beIN Sports is an Australian and New Zealander pay television sports network that was launched in 2007 as Setanta Sports.
In late 2014, Setanta Sports Australia was acquired by the beIN Media Group. As a result, on 24 November 2014, the channel was rebranded as beIN Sports.
The channel airs football, Rugby Union, tennis and European handball events. Its broadcast rights include Football League Cup, Football League Championship, Ligue 1, German Bundesliga, La Liga, Italian Serie A, SPFL, RBS 6 Nations, Major League Soccer and WTA.
On 14 May 2016, beIN Sports in Australia expanded from one to three channels, all of which are available in HD. Previously, there was only one SD channel available. For Foxtel users, all three channels became available as part of the sports pack at no additional cost, whereas previously the single channel was an add-on at an additional fee.
In September 2019, Sky Sport in New Zealand announced a four-year partnership with beIN for extensive soccer coverage. beIN Sports was broadcast as Sky Sport 7, and promoted as Sky Sports 7 beIN Sports until the agreement ended on 31 July 2023.
beIN Sports left the Foxtel and Kayo Sports platforms in Australia on 1 July 2023.
Programming
Current
beIN Sports football rights include: CONMEBOL 2022 World Cup qualifiers Libertadores (through 2026) Sudamericana (through 2026) Recopa (through 2026) EFL (including Cup) Italian Serie A Bundesliga Ligue 1 Coupe de France DFL-Supercup Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish League Cup Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Australia only
Rugby Union
beIN Sports rights include: Ireland Home Internationals Wales Home Internationals Scotland Home Internationals Argentina Home Internationals All Blacks Spring Tour
Tennis
beIN Sports rights include: WTA Tour Davis Cup Fed Cup
Table tennis
beIN Sports rights include:
T2 Diamond
Handball
beIN Sports rights include:
European Men's Handball Championship (2020-)
Motorsport
beIN Sports rights include:
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Former
Football
Copa América (2015, 2016, and 2019) Premier League (2016–2019) (NZ only) Coupe de la Ligue (until 2020) KNVB Cup (2017–18 only) Argentine Primera División (2016–2019) Campeonato Brasileiro Série A International Champions Cup