Ooredoo Qatar parts ways with BeIn Sport channels
Qatar’s Ooredoo just confirmed in a series of tweets that they have formally parted ways with beIN Sports channels.
The telecom company’s popular entertainment services — Ooredoo tv and Mozaic TV — had been unable to broadcast the Champions League semifinal second leg matches and some important games of the English Premier League.
Ooredoo had been attempting to renew its contract with beIN Sports since October 2015, but it seems the negotiations have fallen flat.
In a series of tweets, the company explained the reasons for the pullback.
We can now confirm that Ooredoo tv and Mozaic TV will no longer broadcast beIN Sports channels. 1/6
— Ooredoo Qatar (@OoredooQatar) May 5, 2016
We sincerely apologise for this inconvenience, & in particular the sudden and unexpected withdrawal of the channels 2/6
— Ooredoo Qatar (@OoredooQatar) May 5, 2016
This situation has not been caused by Ooredoo & we’ve been trying hard to renew our contract with beIN management for several months. 3/6
— Ooredoo Qatar (@OoredooQatar) May 5, 2016
We have offered many concessions including a significant increase in our fees, but all of our efforts have reached a dead-end. 4/6
— Ooredoo Qatar (@OoredooQatar) May 5, 2016
As a small way of compensating beIN subscribers, you will now receive free access to some of our incredible entertainment channels. 5/6
— Ooredoo Qatar (@OoredooQatar) May 5, 2016
You can now enjoy our StarzPlay package, FOX channels, OSN Yahala & Rotana content free for six months. 6/6
— Ooredoo Qatar (@OoredooQatar) May 5, 2016
Either the people working for Ooreedoo are complete idiots or else they don't care at all about customers. Your choice.
Ooreedoo doesn't 'understand' anything.
What Ooredoo doesn't understand is that the replacement channels are not offering the same value for real sports fans
Jack Daniels always is a good friend for such situations.
If you don't hear from me for a while guys... it's been emotional.
They simply didn't pay enough!