beIN SPORT Added to SkyCable in the Philippines

MANILA: beIN SPORT is delivering two new sports channels on the Philippines’ largest cable provider, SkyCable.

beIN SPORT 3 Premiere League HD is the first-ever 24-hour channel dedicated to the Barclays Premier League in Indonesia. beIN SPORT 2 HD features live batches from BPL as well as Serie A, Bundesliga and French Ligue 1, in addition to events from the Olympic Council of Asia including the 17th Asian Games INCHEON 2014, ATP 250 tennis events, International Baseball Federation events such as the Baseball World Cup, the Italian Volleyball League, top rugby events in the RBS Six Nations and the Spanish Basketball League. Both services launch October 15.

A third channel, beIN SPORT 1 HD, which has a lineup of live football coverage, will debut in the coming months.

Nasser Al Khelaifi, the chairman of beIN SPORT Asia, said: “Asia is a very important market for beIN SPORT and we hope to continue the pace of expansion here with SkyCable, as we seek new opportunities for growth in the Philippines. The combination of top football content such as the Barclays Premier League, Italian Serie A, the French Ligue 1 and the German Bundesliga to our new channels in Asia will certainly increase the value of our customer proposition and extend further our portfolio of premium sports being broadcasted in Asia.”

Andrea Radrizzani, MP & Silva Group CEO, added: “We are very excited with the pay-TV growth potential in the Philippines and we hope that the international sports content on beIN SPORT will intensify this process. We’re very pleased to partner the country’s leading cable television provider and we are heartened by their enthusiasm to showcase beIN SPORT’s high-quality sports programming. MP & Silva has developed a strong expertise and leadership in the Asian market, and we are confident the channel brand will enjoy significant growth in the Philippines.”

Claudia Suarez, SkYCable Corporation's programming head, said: “We are thrilled to partner with beIN SPORT, and are delighted to have such a compelling bouquet of football content under one channel brand. The popularity of football and the BPL continues to grow and our goal is to serve football fans with the best high-definition coverage that pay-TV can provide.”