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/ 2095 days agoMLS & ESPN pull off unprecedented TV coverage of MLS Is Back
Long accustomed to being the broadcaster for select soccer games, ESPN took an unfamiliar seat this July when it partnered with Major League Soccer to become the production services provider for the MLS Is Back tournament. Instead of just televising its select number of games as it normally would during a typical season, ESPN and […]
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/ 2103 days agoFanatiz adds Serie A games in Italian with addition of RAI Italia
Add RAI Italia to the list of channels that soccer streaming service Fanatiz has made available for viewers in the United States. While ESPN+ has the exclusive English-language and Spanish-language rights to Serie A, the Italian-language rights in the United States are held by RAI. So with Fanatiz's addition of RAI to a newly-created Club […]
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/ 2110 days agoNBC moves Premier League games from Gold to Peacock
Say goodbye to NBC Sports Gold and hello Peacock. NBC Sports has announced that for the 2020/21 season, Peacock will stream 175 Premier League games exclusively on the Peacock Premium platform. In total, Peacock Premium will present more than 1,500 hours of Premier League live match and shoulder programming. Included will be full-event replays for […]
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/ 2110 days agoChampions League moves to CBS: Everything you need to know about new US rights deal
Now that the announcement has been made that the UEFA Champions League moves to CBS from Turner Sports, what does it mean for viewers in the United States, and how will their coverage be different than what we've been accustomed to in the past? With so many questions and so much information to share, we've […]
Leagues: Scottish Premiership
/ 2111 days agoFuture of Scottish Premiership up in the air for US viewers
The future of the Scottish Premiership on U.S. television and streaming is uncertain once again now that B/R Live is no longer streaming the top flight league in the United States. During the 2019/20 season, B/R Live streamed on average 2-3 games per weekend. But with Bleacher Report deciding not to renew the rights to […]
Where to find on TV
/ 2121 days agoWhere to find Newcastle vs. Man City FA Cup on US TV and streaming
If you're trying to find out how you can watch Newcastle vs. Man City in the US, we have all of the details for you about the FA Cup game. Newcastle vs. Man City is available exclusively via ESPN+ but will not be on television. However, you can stream the game from ESPN+ to your […]
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/ 2124 days agoTurner Sports has eyes on MLS rights
In recent developments, it is clear that Turner Sports has eyes on MLS rights. In shocking news this week, Turner Sports have told UEFA they opted out of its UEFA Champions League contract. Therefore, the U.S. broadcaster will not broadcast the remainder of the 2019/20 Champions League and Europa League games. The same applies to […]
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/ 2130 days agoESPN to broadcast 19 Serie A games on TV in next 30 days
With the Serie A title race heating up between Juventus, Lazio and Inter Milan, ESPN are promoting 19 games to its TV networks during the next 30 days. Before the coronavirus, ESPN would often feature one Serie A match per week on television, usually on ESPN2 or ESPNEWS during the early Sunday morning hours. But […]
FA Cup
/ 2133 days ago2 FA Cup quarterfinals moved to ESPN television
ESPN has decided to move two high-profile FA Cup quarterfinals to its flagship network. Previously, all of the FA Cup matches have been on ESPN+, but with the lack of live sports on U.S. television, ESPN has decided to elevate the Norwich-Manchester United and Sheffield United-Arsenal matches to its main sports TV network. As of […]
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/ 2138 days agoESPN moves several Serie A games and Coppa Italia Final
Fans of Italian soccer will be glad to hear that ESPN has decided to move several key matches to air on the flagship ESPN TV network in the next two weeks. They include a handful of Serie A matches in addition to the 2019/20 Coppa Italia Final. With the Italian season scheduled to restart on […]
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/ 2138 days agoPremier League on NBC Sports: What to expect from restart of TV coverage
For the neutral fans, the biggest question about the return of the 2019/20 Premier League season is whether artificial crowd noise will be included or not. After all, both the Bundesliga and LaLiga have featured artificial crowd noise that has arguably helped to enhance the television broadcasts, making games sound more exciting. For fans of […]
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/ 2144 days agoWhat is Peacock and why should Premier League viewers care?
What is Peacock and why should fans of Premier League clubs care? The days of NBC Sports making every single Premier League game available "for free" to soccer fans in the United States who had access to NBC Sports Live Extra are long gone. The world has changed a lot since NBC's Premier League debut […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 2145 days agoPremier League schedule for return of EPL on NBC Sports
A provisional list of Premier League fixtures have been shared with each of the twenty clubs for June 17 through July 2, according to a report by The Times newspaper. While the schedule hasn't been confirmed by the Premier League yet, it gives viewers in the United States a birds-eye view of what the Premier […]
Fanatiz
/ 2147 days agoFanatiz launches redesign and addition of Android TV app
Soccer streaming service Fanatiz has been busy during the lull in professional soccer. Featuring a catalog of live sports including LaLiga, Ligue 1, Copa Libertadores and more, Fanatiz has completed a redesign of its website, a brand-new look for its brand, and a different product offering that includes a freemium version offering Real Madrid TV […]
Leagues: La Liga
/ 2149 days agoLaLiga reveals TV schedule for first week of league restart
After a delay of more than 90 days, Spain's LaLiga will return to action on Thursday, June 11 and will feature matches every day of the week until the season ends. LaLiga President Javier Tebas revealed the first seven days of fixtures today, which will include all of Spain's top division sides in action. Beginning […]