{"id":6584,"date":"2017-07-22T08:53:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-22T08:53:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-07-22T08:53:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-22T08:53:56","slug":"take-a-seat-now-it-appears-being-sports-is-back-on-uae-screens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/qatar\/take-a-seat-now-it-appears-being-sports-is-back-on-uae-screens\/","title":{"rendered":"TAKE A SEAT NOW! It Appears BeIN Sports Is Back On UAE Screens"},"content":{"rendered":"
While there has been no official statement from beIN Sports or television service providers, viewers are reporting that service has resumed to the previously blocked channel.<\/p>\n
Yes, the blue screen is gone!<\/p>\n
This comes as a great surprise to sports fans, especially soccer fans as the run up to the English Premier League has started with matches kicking off next month.<\/p>\n
BeIN Sports TV is provided by Al Jazeera, a company based in Qatar, and was banned following the fallout last month.<\/a><\/p>\n The channel is a main source sporting content for a lot of people in the UAE and the decision to block the channel was not a popular one.<\/p>\n Viewers in the UAE are now tentatively celebrating the return of their favourite sports to their screens.\u00a0<\/p>\n My life is back to normal everybody @CrosbyNicky<\/a> @beINSPORTS<\/a> ???? #GodIsGreat<\/a> #connectionestablished<\/a> #FootballIsComing<\/a> ???? pic.twitter.com\/aQO6V69zs3<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \/\\\/_\/ (@nidhinj) July 22, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Amazing!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com\/pqAPjengKW<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 RichP (@RicardoPavarott) July 22, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you are in uae, @beINSPORTS<\/a> is currently working on #Elife<\/a> via @etisalat<\/a> and their website is working too. Awaiting official announcement<\/p>\n \u2014 Nayef Khatib (@nayefk7) July 22, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Oh welcome back @beINSPORTS<\/a> !!! pic.twitter.com\/mq4k5TvAQT<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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It appears that customers received a text notifying them of the channels return but it does not confirm if the move is permanent<\/h3>\n
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