Doha, April 28 (QNA) - beIN MEDIA GROUP ("beIN") and UC3, the UEFA-ECA joint venture, have extended their long-standing media rights agreement, ensuring beIN SPORTS, the network's flagship sports channel, will continue to broadcast European football's premier club competitions live and exclusive across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia until 2027.

The revamped format debuted this year across all three men's competitions featuring 36-team leagues rather than group stages bringing 20 percent more matches to beIN subscribers in 23 countries across the MENA region and 10 countries in Asia. The new format for the UEFA Women's Champions League, featuring 18-team leagues, will begin in the 2025/26 season.

The partnership between beIN and UEFA Club competitions dates back to 2012/13. As part of the extension, beIN will broadcast the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women's Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Conference League across 33 markets for a further three years, until the end of the 2026/27 season.

CEO of beIN MENA, Mohammed Al Subaie said: "With UEFA's new competition format living up to its promise and producing huge matches from matchday one, we are delighted that beIN will continue to bring this new era to our subscribers in MENA and Asia."

For his part, Co-Managing Director, UC3, Guy-Laurent Epstein said:آ "We are delighted to extend our long-standing, fruitful partnership with beIN SPORTS. Thanks to their cutting-edge analysis and high-quality production levels, fans in 33 countries across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia will continue to enjoy the new-look UEFA men's club competitions in addition to the exciting, revamped UEFA Women's Champions League for the next three years." (QNA)