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Bob Costas Mentions NBC Deal For EPL TV Rights During Halftime of NFL Game

by Christopher Harris December 29, 2017

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JANUARY 31: NBC host Bob Costas looks on during the Super Bowl XLVI Broadcasters Press Conference at the Super Bowl XLVI Media Canter in the J.W. Marriott Indianapolis on January 31, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) — © Scott HalleranINDIANAPOLIS, IN – JANUARY 31: NBC host Bob Costas looks on during the Super Bowl XLVI Broadcasters Press Conference at the Super Bowl XLVI Media Canter in the J.W. Marriott Indianapolis on January 31, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Image: Super Bowl XLVI Broadcasters Press Conference

Bob Costas, a legend of US sports television, announced Sunday night during halftime of the Denver against New Orleans NFL game that NBC Sports had acquired the rights to the English Premier League for seasons 2013-16.

Here is audio of the brief but important announcement from the NBC broadcast:

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Bob Costas taking time out of the NFL broadcast to mention the English Premier League is a sign of how soccer has grown in this country, and what the acquisition of the TV rights means to NBC.

Thanks to EPL Talk reader Fog for the audio clip.

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