| beIN Sports | |
| Launch Date: | 31 January 2014 |
| Picture Format: | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Network: | beIN SPORTS |
| Owner: | Ethnic Channels Group (name licensed by beIN Media Group) |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Area: | Canada |
| Headquarters: | Markham, Ontario (administrative) Mexico City, Mexico (production) |
| Sister Channels: | beIN Sports MENA beIN Sports France beIN Sports USA beIN Sports Australia beIN Sports Turkey |
| Website: | beIN Sports Canada |
| Online Serv 1: | beIN Sports Connect |
| Online Chan 1: | Website |
| Online Serv 2: | FuboTV |
beIN Sports (Canada) is a Canadian exempt English language discretionary specialty channel that launched on 31 January 2014. It is owned by Ethnic Channels Group, with the BeIN Sports name licensed by the Qatari-based BeIN Media Group.
beIN Sports primarily airs soccer, featuring coverage of such leagues as La Liga, Ligue 1, along with content from other leagues in Europe. In addition, the channel airs international sports content, including Rugby, Auto racing, Handball, Motorcycle racing, Tennis and Volleyball.
On 18 December 2013, Ethnic Channels Group announced that it had entered into a strategic partnership with Al Jazeera Media Network, owners of the beIN Sports brand, to launch a Canadian version.[1] beIN Sports officially launched in Canada on 31 January 2014 via MTS, and later launched in March on Rogers and Bell Fibe TV.[2]
The initial agreement involved the launch of two services in both English and Spanish. In August 2014, the CRTC approved a request by Ethnic Channels Group to have BeIN Sports USA's Spanish-language feed, beIN Sports En Español, authorized for distribution in Canada.[3]
In August 2017, Ethnic Channels Group reached a deal to sublicense beIN Sports content to over-the-top streaming service DAZN for its Canadian launch until 2019.[4]
Soccer
Auto Racing
Professional wrestling