beIN Media Group extends TV rights deal to European cups in Middle East/North Africa (2018-2021)

beIN Media Group has extended, from UEFA, the exclusive broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League and Europa League, valid for the Middle East/North Africa region, for the 2018-2021 period, stated the Qatari pay-TV group on 07/20/2017. No financial details were disclosed.

"For the 2017-18 season, every match will be broadcast live and exclusive across beIN Sports 20 sports channels, available in Arabic, English, Spanish, and French," said beIN Media Group, who already holds the TV rights for the 2015-2018 period, which were acquired on 09/09/2013.

"beIN Sports delivers extensive coverage for the competitions to all football fans in the region with broadcast innovation and programming at the very highest production standards," said Guy-Laurent Epstein, marketing director of UEFA, on 20/07/2017.

"This acquisition confirms the strength of our relationships with rights holders such as UEFA"(N. Al Khelaïfi, on 20/07/2017)

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