{"id":9699,"date":"2019-12-19T10:11:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T15:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/bein-sports-aligns-hc2-broadcasting-live-sports-channel\/"},"modified":"2019-12-19T11:40:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T16:40:17","slug":"bein-sports-aligns-with-hc2-broadcasting-for-live-sports-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/bein-sports-aligns-with-hc2-broadcasting-for-live-sports-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"beIN SPORTS Aligns with HC2 Broadcasting for Live Sports Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>beIN SPORTS has inked a deal with HC2 Broadcasting for beIN SPORTS XTRA that will make it the first 24\/7 live sports channel available free, over-the-air on broadcast television.<\/p>\n<p>The English-language channel will be immediately available in 15 major markets across the U.S. on HC2\u2019s stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, Atlanta, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Hartford, Columbus, Las Vegas and Austin, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Antonio Brice\u00f1o, beIN SPORTS&#8217; deputy managing director for North America, said: \u201cToday marks a significant day as beIN SPORTS is now able to deliver the best in world-class sports to a new segment of fans on over-the-air television, where all that is required for access is an antenna to start watching live events for free. We\u2019re thrilled to be the first network to air advertiser-friendly live sports 24\/7 on broadcast channels to nearly 7 million households. This milestone furthers our mission to deliver the highest quality sports content to the most viewers possible, regardless of platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Craig A. Geller, executive VP of HC2 Network, said: \u201cWe are extremely excited to build upon our current partnership with beIN SPORTS in delivering the very first 24\/7 premium sports channel OTA-focused on the general market sports fan. HC2 Broadcasting recognized the changing media landscape and has built a best-in-class data and distribution platform for today\u2019s top content providers to extend their reach to homes who have cut the cord or are cord-nevers. On launch, HC2 Broadcasting\u2019s footprint will extend the beIN brand into these 15 key markets. 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