Qatar's beIN Sports cuts service in Egypt amid contract dispute


FILE PHOTO: A view of the beIN Sports studio that will be hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup is seen in Doha, Qatar October 16, 2018. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon

CAIRO/DOHA (Reuters) - BeIN Sports, a Qatar-based broadcaster that holds exclusive television rights to top sporting events such as Premier League football in the Middle East, said it had cut its service to Egypt on Tuesday amid a contract dispute with its service provider.

The news is likely to jolt Egypt, which stands to lose access to a deep pool of content held by beIN that also includes LaLiga, the Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A as well as major international club and country competitions.

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