BeIN Sports (Turkish TV channel)

beIN Sports Turkey is a Turkish network of sports channels owned by beIN Media Group and operated by Digiturk.^[2] It is the Turkish version of the global sports network beIN Sports.^[3]

beIN Sports

Country	Turkey
Broadcast area	Turkey
Network	beIN Sports
Headquarters	Istanbul, Turkey
Programming
Language(s)	Turkish, Engilsh
Picture format	1080p, 16:9, MPEG-4, HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	beIN Media Group
Key people	Nasser Al-Khelaifi (Chairman) Yousef Al-Obaidly[1] (CEO)
Sister channels	beIN Sports MENA beIN Sports France beIN Sports USA beIN Sports Canada beIN Sports Australia
History
Launched	2000 September 4; 24 years ago (4-09-2000)
Former names	Işık TV (2000–2001) Lig TV (2001–2017)
Links
Website	beinsports.com.tr
Availability
Streaming media
beIN Connect	beinconnect.com.tr

History

In 2000, it was purchased by Mehmet Emin Karamehmet under the name Işık TV for the Digiturk platform. In 2001, its name was changed to Lig TV by Mehmet Emin Karamehmet and Şansal Büyüka. In 2017, the name was changed again to beIN Sports by beIN Media Group. It is Turkey's first and only foreign-owned sports channel, holding the broadcasting rights of Süper Lig matches since the beginning of 2001 and broadcasting on the Digiturk digital platform.^[4][5]

Programming

Football

• Turkey: Süper Lig, TFF First League^[6]
• England: Premier League^[7]
• France: Ligue 1, Ligue 2^[8]
• Germany: Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga^[9]

Basketball

• Basketbol Süper Ligi^[10]

Tennis

• ATP^[11]
• WTA

Motorsport

• F1^[12]

Handball

• France: LNH Division 1

References

1. "beIN SPORTS'un yeni CEO'su belli oldu" (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 September 2016.
2. "About Digiturk".
3. "tr.beinsports.com". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
4. "Digiturk website".
5. "Lig TV beIN SPORTS oldu".
6. "Gelenek devam ediyor!" (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
7. "Premier League önümüzdeki sezondan itibaren beIN SPORTS'ta!". beIN Sports. 25 August 2021.
8. "Fransa Ligue 1 heyecanı Digiturkte" (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 August 2016.
9. "Bundesliga ve Bundesliga 2 beIN Sports'ta" (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
10. "Basketbolun zirvesi evine geri döndü!" (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 September 2022.
11. "Tenisin efsaneleri beIN SPORTS'ta!" (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 March 2017.
12. "Formula 1, 10 yıl boyunca beIN SPORTS'ta!" (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 February 2024.

External links

• Official website
• BeIN Sports on Twitter
• BeIN Sports on Facebook
• BeIN Sports on Instagram