beIN Sports: "3 million subscribers from scratch proves that the offer is strong" (Y. Al-Obaidly)

"When you're able to convince 3 million subscribers from scratch, it proves that the offer is strong, so this is a remarkable result. One of our main objectives will be to retain our subscribers. Proof that the offer is powerful and compelling is that our recommendation rating of 84%," said Yousef Al-Obaidly, president of beIN Sports France, on 18/09/2016, regarding the sports pay-TV channel passing the 3 million subscriber mark in France.

About the rejection by the French competition authority of the exclusive distribution agreement, in France, between Canal+ and beIN Sports, "at first I was disappointed because it seemed so good for beIN Sports," said Yousef Al-Obaidly in the French daily newspaper L'Opinion on 18/09/2016. "We contacted the CSA (competition authority) about all the elements explaining why this agreement would benefit our channel. But from a legal point of view, most of the work concerned Canal+, who are subject to restrictions until 2017 (due to the fact that the exclusive marketing of a Canal+ premium channel is forbidden due to the injunctions issued on…