DOHA, Qatar: beIN MEDIA GROUP, the global sports and entertainment group announced a new media rights agreement that will see its flagship brand – beIN SPORTS broadcast the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 across an array of geographically and culturally diverse countries – Algeria, Bahrain, Cambodia, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen.
This new deal means that beIN will distribute this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup to more countries than any other global broadcaster.
“Thailand has qualified for the Women’s World Cup for the second consecutive time and is the first country in Southeast Asia to achieve such unprecedented success in football on a global stage,” said Mike Kerr, managing director, beIN Asia Pacific. “The tournament will be a transformational year for women in football with record-breaking crowds and increased coverage. We are extremely proud to support women’s football and encourage everyone to be the 12th man and support the amazing athletes as they battle it out in France this June. By showing your solidarity and support, you too can change the game.”
FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 will air on beIN SPORTS channels and on beIN’s live streaming service, beIN SPORTS CONNECT. With beIN SPORTS CONNECT, fans can have access to all matches anytime, anywhere on any connected mobile device, laptop, desktop computer and television with Chromecast or Apple TV.
On the same day as the major sports rights deal announcement with FIFA, beIN has also launched a new global project to encourage women and girls across the world to play more sport, under the new branding of “beINSPIRED”.
beINSPIRED believes in the power of broadcasting to inspire the next generation of athletes and fans to participate in sport, regardless of gender, race or background. Next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup will be the first beINSPIRED tournament aired on beIN SPORTS with the new beINSPIRED logo promoted on screens during all matches. As part of the project, beIN is also looking to introduce inspiring on-air talent, enter partnerships with rights-holders and other brands, and create more digital content to celebrate the most inspiring sporting stories and successes, with more announcements on this to come.
