Manila – beIN SPORTS announced on April 16 the launch of its third channel on SkyCable, strengthening its offering of top football content in high-definition on the Philippines’ cable television provider. The launch of the beIN SPORTS 1 offers Filipino sports fans a comprehensive line-up of football with a extensive live coverage of the best leagues from around the world.
beIN SPORTS 1 will broadcast an extensive bouquet of live football all year round, featuring the Barclays Premier League, the Italian Serie A, Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, Scottish Professional Football League, Major League Soccer (MLS), the Brazilian national league (Paulistao & Brasileirão), the English Football League Championship, and major cup tournaments such as the FA Cup, Coppa Italia and the Coupe de la Ligue, as well as National team friendlies including the England and Italy sides. Fans can also look forward to club content such as Arsenal Football Club, Liverpool TV and Spurs TV, the Milan Channel as well as top football magazine shows.
Combined with beIN SPORTS 2 & beIN SPORTS 3 Premier League, which were launched October 2013 on SkyCable, Filipino sports fans can now enjoy all the best football and sports action all under one channel brand. beIN Sport 1, 2 & 3 currently are available via Skycable Select HD and Destiny Cable Select HD as a stand-alone pack for P500.
Said Nasser Al Khelaifi, Chairman of beIN SPORTS Asia: “We’re very pleased to expand our presence in the Philippines and continue our growth in this market with SkyCable with the launch of the beIN SPORTS 1 channel. With the added sports programming covering the best football leagues under the beIN SPORTS brand, we believe we are in the great position to grow the football viewing audience in this market.”
Skycable’s Ray Montinola, COO of Skycable, said: “We are thrilled to launch beIN SPORTS 1, and are excited to have such a compelling bouquet of football content under one channel brand. Our goal is to serve football fans with the best high-definition coverage that pay-TV can provide and the addition of such an extensive coverage of live football would be an irresistible proposition to sports fans in the Philippines.”
