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/ 3174 days agoBehind-the-scenes look at how NextVR broadcasts soccer in VR
The recently-completed International Champions Cup (ICC) was the most successful in its five year history. For the second year in a row, NextVR brought live and on-demand games in virtual reality (VR) to soccer fans around the world. The highlight of the tournament was the the first el Clásico to be experienced in VR featuring Real […]
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/ 3179 days agoFlorida watches world-class soccer at International Champions Cup
South Florida remains to many American soccer fans the most polarizing market for the sport in the United States. A place where MLS is determined to return, but fans across the nation view with skepticism and a certain degree of disdain. A market that has seen lower division clubs come and go, but in 2017 […]
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/ 3184 days agoBrad Friedel discusses TV career and Mauricio Pochettino
Brad Friedel sat down with World Soccer Talk this week to discuss his broadcast and coaching career. World Soccer Talk: You are one of the most decorated goalkeepers in the history of the Premier League with the most appearances – even more than the likes of Peter Schmeichel and Petr Cech. How did you make […]
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/ 3186 days agoMLS rejection of $4 billion offer from MP & Silva could be beginning
MLS has quietly rebuffed a $4 billion offer from MP & Silva that would have quadrupled the broadcast rights fee the league currently receives from its deals with FOX Sports, Univision and ESPN, according to a story in Sports Business Journal. The deal came with one catch, which was too much for MLS to absorb — […]
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/ 3191 days agoGeorge Best: All by Himself, ESPN’s 30 For 30 masterpiece
Like many soccer fans, I have been frustrated that despite the constant flow of excellent ESPN 30 for 30 films, so few have had any content related to our sport. As someone who spends very little time watching sports other than soccer, the 30 for 30 series has been enlightening and educational about topics I […]
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/ 3214 days agoFOX Sports’ coverage of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Coming just a year after an underwhelming spectacle in the Copa America, the worst was expected from some critics regarding FOX’s coverage of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. But surprisingly for some, FOX Sports has come through with solid coverage. As we have now finished the group stage of the competition and enter the knockout […]
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/ 3274 days agoUSL leads the way with improved TV and digital coverage
USL, which is a sanctioned second division by the United States Soccer Federation, has undertaken a massive effort to increase accessibility of its product to viewers while improving production in a cost-effective way. The league has undertaken a massive $10 million effort to enhance its productions, both for digital and television. The league has also […]
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/ 3284 days agoReview of NWSL's Lifetime and go90 TV and streaming coverage
A new era in women’s soccer began on Saturday with NWSL’s new television deal with Lifetime as well as streaming on the go90 platform. The decision to place one weekly game with a 4pm ET start time on Lifetime was a no-brainer. A&E, the parent company of Lifetime, has invested in NWSL. However, the NWSL placing […]
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/ 3310 days agoESPN reaps benefits of FOX and NBC’s indifference to ICC rights
A little over one year ago, it appeared that Relevent Sports' Charlie Stillitano and Stephen Ross had overshot the runway. They had "gambled in overvaluing their product and had lost badly" went the narrative. While International Champions Cup executives wouldn’t confirm it, reports indicated that FOX Sports declined to renew its TV deal with ICC, and that NBC […]
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/ 3325 days agoReview of 2017 MLS opening weekend TV coverage
The opening weekend of MLS featured two new clubs and a new stadium. The action opened Friday night as Portland hosted new entrant Minnesota United FC, a team that has spent the last six seasons in the second-division NASL. FOX Sports was broadcasting the match and did a wonderful job of capturing the atmosphere in Portland, […]
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/ 3333 days agoTurner’s acquisition of Champions League is big development
The soccer world reacted with a combination of shock, sarcasm and guarded optimism on Friday afternoon when World Soccer Talk broke the news that Turner Sports — who has not broadcast soccer on TV since the folding of the WUSA in 2003 (which aired on TNT and the now-defunct CNNSI) and has not shown men’s […]
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/ 3345 days ago6 important takeaways from NWSL's TV deal with Lifetime
Recently, the NWSL announced a TV deal combined with A&E networks where the media company will also take an equity share in the US-based women’s professional soccer league. The deal represents a massive breakthrough for the NWSL which is entering its fifth season in 2017. The league, which has been seen by many around the […]
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/ 3359 days agoUEFA Champions League games on US TV: Sept. 2017
It’s been often overlooked that as MLS expands and is adding four new clubs in the next round of expansion, that television market size and media profile might factor heavily into the decision making process. While some markets have established themselves at the lower division level, others that have not might be under strong consideration because […]
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/ 3365 days agoMLS TV schedule ditches parity to focus on super clubs
Major League Soccer (MLS) has learned the lesson every other American professional and college sports league does — that despite discussion of parity and competitiveness, the real selling point of a league on TV is having elite clubs. Elite clubs could be those that excel on the pitch or perhaps those with the greatest atmospherics […]
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/ 3386 days agoNBC Sports’ Premier League coverage during holidays
NBC Sports' fourth year of Premier League coverage has been, in some manners, stale and predictable. But as always, the real test of coverage of the world’s most popular soccer league doesn’t come in August or May, but during the festive period. This festive period was a mixed bag for NBC Sports. Let’s take a […]