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On April 17, 2026, beIN Media Group secured a multi-year deal to broadcast all races of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) across 35 territories in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and Asia Pacific (APAC). Previously, on April 14, City University Qatar and beIN Media Group formed a partnership aimed at developing talent, strengthening academic-industry collaboration, and driving innovation. The agreement was signed by Hamad Ibrahim al-Shaikh, beIN's director of MENA HR, and Nasser Hassan al-Naimi, vice-chairman at Artan Holding. Earlier, on April 6, the Anticor association filed a report with the Paris prosecutor’s office against Nasser al-Khelaïfi, president of PSG and beIN Media Group, for illegal taking of interests. The organization alleges al-Khelaïfi used his multiple roles to influence club presidents and favor beIN’s offer during 2024 Ligue 1 TV rights negotiations. This follows beIN Media Group securing exclusive multi-platform broadcast rights on February 12 for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and the Youth Olympic Games in 2026 and 2028 across MENA, building on its existing partnership for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
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BeIN Media Group's revenues were over $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split BeIN Media Group's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is pay-TV. For full access to BeIN Media Group's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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BeIN Media Group currently holds 229 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including squash, rugby league, aquatics and swimming, beach soccer, fencing, baseball, ice hockey, cricket, golf, soccer | association football, tennis, american football, rugby union, padel and pickleball, combat sports, athletics, futsal, multi-sport, horse racing, handball, equestrianism, cycling, archery, basketball, wrestling, motorsports, video streaming, winter sports and surfing.
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