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TV

/ 4 days ago

NWSL kicks off new era aboard a landmark broadcast deal

The 2024 NWSL season starts on Friday, March 15, to welcome a landmark broadcast deal for the league, and soccer, in the United States. The deal spreads the league across four providers, and it brings a massive revenue increase for the top women's division in the United States. NWSL's new four-year deal pockets the league […]

News

/ 7 days ago

American football lines have no business on pro soccer fields

The USL season started this past weekend, with games in the USL Championship and League One joining the professional soccer landscape in the United States. However, the return of these leagues and the MLS clubs that play at NFL stadiums brought back the all-too-familiar reminder that too many soccer games are ruined by football lines. […]

ESPN

/ 20 days ago

USL signs new multi-year deal with ESPN ahead of 2024 season

The United Soccer League, or USL, signed a multi-year broadcasting deal with ESPN just before the beginning of the 2024 campaign. The deal encompasses both the USL Championship and USL League One. It does not cover every game across the two divisions. Still, the deal allows ESPN to promote the competitions that rank as the […]

Uncategorized

/ 26 days ago

ESPN, FOX and TNT app leaning toward Hulu Sports as name

The joint venture sports streaming app between ESPN, Fox and WarnerBros Discovery, which owns TNT, may go by a familiar name: Hulu Sports. The platform will have live TV coverage of several channels that come from those three entities. Therefore, the ESPN lineup of channels, FS1, FS2, TNT and TBS will be available in one […]

Business of Soccer

/ 30 days ago

DOJ could block ESPN, FOX and TNT merged sports app

The United States Department of Justice is planning to thoroughly examine a new proposed mega sports app. It was revealed earlier this week that ESPN, FOX, and WarnerBros Discovery have plans to merge to create a single standalone sports streaming service. Although an official timeline is not set, the trio are likely to join forces […]

ESPN

/ 33 days ago

Relevent Sports to buy EFL media rights for North America

Relevent Sports, a media agency based in New York City, is lining up the EFL media rights in North America. The current rights deal for the EFL expires at the end of the 2023/24 season. Pitch International brokered the previous deal that sent the rights in the United States to ESPN. That includes the rights […]

ESPN

/ 35 days ago

Get $20 off an annual ESPN+ subscription for limited time

ESPN+ is offering a discount that allows subscribers to get $20 off an annual subscription to the streaming service. The deal comes at a welcome time as the service's price continues to climb. As of February 2024, ESPN+ has a monthly cost of $10.99. The annual subscription to ESPN+ is $109.99, a stark contrast from […]

ESPN+

/ 38 days ago

Real Madrid vs Girona: TV coverage details in LaLiga matchup

Here, you can find all the TV coverage information when Real Madrid hosts Girona in a top-of-the-table clash in LaLiga. Real Madrid, unsurprisingly, is the favorite to win the Spanish top flight. Los Blancos are looking for a record-36th LaLiga title, but the biggest challenger is not Barcelona or Atletico Madrid. Instead, it is a […]

Bayer Leverkusen

/ 39 days ago

Bundesliga decider: Leverkusen vs Bayern TV coverage details

The game of the season in the Bundesliga is this weekend, and fans in the United States have TV details for how to watch Bayern Munich play Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. ESPN holds the rights to the Bundesliga, and it traditionally puts games on ESPN+. This match is no different. Saturday's game kicks off at […]

ESPN

/ 39 days ago

ESPN to make TV channels available to cord-cutters in 2025

ESPN announced that their channels, traditionally reserved for cable and pay-TV subscriptions, will be available directly to cord-cutters in 2025. The news on this service follows the monumental news that ESPN is entering a joint venture with FOX and WarnerBros Discovery to have many channels available on one streaming service. That debuts in Fall 2024 […]

ESPN

/ 40 days ago

What's missing from the ESPN, FOX and TNT app for soccer fans

ESPN, FOX, and TNT owner WarnerBros Discovery this week announced a major joint venture to stream sports, including soccer, on one app. ESPN is the home of a litany of club competitions in Europe, including the Bundesliga and LaLiga. FOX has provided a home for international soccer on United States television. The Gold Cup, European […]

Discovery

/ 41 days ago

ESPN, FOX and WarnerBros Discovery to create killer sports app

ESPN, FOX, and WarnerBros Discovery are teaming up to create a standalone mega sports app that will feature thousands of sporting events in one single place. Planned for a launch in late 2024, the app from the trio of media giants plans to pool together exclusive live sports, including soccer. Those soccer rights include the […]

Disney+

/ 46 days ago

Beware soccer fans: ESPN+ to crack down on password sharing

Disney is cracking down on password sharing on their streaming apps. As the massive media conglomerate owns several entities, the move affects those with ESPN+, Disney+, and Hulu. New subscribers to any one of these streaming services will now not be allowed to share passwords with other people. Existing users, however, will have until March […]

Amazon

/ 130 days ago

NWSL TV deal boosts revenue but makes it harder to find games

The new four-year, four-partner TV deal for the NWSL is a game-changer for the league in more ways than one. The specifics have now been revealed for the new arrangement, set to kick off in the 2024 season. Starting next year, 118 matches throughout the season will be broadcast between four partners – CBS Sports, […]

Apple TV

/ 131 days ago

ESPN wants to renew Bundesliga media rights deal in USA

ESPN holds the English and Spanish TV rights in the United States to the Bundesliga through the 2025/26 season. The historic six-year deal streams every game in the German top flight on ESPN+. Then, there are select games available on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2. ESPN wants to continue this deal beyond the 2025/26 campaign. ESPN […]