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/ 2996 days agoNBC now available in 70% of US households via fuboTV
Fans of Premier League clubs in the United States who are cord cutters or considering getting rid of their cable or satellite service will be glad to know that the legal streaming fuboTV has significantly expanded its list of local over-the-air NBC networks. fuboTV has added 23 NBC networks, which means that fuboTV's live streams […]
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/ 2999 days agoManchester City announce US summer tour
Manchester City has announced that the club will be participating in the 2018 International Champions Cup throughout the United States this summer, which will include a high-profile game in New York City. City, who are currently chasing a first-ever quadruple (Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup and Champions League), will be competing in the tournament […]
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/ 3002 days agoMLS takes calculated risk with Miami amidst stadium concerns
On Monday, MLS did what it promised not to do in Miami. The top-flight soccer league in the United States approved Miami as its newest expansion team even though the stadium location is far from being finalized and the plans could be in jeopardy of imploding this summer if a court's ruling doesn't go its […]
FA Cup
/ 3007 days agoFA Cup 4th Round US TV schedule features intriguing matchups
The fourth round of the FA Cup kicks off this weekend, and there are several intriguing games to watch. The action kicks off on Friday with Yeovil Town, playing in a stadium with a capacity of less than 10,000, hosting Manchester United in a match that should feature the United debut for Alexis Sanchez. Other […]
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/ 3007 days agoFOX premieres new World Cup TV commercial [VIDEO]
FOX Sports has released a new promotional video to get sports fans excited for its coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In the new commercial, which features the tagline "The World Becomes The World Cup," FOX Sports features Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar to promote the broadcaster's English-language coverage of the tournament. While […]
fuboTV
/ 3013 days agofuboTV adds 9 more local NBC networks to streaming service
fuboTV has added nine more local NBC networks to its expanding streaming service. With the addition of the new local over-the-air networks, NBC is now available via fuboTV to 48% of US households. The markets that have just been added today are: • KVOA – Tucson-Sierra Vista, AZ • WGAL – Lancaster-Harrisburg-Lebanon-York, PA • WHEC – Rochester, NY […]
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/ 3013 days agobeIN SPORTS viewership increases by 9% during 2017
beIN SPORTS grew its overall reach in 2017 by 9%, increasing the total viewers from 71 million in 2016 to 77.2 million in 2017. The 9% increase is impressive considering that the total number of households the English-language network is in has declined during the past twelve months (similar to other TV networks across the […]
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/ 3018 days agoGet your free DISH Network viewing guide
Get your free DISH Network viewing guide by subscribing to the free World Soccer Talk email newsletter (see more info below). With so many options to choose from when it comes to satellite dish subscriptions, we've created this free guide to provide you with the details you need to make a sound decision. The DISH […]
fuboTV
/ 3022 days agofuboTV’s streams of local TV stations grows
One of the minor obstacles when cutting the cord and subscribing to a streaming service is the lack of availability of your local over-the-air networks such as NBC, FOX, CBS and Telemundo. For sports fans, the vast majority of the games are on channels accessible via cable or satellite. But cord cutters soon find out […]
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/ 3028 days agoChelsea-Arsenal League Cup semi-final moved to ESPN2
The first-leg of the League Cup semi-final featuring Chelsea against Arsenal has been moved to ESPN2 for viewers in the United States. So far this season, all of the League Cup games have been featured on ESPN3. But on Wednesday, January 10, viewers in the States will be able to watch the first leg of […]
TV Ratings
/ 3029 days agoPremier League game on NBC breaks million viewers
For the sixth week in a row, a Premier League match on NBC Sports has broken the one million viewer mark. Premier League matches have broken the 1 million viewer mark for six consecutive weeks across NBC’s networks starting with Liverpool’s match against Chelsea on November 25, which averaged 1.119 million viewers. During the sixth […]
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/ 3034 days ago2017 el Clásico nets 845,000 viewers on beIN SPORTS
beIN SPORTS' live coverage of el Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona on December 23 averaged 845,000 viewers in the United States across the English-language beIN SPORTS and Spanish-language beIN SPORTS en Español networks. beIN SPORTS' December broadcast of el Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona was always going to be a struggle due to […]
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/ 3035 days agoLeicester-Man United scores 1.17 million viewers on NBC Sports
Saturday's broadcast of Leicester City against Manchester United averaged 1.179 million viewers across NBC and Telemundo in an entertaining 2-2 game. The 2:45-4:45pm ET broadcast averaged 991,000 viewers on the over-the-air NBC network, while Telemundo averaged 188,000 viewers for a combined audience total of 1,179,000. It was a rarity for a Premier League match to […]
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/ 3051 days ago4.9 million watch Tigres-Monterrey Liga MX final on Univision
It wasn't as great as the record-breaking 6 million combined total that watched the 2016 Liga MX Apertura Final, but the 2017 final still produced impressive numbers for Univision Deportes. For the two legs of the final combined, the 2017 Liga MX Apertura final between Monterrey and Tigres totaled 4.9 million viewers. In the first […]
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/ 3051 days agoMan Utd-Man City viewership beats MLS Cup final by 18%
Sunday's Manchester derby that aired on NBCSN and Telemundo averaged 1.4 million viewers, which was 18% greater than the viewership for the 2017 MLS Cup final that aired on ESPN, UniMas and Univision Deportes. Manchester City won the match 2-1 in an impressive performance at Old Trafford to continue their unbeaten streak to 14 matches […]