Private company

beIN Media Group

Logo: BeIN Media Group, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Independent global sport and entertainment network

beIN Media Group, LLC is a Qatari state-owned global sport and entertainment network headquartered in Doha. beIN distributes entertainment, live sports action, and major international events across 5 continents, in 43 countries, and 7 languages spanning Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).2 It was founded by Nasser Al-Kadafi.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2014Founded1
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Photo: Wistula, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

beIN Media Group, LLC (/ˈbiːɪn/; Arabic: مجموعة بي إن الإعلامية, romanized: Majmū‘at Bī’in al-I‘lāmiyyah) is a Qatari state-owned global sport and entertainment network headquartered in Doha. beIN distributes entertainment, live sports action, and major international events across 5 continents, in 43 countries, and 7 languages spanning Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).2

Corporate structure

beIN Media Group sits at the top of its group. 11 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • beIN Media Group Doha
    • Miramax Subsidiary · 51% · United States
    • Digiturk Subsidiary · Istanbul
    • beIN 4K Subsidiary · Turkey
    • beIN CONNECT Subsidiary · Qatar
    • BeIN HD Subsidiary · Turkey
    • BeIN İZ Subsidiary
    • beIN MOVIES Oscars Subsidiary · Turkey
    • BeIN Series Türkiye Subsidiary · Turkey
    • BeIN Sports Subsidiary · Qatar
    • BeIN Sports (Türkiye) Subsidiary · Turkey

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What beIN Media Group reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Nasser Al-Kadafi in 2014.1

Leadership

Who has led beIN Media Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • subscription television

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • BeIN HD
  • BeIN Series Türkiye
  • BeIN Sports
  • BeIN Sports (Türkiye)
  • BeIN İZ
  • Digiturk
  • Miramax
  • beIN 4K
  • beIN CONNECT
  • beIN MOVIES Oscars

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2016Acquired Miramax1

Timeline

  1. 2014Founded Founded1

Sources

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