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Ayeni Olusegun
Doha
The Asian Cup trophy continued its tour of Qatar with a stopover at the 2019 Asian Cup Tournament’s host broadcaster beIN’s headquarters on Wednesday.
beIN Media Group is set to host the biggest-ever AFC Asian Cup Tournament live and exclusive on its channels. The 17th edition of Asia’s biggest football show is taking place in the United Arab Emirates across four cities and eight venues from January 5 to February 1, 2019.
During a media tour of beIN facilities in Doha, the Group’s Director of Program Duncan Walkinshaw said, “This is the continent’s biggest football event and being the host broadcaster we are dedicated to delivering the best to our subscribers. For the tournament, beIN will have over 200 crew members in production, ground crew and reporting.”
The sprawling beIN headquarters boasts of nine state-of-the-art studios for various events like the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, Euro League Basketball and many other. The complex also houses various offices and studios for broadcasting live content across all its channels.
The magnificent trophy, which is replacing the 2015 edition’s trophy, was unveiled to the media much to the delight of many who wanted to get a first-hand feel of the prestigious silverware. They wanted to get their pictures clicked with the trophy, while many chose to go for the ‘selfies’.
For the first time, the AFC Asian Cup will see 24 qualified teams, up from the traditional 16, with an unprecedented 11 Arab countries competing for the coveted trophy.
The tournament will be the richest-ever with the new $14.8 million prize purse. A new match ball sponsor in Molten and the use of the Video Assistance Referees system from the quarter-finals stage have also been introduced to enhance the stature of the competition.
The media group which has rights to most of the world’s biggest sporting events, will have two dedicated 24/7 channels with over 270 hours of live coverage available exclusively for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, as well as 20 hours of exclusive programmes including documentaries on the 11 Arab teams participating in the tournament.
Presenters from all over the region including Mohamed Saadon al Kuwari, Ayman Jadah, Lakhdar Berriche and Asia Abdallah will host special guests and conduct exclusive interviews with 21 dedicated beIN studios available for the tournament, in addition to 51 live matches with both Arabic and English commentary.
beIN’s unique statistical- based ‘Match Center’ format will help bring live statistical and historical data to subscribers in-game. Viewers will also have the opportunity to join in the discussions surrounding the live games through the use of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 hashtag #beINAFC as beIN takes its coverage across all digital and social platforms.
The live coverage will start at 12:00 midday Mecca Time (GMT +3) each day and run continuously until midnight. Along with the live studios surrounding the games, beIN will compliment its coverage with a daily morning show from 8:00am to 9:00am followed later in the day with its evening show ‘Allo beIN’.
The ‘beIN ASIA’ Arabic show, will be broadcast from January 3 onwards and it will offer beIN viewers key summaries of every match supplemented by exclusive interviews with players, coaches and fans of the participating national teams.
Doha
The Asian Cup trophy continued its tour of Qatar with a stopover at the 2019 Asian Cup Tournament’s host broadcaster beIN’s headquarters on Wednesday.
beIN Media Group is set to host the biggest-ever AFC Asian Cup Tournament live and exclusive on its channels. The 17th edition of Asia’s biggest football show is taking place in the United Arab Emirates across four cities and eight venues from January 5 to February 1, 2019.
During a media tour of beIN facilities in Doha, the Group’s Director of Program Duncan Walkinshaw said, “This is the continent’s biggest football event and being the host broadcaster we are dedicated to delivering the best to our subscribers. For the tournament, beIN will have over 200 crew members in production, ground crew and reporting.”
The sprawling beIN headquarters boasts of nine state-of-the-art studios for various events like the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, Euro League Basketball and many other. The complex also houses various offices and studios for broadcasting live content across all its channels.
The magnificent trophy, which is replacing the 2015 edition’s trophy, was unveiled to the media much to the delight of many who wanted to get a first-hand feel of the prestigious silverware. They wanted to get their pictures clicked with the trophy, while many chose to go for the ‘selfies’.
For the first time, the AFC Asian Cup will see 24 qualified teams, up from the traditional 16, with an unprecedented 11 Arab countries competing for the coveted trophy.
The tournament will be the richest-ever with the new $14.8 million prize purse. A new match ball sponsor in Molten and the use of the Video Assistance Referees system from the quarter-finals stage have also been introduced to enhance the stature of the competition.
The media group which has rights to most of the world’s biggest sporting events, will have two dedicated 24/7 channels with over 270 hours of live coverage available exclusively for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, as well as 20 hours of exclusive programmes including documentaries on the 11 Arab teams participating in the tournament.
Presenters from all over the region including Mohamed Saadon al Kuwari, Ayman Jadah, Lakhdar Berriche and Asia Abdallah will host special guests and conduct exclusive interviews with 21 dedicated beIN studios available for the tournament, in addition to 51 live matches with both Arabic and English commentary.
beIN’s unique statistical- based ‘Match Center’ format will help bring live statistical and historical data to subscribers in-game. Viewers will also have the opportunity to join in the discussions surrounding the live games through the use of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 hashtag #beINAFC as beIN takes its coverage across all digital and social platforms.
The live coverage will start at 12:00 midday Mecca Time (GMT +3) each day and run continuously until midnight. Along with the live studios surrounding the games, beIN will compliment its coverage with a daily morning show from 8:00am to 9:00am followed later in the day with its evening show ‘Allo beIN’.
The ‘beIN ASIA’ Arabic show, will be broadcast from January 3 onwards and it will offer beIN viewers key summaries of every match supplemented by exclusive interviews with players, coaches and fans of the participating national teams.
