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/ 1499 days agoHBO Max provides preview of what MLS coverage may look like
When you hear the name HBO Max, you may think of several things. First and foremost, a streaming service. Second, the place to stream The Batman movie and Game of Thrones. Third, dare we say, sports? Not yet, but HBO Max subscribers in Latin America have already started watching sports on the service in that […]
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/ 1514 days agoSoccer tickets on sale as giants head to United States
Devoid of any major men's soccer competition such as the World Cup, Euros, Copa América or Gold Cup, this summer is a rare one for soccer fans. We have the FIFA World Cup in Qatar to thank (or blame) for that. As a result, it means that many footballers have a break this summer. But […]
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/ 1527 days agoApple TV+ and MLS: A match made in soccer heaven
This week's report that Apple TV+ is interested in acquiring MLS media rights shouldn't come as a surprise. Two years ago, the streaming service added a former Amazon executive to lead its foray into live sports. Coupled with their recent acquisition of baseball rights, the potential acquisition of MLS rights would be an ideal way […]
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/ 1529 days agoMLS needs to change regular season format to help TV ratings
Ahead of a new MLS TV deal, more eyeballs are focused on the league. This time, though, it's the eyeballs of executives at many of the top media companies who are evaluating the strength of the league. After all, Major League Soccer is on the precipice of what it hopes will be a new, landmark […]
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/ 1530 days agofuboTV Canada ready to stream Premier League beginning August 2022
FuboTV, the popular streaming service throughout Canada, already has a large footprint with exclusive rights to some of the top soccer leagues in the world. Beginning August 2022, it's adding arguably the biggest and best of them all. The English Premier League will be exclusively available in Canada. Goodbye DAZN. Hello fubo. With Fubo continuing […]
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/ 1530 days agoFOX Sports World Cup schedule revealed
FOX Sports World Cup schedule has been revealed. The headline is that every USA game will air on the FOX network. Other than that, there are some changes compared to how FOX Sports televised the previous World Cup. Unfortunately, FOX Sports' conflicts with NFL and college football programming means that there'll be fewer games on […]
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/ 1534 days agoTiming is everything for MLS in pursuit of a new TV deal
Major League Soccer finds itself in perhaps its most challenging situation since the league retracted two teams in 2002. How MLS addresses the growing concern over its next media rights deal will go a long way to determining its future success. After all, MLS Commissioner Don Garber knows the importance of landing a lucrative media […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 1549 days agoNew MLS TV rights deal: Who do you want to win?
A report this week in The Athletic mentions that Major League Soccer is facing several obstacles in its negotiations ahead of the media rights deal. Time is running out for MLS, whose Commissioner Don Garber recently said that the deal would be announced by the end of March 2022. Up until recently, Major League Soccer […]
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/ 1564 days agoArgentine Primera División games in Spanish now available via Paramount+
Subscribers to Paramount+ now have the option of watching their favorite Argentine Primera División games in Spanish or English. Previously, all of the Argentine Primera División games were available on Paramount+ with English-language commentary. However, effective immediately, fans will get to choose between Spanish or English for most of the matches. Those games may include […]
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/ 1564 days agoParamount+ debuts UCL Multicast to watch 2 games at once
This week's UEFA Champions League games will include a special new feature exclusive to Paramount+ subscribers. Titled UCL Multicast, it allows viewers to watch two UEFA Champions League games at the same time on one screen. For example, this week's matches that kick off at the same time are: • Liverpool vs. Inter Milan, and Bayern […]
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/ 1565 days agoPete Radovich interview: The producer behind CBS' soccer coverage
Growing up as a child in a Croatian immigrant family, life in Queens was a different experience for Pete Radovich Jr compared to other American kids. After all, not every family had a relative playing as a goalkeeper in the same team as Johan Cruyff. These days, if soccer fans don't know Pete Radovich Jr […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 1576 days agoMLS feeling confident flying solo in upcoming TV rights deal
In a press conference with U.S. soccer media this week, MLS Commissioner Don Garber gave an update on the media rights deal. As background, the current deal expires at the end of this year. MLS is still on track to announce the winning bidders for the 2023-28 deal next month. Until then, there's a lot […]
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/ 1585 days agoWelcome to the new World Soccer Talk
It's time for a change. After featuring its previous design that ran for several years, today I'm pleased to announce that World Soccer Talk has officially launched its a website redesign and rebranding. With 2022 being a World Cup year, there's no better timing than now to release our new look and feel. Note however […]
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/ 1607 days agofuboTV to stream Euro 2024 and Euro 2028 select games
In another landmark deal for the streaming service, fuboTV has agreed a deal with FOX Sports to stream select matches from UEFA competitions. These will include the option for fuboTV to stream Euro 2024 select games as well as matches from Euro 2028, as well as many other games. Today's announcement comes on the heels […]
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/ 1626 days agoPremier League on USA Network TV ratings start well
We love watching the Premier League games on NBC Sports. That's no secret. So, we were inquisitive when NBC Sports PR sent out a press release this week. It screams how USA Network is a success in its opening weekend of Premier League games. We decided to take a closer look to see what the […]