Turner and beIN Media Group Announce Strategic Partnership Exclusively for the Middle East & North Africa Region
Turner and beIN Media Group Announce Strategic Partnership Exclusively for the Middle East & North Africa Region
Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 29 December 2015: Turner, a division of Time Warner, has today announced a strategic partnership with beIN Media Group, a leading TV production, distribution and media rights acquisition organization. The partnership will see a move of Turner owned channels, such as Cartoon Network, Boomerang, TCM (Turner Classic Movies), HLN (Headline News) and CNN HD, in the region towards being offered on DTH (direct-to-home) exclusively via beIN’s distribution network across the Middle East and North Africa region.
Speaking about the milestone agreement, Rani R. Raad, Managing Director, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey at Turner said: “We are pleased to announce our exclusive partnership with beIN Media Group in the Middle East and North Africa region. Together with beIN Media Group, we’re expanding our reach to cater to the needs of audiences across the region. Subscribers to the network can enjoy unlimited access to news, movies and animation via our world-class broadcast channels and entertainment offering.”
The commercial agreement, which comes into effect on the first of January 2016, is a strategic step towards ensuring wider reach and coverage. The move also enforces beIN Media Group’s entertainment TV segment; by offering Turner channels, beIN Media Group is further strengthening its entertainment category, to add to its existing strong subscriber base for its sports offering.
Yousef Al-Obaidly, Deputy CEO of beIN MEDIA GROUP said, ”In November, as we launched beIN’s entertainment portfolio we had committed to our subscribers that we will partner with leading global brands to bring them the best of global entertainment. Our partnership with Turner is a solid step in that direction. Turner channels are gold-standard in kids’ entertainment and news and beIN is really excited to bring these channels exclusively to its subscribers.”
The exclusive partnership with beIN Media Group allows Turner to cater to a vast geography spanning the Middle East, in addition to the North Africa region and Jordan.
“Globally, Turner has a widespread reach; our exclusive partnership with beIN Media Group’s DTH distribution network allows us to further widen access to our channels across the Middle East region and key North Africa markets. We are confident that this partnership will prove beneficial to existing and potential subscribers,” added Raad.
To subscribe to Turner Broadcasting channels via beIN, subscribers can visit: bein.net/subscribe
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About Turner Broadcasting
Turner International operates versions of core Turner brands, including CNN, TNT, Cartoon Network, and Turner Classic Movies, as well as country- and region-specific networks and businesses in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. It runs Pay- and Free-TV-channels, as well as Internet-based services, and is a commercial partner with various third-party media ventures; it teams with Warner Bros. and HBO to leverage Time Warner’s global reach. Turner operates 180 channels showcasing 32 brands in 37 languages in over 200 countries. Turner Broadcasting System International, Inc. is a subsidiary of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company.
About beIN Media Group
beIN is a leading global network broadcasting in the Middle East and North Africa (in 24 countries), France, USA, Canada, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia.
beIN is a multi-genre platform providing exclusive access to prime sporting competitions including: FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League, football leagues from Europe including Spain’s La Liga, England’s Premier League, Italy’s Serie A, France’s Ligue 1, German’s League Bundesliga; CAN, AFC Champions League and AFC Asian Cup. Among the world’s other most popular sports, tennis (including French Open, US Open), basketball (NBA), motorsports (MotoGP, Dakar Rally, NASCAR), cycling (Tour de France), rugby (Six Nations) and many more including handball (Qatar 2015) and gymnastics are also broadcast by beIN.
beIN offers complete spectrum of entertainment including blockbuster movies from around the world, stunning local and global entertainment besides best in class sports events all delivered through state of art technology. Through beIN SPORTS CONNECT beIN DTH subscribers as well as non-subscribers can access content anytime anywhere.