beIN SPORTS Reaches Agreement with Verizon to Increase Availability on FiOS and Mobile
Soccer News: beIN SPORTS, the international sports network, has entered a new content distribution agreement with go90, the mobile first social entertainment platform and Verizon FiOS, giving customers access to live international soccer and more. This agreement will considerably increase the number of Verizon customers that have access to the network on both FiOS and mobile and represents the highest level of national penetration achieved by the network to date.
In advance of the November 21st “El Clásico,” beIN SPORTS content will be available in both English and Spanish reaching the majority of Verizon’ FiOS 5.8 million customers. beIN SPORTS will now be available through Verizon FiOS’ “Preferred” package and can be accessed on channel 805, while beIN SPORTS en Español will now be available through the “Extreme” package on channel 1538.
beIN SPORTS will feature over 500 premium events and programs a year in both English and Spanish that will be available to all go90 users. Users can expect the kind of high-quality European soccer and premium sports coverage that U.S. fans have become increasingly passionate about. beIN SPORTS exclusively broadcasts over 1,000 matches per year across La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1, home to some of the best teams in the world including Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus.
“To connect with audiences, content is king, and this agreement with Verizon and go90 provides new and existing viewers with access to the leading soccer and international sporting events on the most penetrated tiers,” said Yousef Al-Obaidly, Managing Director of beIN SPORTS. “This deal allows us to not only reach a larger fan base through our linear TV channels, but also mobile—giving our viewers a new option in addition to beIN SPORTS CONNECT to conveniently access our content through their mobile phones with the go90 app.”
“Being able to work with beIN to bring such a huge amount of live soccer coverage to our go90 audience is awesome,” said Brian Angiolet, Senior Vice President of Product and Marketing of go90. “There’s no question that some of the best soccer in the world is being made available on go90, but we’re aiming to break down a barrier for superfans of other sports, such as motorsports, tennis, rugby, volleyball, and boxing, too.”
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