Qatari Broadcaster Lets Screens Go Blank on Italian Soccer
Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo scores a header during the Italian Serie A football match with Sampdoria in Genoa, Italy, on December 18, 2019.
Photographer: Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images
Qatari broadcaster BeIn normally shows top-tier Italian soccer matches in 35 countries but on Saturday night, anyone tuning in to watch Torino take on Parma in Serie A’s return would have been disappointed.
“No Serie A matches are being broadcast on Bein Sports’ entire global network,” a company spokesman said. “It would not be appropriate to comment further, other than to say our legal and public position has been consistent and well-documented for three years.”