On 1 July 2015, after the closure of Gol Televisión, beIN Sports Spain officially launched in Spain on the online platform TotalChannel and Gol Stadium owned by Mediapro. Keeping the channel free viewing until 31 August only for those who were paid to Gol Televisión.[3] On 1 August 2015, beIN Sports became available on the main national cable and satellite platforms.[4]
BeIN Sports launched a YouTube pay channel on 20 October 2015, which later closed in November 2016.
On 9 August 2018, after having lost its biggest broadcasting rights in the territory (the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and international leagues) the channel ceased its broadcasts, selling the few sports rights it still held to Movistar Liga de Campeones, Champions League, with limitations given by the National Commission of Markets and Competition.
Bein Connect
Mediapro operated beIN Connect in Spain, launched on 22 July 2015.
In 2017, it launched an entertainment TV bouquet, including Fox, AXN, Fox Life, TNT, TCM, Historia, Comedy Central, National Geographic and Nickelodeon. It was the first OTT offer in Spain.[5]
After the closure of Bein Sports España, the entertainment bouquet disappeared in 2019. Gol remained available on the service until 10 March 2020 when beIN Connect España was definitively closed.[6]
Programming
beIN Sports Spain featured live and recorded events from the following leagues and competitions:
