The 2015/16 season of La Liga will be televised live on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS Español in the United States, a source has confirmed to World Soccer Talk.
The new season kicks off on Friday, August 21 when Malaga plays Sevilla at 2:30pm ET on beIN SPORTS Español. Barcelona and Real Madrid, among other teams, will be in action during the opening weekend. beIN SPORTS announcers Phil Schoen and Ray Hudson are scheduled to call the Athletic Bilbao vs. Barcelona match that weekend.
SEE MORE: View the 2015/16 La Liga TV schedule.
Details of beIN SPORTS’ deal to renew the US audiovisual rights to La Liga were not disclosed. In 2012, beIN SPORTS acquired the rights in a 3-year deal. At the time, a industry consulting firm predicted that La Luga ratings were going to be so low that they would be almost unmeasurable. However, the 2015 el Clasico was viewed by more than 2 million soccer fans in the United States.
beIN SPORTS is currently in more than 17 million homes in the United States.
For soccer fans who are cord cutters or unable to get beIN SPORTS on their cable/satellite system, fuboTV provides access to both beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS Español for $6.99 per month, which includes access to games from Serie A, La Liga, Ligue Un, the English Championship and more.
In addition to covering La Liga this season, World Soccer Talk revealed yesterday that beIN SPORTS has renewed the rights to Serie A for 2015-16 through 2017-2018.
