beIN Sports Vows to Fight On After Losing Top TV Rights
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beIN Sports is a TV channel. It shows sports in France. The channel has lost some important rights. TV rights let a channel show sports games.
A person from beIN Sports spoke about this. They said some people want beIN Sports to stop. The person said those people will be very sad. This means beIN Sports will not stop. It wants to keep working.
Another company is called DAZN. DAZN is also a sports TV channel. Some people think DAZN will get the important rights now. This means DAZN may show the big games instead of beIN Sports.
Omar Da Fonseca is a well-known pundit. A pundit is a person who talks about sport on TV. He has made a surprise move. This means he changed his job in a way people did not expect.
beIN Sports says it will not give up. The channel wants to keep showing sports in France. Many fans watch beIN Sports every week.
Vocabulary15 words
- rights
- permission to do something, like show a game on TV
- channel
- a TV station that shows programmes
- premium
- the best and most expensive kind
- pundit
- a person who gives opinions about sport on TV
- surprise
- something you do not expect
- disappear
- to stop existing; to go away
- resistance
- fighting to not stop or lose
- broadcaster
- a company that sends TV or radio programmes
- rival
- another company that competes with you
- fans
- people who like and watch something a lot
- games
- sport events, like football matches
- company
- a business
- important
- very needed or valuable
- spoke
- past tense of 'speak'; talked
- keep
- to continue doing something
Quiz
Answer key
1. A TV channel 2. Some important TV rights 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
beIN Sports is a TV _____. It shows sports in France. The channel has lost some important _____.
A person from beIN Sports spoke about this. They said some people want beIN Sports to _____.
The person said those people will be very _____. This means beIN Sports will not stop.
Another company is called _____. DAZN is also a sports TV channel.
Some people think DAZN will get the important _____ now.
Omar Da Fonseca is a well-known _____. He has made a surprise move.
beIN Sports says it will not give _____.
Many _____ watch beIN Sports every week.