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Comcast to carry new 24-hour international sports network beIN SPORT

Maribel Ramos-Weiner| August 23, 2012

beIN SPORT, the new independent 24-hour global network dedicated to live and exclusive coverage of the world’s best international sports, announced it will be carried on Xfinity TV by Comcast.Among the exciting sports programming that Xfinity TV customers can find on beIN SPORT is coverage of all the top soccer leagues and tournaments from Europe and South America, including games from Spain’s La Liga, Italy’s Serie A, France’s Ligue 1, South American World Cup Qualifiers and Copa America 2015. The network will also carry the away games for the U.S. men’s national soccer team in the qualifying rounds of the 2014 World Cup.beIN SPORT will be available in Spanish on the Xfinity TV MultiLatino Package and in English on the Xfinity TV Sports Entertainment Package. “beIN SPORT lets viewers be in the game and feel they can be in the international sports community. This is original and exclusive programming fans are clamoring for on one destination channel. We have more live games from each league that are exclusive to our network than any other content provider. Once Comcast’s Xfinity TV customers experience beIN SPORT, we know they will be thrilled with the electrifying stars and unmatched play of international competition,” said Yousef Al Obaidly, managing director of beIN SPORT.