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/ 4931 days agoAre You More Likely to Watch MLS Games On TV Now that NBC Will Carry EPL? [POLL]
With the English Premier League media rights moving from FOX Soccer to NBC Universal beginning in the summer of 2013, NBC Universal will be broadcasting both English Premier League and MLS matches to soccer fans based in the United States. MLS, NBC and many MLS fans are hoping that NBC's acquisition of the Premier League […]
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/ 4932 days agoRogers and TSN Acquire Premier League TV Rights In Canada In 3-Year Deal
After the news that NBC Universal won the US media rights to the Premier League on US TV and Internet, it's been announced today that Rogers and TSN will split the Premier League media rights in Canada fifty-fifty, with games to be shown across Sportsnet and TSN. In the three year deal, Sportsnet will get […]
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/ 4932 days agoWhich A-Team of Presenters, Pundits and Commentators Should NBC Hire For Its EPL Coverage?
You're in a meeting room with the major executives from NBC Universal and NBC Sports. The topic of discussion is what talent you want to pursue to build a world-class presentation of the Premier League for viewers in the United States. Question is: Who do you recommend? Consider the different positions you need to fill: […]
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/ 4932 days agoBob Costas Mentions NBC Deal For EPL TV Rights During Halftime of NFL Game
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: Video unavailable Bob Costas taking time […]
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/ 4932 days agoWelcome to the Redesigned EPLTalk.com
Welcome to the redesigned EPL Talk website. Over the past few weeks, we've been small tweaks here and there after rolling out a completely new website design. As with any change, some people will prefer the past, but there are several new enhancements that have been made that will hopefully win you over, over time: […]
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/ 4932 days ago14 Things We Know So Far About NBC's US Coverage Plans for the Premier League 2013-16
After NBC Univeral's announcement tonight, we now know a lot more about their Premier League coverage plans for 2013-16. Here's what we know so far: 1. NBC will make all Premier League matches available for viewing. 2. All of the Premier League games will be shown live. Games will not be shown on tape delay. […]
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/ 4933 days agoNBC confirms acquisition of Premier League rights
UPDATED: NBC Universal has acquired the exclusive US media rights to the Premier League from 2013-2014 to 2015-2016 for a fee that is believed to be $83 million per season. Per the agreement, NBCUniversal becomes the exclusive English- and Spanish-language media rights holder to all 380 Premier League matches across all platforms and devices in the […]
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/ 4933 days agoPremier League Referees Playing With Fire By Awarding Yellows For Diving
The referees in the Premier League now seem intent on trying to stamp diving out of the game based on the matches this weekend. The obvious examples were Fernando Torres and Antonio Valencia both being shown a yellow card for alleged dives in the Chelsea-Manchester United match, but Swansea's Angel Rangel was also shown a […]
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/ 4933 days agoPremier League Sunday: Oct. 28, 2012
The clocks have gone back one hour in Great Britain, so all of the Premier League matches today will kick off one hour later than usual. Vote for your favourite English Premier League footballers on Footballtop.com. We'll need our beauty sleep this morning as there are four enticing matches in store. The first is the […]
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/ 4934 days agoPremier League Saturday: Oct. 27, 2012
For all of you awake to watch the early kick-off today, I applaud you. While the bandwagon fans will be asleep and waiting for Sunday's Chelsea-Manchester United match, the hardcore fans will up and ready for Aston Villa against Norwich City, which could end up being the most entertaining match of the day due to […]
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/ 4935 days agoThanks FOX Soccer and ESPN for 17 Years of Continuous Premier League Coverage In US
On the eve of arguably the biggest weekend in the 2012-13 Premier League season thus far, soccer fans in the United States will be watching Chelsea-Manchester United and Everton-Liverpool with the knowledge that this will be the final season that both FOX Soccer and ESPN will be bringing their EPL coverage to us. Since August […]
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/ 4935 days agoNBC Universal or beIN SPORT: Who Do You Want To Be Named As The EPL Rights Holder in US?
Whether it's NBC Universal or beIN SPORT that is the eventual winner of the US media rights to the Premier League for seasons 2013-16, the reality is that the soccer landscape in the United States will undergo changes. What those changes are, and how that'll benefit or reduce our Premier League viewing experience, we probably […]
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/ 4935 days agoFOX Soccer and ESPN Drop Out Of US Bidding War For EPL TV Rights; NBC Universal is Frontrunner
UPDATED: FOX Soccer and ESPN have dropped out of the bidding for the US media rights to the English Premier League for seasons 2013-16, according to a report by Sports Business Daily. According to the report, NBC Universal is the clear front runner with beIN SPORT a question mark "We were disappointed to learn today […]
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/ 4935 days ago37% Of Top 100 Soccer Blogs Recommended by The Guardian In 2011 Are Now Defunct
On New Years Eve in 2010, The Guardian published a list of the top 100 soccer blogs worth following. The list was an unbiased review of the best soccer blogs on the planet. Now, almost two years later, a shocking 37 percent of the top 100 blogs are defunct. The criteria I used to define […]
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/ 4936 days agoPoll: Who Do You Think Will Win the Battle For EPL TV Rights In USA?
On the eve of the final day of bidding for the US media rights for the English Premier league from seasons 2013-16, who do you think will win? That's quite a different question than what we asked you a couple of weeks ago, when 83% of you said that you wanted FOX Soccer to win. […]