Australia: beIN Media Group acquires Setanta Sports, will re-brand to beIN Sports Australia

News Tank Football - Paris - News #26614 - Published on 15/10/14 at 14:30
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The Qatari pay-TV group beIN Media Group acquired Australian pay-TV group Setanta Sports Australia on 14/10/2014. The Australian channel will be re-branded as beIN Sports Australia, though the time-frame for this action was not announced at this time.

Setanta Sports holds the broadcast rights in Australia, in particular, for the Serie A TIM (rights distributed by the MP & Silva agency, a partner of beIN Sports), the Bundesliga, the Europa League and the Championship (English second division). beIN Sports will now broadcast in 32 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and now in Oceania.

  • Setanta Sports is available in Australia on the Foxtel pay-TV platforms (cable and satellite), Fetch TV (IPTV) and directly on the Internet and mobile platforms.
    • Setanta Sports Australia currently has 2.5 million subscribers.

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"Make beIN Sports one of the first premium sports networks in the world" (N. Al-Khelaifi)
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