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/ 2829 days agoESPN acquires US rights to Coppa Italia and Italian Super Cup
ESPN has added the Coppa Italia and Italian Super Cup to its ever-growing list of soccer properties it has the rights to in the United States. According to SportsPro, "The duration of ESPN’s rights deal for the two cup competitions has not been announced, but it is likely to run from this season until 2020/21, […]
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/ 2830 days agofuboTV adds RAI Italia for more Serie A options
When it comes to Serie A matches with Italian commentators, RAI Italia is the way to go in the United States. And now the popular Italian-language TV channel is available to fuboTV subscribers. fuboTV has added RAI Italia as a separate add-on for $7.99/month giving subscribers access to select Serie A matches each week in […]
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/ 2831 days agoAnalysis of Champions League coverage on TNT and Univision
With the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League Group Stage kicking off this week, most soccer fans in the United States had their first taste of soccer coverage from TNT. Dominant Spanish-language TV broadcaster Univision Deportes also aired their first Champions League games including some of the more high-profile matches on the over-the-air Univision channel. But how […]
TV Ratings
/ 2831 days agoLiverpool-PSG Champions League scores 1 million viewers across Univision and TNT
Liverpool's late 3-2 win against Paris Saint-Germain in Tuesday's exciting Champions League match averaged more than one million viewers in the United States across Univision, Univision Deportes Network and TNT. In fact, the Liverpool-PSG viewing number was the most-viewed Group Stage telecast in the U.S. in the history of the UEFA Champions League, regardless of […]
fuboTV
/ 2833 days agofuboTV demo: See the streaming service in action
It's been over 18 months since the last time I've done a demo of the fuboTV streaming service, and a lot has changed since then. Improvements have been made to the streaming quality and reliability as well as to the look-and-feel of the app. What started out a soccer streaming service has now broadened into […]
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/ 2837 days agoUnivision Deportes to debut European soccer highlights show four days a week
Univision Deportes already has made Liga MX one of the most popular soccer leagues on television in the United States, but now the Spanish-language broadcaster is ready to dive head first into European soccer when it launches its coverage of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League group stages next week. The addition of the […]
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/ 2839 days agoWinners and losers from Champions League TV coverage in U.S.
This season's UEFA Champions League tournament will be the biggest change for soccer fans in the United States since the games moved from ESPN to FOX Sports in 2009. The big changes mean that there are some big winners and losers. Here's our breakdown of who will win and lose based on the massive changes: […]
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/ 2839 days agoTNT and Univision herald big changes to Champions League
With the US media rights for the UEFA Champions League having changed hands, we say goodbye to FOX Sports and ESPN Deportes's coverage of the world's greatest soccer club competition and hello to TNT and Univision Deportes who are preparing for their first-ever broadcasts of the UEFA Champions League group stage. But what can we […]
Soccer On TV
/ 2843 days agoHow to stream soccer to your TV
Here is how to stream soccer to your TV, finally summarized in the modern era. The past 12 months have seen dramatic changes in the way that we watch soccer games in the United States. With the launch of NBC Sports Gold, B/R Live and ESPN+ — just to name a few — the number of games […]
UEFA Nations League
/ 2846 days agoUEFA Nations League TV schedule for September 6-11
Beginning this week, UEFA is launching the Nations League. The brand-new competition format will hopefully increase the competitiveness of matches that are played during the international break. And the best news of all is that every single game will be available to soccer fans in the United States. ESPN's coverage of the tournament will span […]
beIN SPORTS
/ 2846 days agobeIN SPORTS will not be bullied by US media giants, says exec
Facing a difficult situation in their six-year history as a broadcaster in the United States, beIN SPORTS is adamant that they're not going away even though AT&T and Comcast recently dropped the channels from their TV programming. Speaking to World Soccer Talk, beIN SPORTS’ deputy managing director for the U.S. and Canada Antonio Briceño had […]
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/ 2859 days agofuboTV adds Turner channels for UEFA coverage
fuboTV made a big splash today in the battle between streaming providers by adding several channels from Turner that will appeal to many soccer fans in the United States. With the addition of the Turner channels, this now means that fuboTV has both the English-language and Spanish-language coverage of the UEFA Champions League and Europa […]
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/ 2865 days agoESPN’s Serie A TV debut will feature 2 familiar commentators
Sunday's Serie A debut on ESPNEWS will feature two very familiar voices to soccer fans in the United States. With the anticipation building for the Torino-Roma game that'll kick off at noon on Sunday on ESPNEWS, ESPN will feature Mark Donaldson as commentator and Matteo Bonetti as co-commentator. Donaldson has been commentating matches for ESPN […]
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/ 2866 days agoESPN’s plan is to stream all FA Cup games on ESPN+
Say goodbye to the FA Cup on television in the United States. ESPN's acquisition of the FA Cup rights in the US will feature all broadcasts streamed on ESPN+ with no plans to air any of the matches on television. The agreement will bring 79 FA Cup matches – beginning with the First Round in […]
beIN SPORTS
/ 2871 days agobeIN SPORTS channels return to Verizon Fios
The wait is over for Verizon Fios customers who subscribe to beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español. The two sports channels that feature LaLiga, Ligue 1 and the Turkish Super Lig are now back on Verizon Fios after a carriage dispute was resolved on Friday evening. For soccer fans, the timing couldn't be better […]