beIN has plans to launch 12 new channels on August 1, BroadcastPro ME can confirm now. While three Discovery Channels including Discovery Kids, DTX and DLife have been announced previously as being launched exclusively on the network from August 1, we have now learnt that AMC, which disappeared from the OSN bouquet last month will reappear exclusively […]
beIN has plans to launch 12 new channels on August 1, BroadcastPro ME can confirm now. While three Discovery Channels including Discovery Kids, DTX and DLife have been announced previously as being launched exclusively on the network from August 1, we have now learnt that AMC, which disappeared from the OSN bouquet last month will reappear exclusively on the beIN platform.
A significant coup for beIN will be the addition of Dreamworks Channel from Hollywood studio, Dreamworks Animation. This will be an exclusive addition to the beIN platform. Likewise, CBS Reality and Jim Jam will also join beIN from August 1. There is confirmation that Bloomberg and Fox News will join the network although it is not clear at present if both the news channels will be exclusive on the beIN platform. Travel Channel and Extreme Sports Channel will be the other new additions.
beIN launched its entertainment channels bouquet in November 2015 and created a stir in the market by drawing a few FTA channels onto its pay platform and giving OSN significant competition by offering cost-effective pay TV packages. The Qatar-headquartered network already has a significant edge in the market with its sports bouquet, which includes the Wimbledon Games, the Euro Cup as well as all of the major international football leagues.
In an earlier interview, Yousef Obaidly, Deputy CEO of beIN Media Group, had mentioned that the network would have at least 70 to 80 channels on its platform by the end of 2016. With the incremental addition of new channels to its bouquet every quarter, the network appears to be gradually heading closer to its goal.
