La Liga women's football kicks off on beIN Sports


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Juan Fernandez Gonzalez

| 07 January 2016




BeIN Sports has been selected by La Liga to air its women's football competition from next weekend.



la liga femeninaThe sports network, which is scheduled on most of the country's main pay-TV operators apart from Movistar, and is available online through Totalchannel, will air the best game of the week from the women's first division.

This is the second time beIN Sports has broadcast women's sports, following its airing of several matches from the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Although women’s sports have not been a traditional hit within the Spanish TV industry, the last two years have seen increasing audience figures, sparking interest in the genre as a new business field.

The first game to air on beIN Sports on Saturday 9 January will see Valencia CF facing up to UD Granadilla Tenerife Egatesa.