s 2019
campaign, including the best goals of LaLiga throughout history
·
During the rest of the week, beIN
SPORTS HD1 will show the best matches of PSG’s 2019 season (Tuesday 31 March),
FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 (Wednesday 1 April), English Premier
League (Thursday 2 April) and LaLiga (Friday 3 April)
beIN SPORTS will also
broadcast an exclusive program “Allo beIN” on its beIN SPORTS HD1 channel every
night from 20:30 – 21:30 Mecca Time (GMT+3) with beIN stars and guests
including Mohammed Saadon Al Kuwari, Mohammed Abutrika, Wael Gomaa, Haytham
Farouk, Nabil Maaloul, Hisham Al Khalsi, Hafid Darradji and more. The program
discusses the latest news on sports with live interaction from beIN guests and
presenters on social media.
Launching
the new initiative for fans to vote for their favourite match, Head of Sports
for beIN MENA, Jonathan Whitehead, said: “We are extremely
excited to announce that, for the very first
time on beIN SPORTS
and in MENA, our viewers and followers on social media will have the chance to
control what they want to watch – as our very own stars including the likes of
Abutrika and Gomaa will select 4 different matches and the fixture with the
highest vote on social media will be shown on beIN SPORTS HD1.”
On delivering beIN
SPORTS’ thematic sporting schedule for a second week running, Whitehead said: “Our viewer’s
response to last week’s thematic sport schedule was absolutely fantastic, so we
decided to keep it going using our world-class archives to show the best sport
competitions and matches across our channels. beIN SPORTS HD1 will also broadcast
the program “Allo beIN” which will air every night for our MENA viewers –
providing them with inside stories of the latest sport news hosted by beIN
talent and guests from around the region. Viewers should continue to look out
for more innovative and creative programming in the weeks ahead.”
beIN SPORTS has the
largest sports portfolio of any global broadcaster, and, all beIN SPORTS channels from HD1 to HD13 and the dedicated 4K
channel will be showing the best matches from the world of sport including the
English Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga as well as NBA, Tennis WTA
Premier and the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
beIN entertains and
operates in 43 countries globally, including 24 countries across the MENA
region. With broadcast on satellite in 4K and Full HD, the beIN experience is
also available on mobile, tablet, computer and other home devices through beIN
CONNECT.
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