BeIN Series (Middle East TV channel)

beIN Series is a set of television networks launched on 1 November 2016, owned by beIN Media Group and broadcast on beIN direct-broadcast satellite services in the MENA region, and in Turkey through the Digiturk system, which beIN purchased in 2015 and rebranded as beIN Series on 13 January 2016. The networks feature mainly one-hour drama and dramedy series.^[3]

beIN Series MENA

Logo of the channel starting 2017.
Country	Qatar
Broadcast area	Middle East and North Africa
Network	beIN Channels Network
Headquarters	Doha, Qatar
Programming
Language(s)	Arabic English
Picture format	1080p MPEG-4 HDTV
Ownership
Owner	beIN Media Group
Sister channels	beIN Series Turkey beIN Sports beIN Max beIN Movies beJunior
History
Launched	November 1, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-11-01)
Links
Website	www.bein.com
Availability
Streaming media
beIN Connect	[1]
beIN Connect (Turkey)	[2]

The networks of beIN Series license content from American production companies, including ABC Studios, Warner Bros. Television and Sony Pictures Television. Series on the network are dubbed or subtitled with Arabic or Turkish, depending on the region.

History

In 2016, the company had launched a children’s channel called CBeebies^[4] and in July of the same year had signed a deal with the AMC Networks International to broadcast The Terror, The Night Manager and Fear the Walking Dead.^[5]

In 2017, beIN Series had signed a contract with CBS Studios International and The CW which will allow the company to air such series as MacGyver and Bull, while CBS All-Access will provide beIN with The Good Fight and The Late Late Show with James Corden.^[6] The same year, the company had signed a deal with Eccho Rights to air New Bride, Winter Sun and Heart of the City on its beIN Drama HD1 channel.^[7]

In 2018, the channel had partnered with BBC Studios to broadcast BBC Earth and children’s channel CBeebies through Digiturk.^[8]

References

1. beIN Connect
2. Dilediğin Yerde Uygulaması
3. "beIN مسلسلات جديدة على قنوات" [beIN new series on channels]. Al-Arab News Channel. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
4. Vivarelli, Nick (31 March 2016). "MipTV: Miramax Owner beIN Media Group Launches Kiddie Channel in Middle East". Variety.
5. Hopewell, John (26 July 2016). "AMC Networks Launches Five Channels on Miramax Owner BeIN in Middle East, North Africa". Variety.
6. Clarke, Stewart (8 August 2017). "BeIN Takes CBS and CW Shows to the Middle East". Variety.
7. "beIN Acquires Three Turkish Dramas From Eccho Rights". Todo TV. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
8. Vivarelli, Nick (1 August 2018). "BBC Studios, Qatar's beIN Pact to Produce Content for Middle East and Turkey". Variety. Retrieved 19 September 2019.