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/ 3349 days agoBayern Munich-Dortmund DFB-Pokal semi-final to air on ESPN2
Bayern Munich's DFB-Pokal semi-final against Borussia Dortmund will be televised live on ESPN2. Featuring two of the most popular teams in Germany, the German Cup semi-final will air on Wednesday, April 26 at 2:45pm ET across ESPN2, ESPN3 and Sling Orange. The commentators for the match will be Mark Donaldson and Craig Burley. ESPN will […]
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/ 3349 days agoCord cutter's guide to el Clásico
Every year, the highlight of the soccer calendar is el Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid. But if you live in the United States, the game isn't available on over-the-air broadcast television. On television, it's available exclusively via beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español. For cord cutters, though, there are several options of how […]
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/ 3350 days agoDebut NWSL game on Lifetime scores less than 100,000 viewers
The first-ever NWSL game televised on Lifetime averaged 82,000 viewers this past Saturday for the game between Portland Thorns and Orlando Pride. To put that into context, it's the third best viewing number for a televised NWSL opening game in the past five years. In 2014, ESPN2's broadcast had 177,000 viewers. In 2015, the opener […]
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/ 3351 days agoBayern Munich game against Wolfsburg to be televised on FOX
Following up on Bayern Munich's appearance on the FOX network last weekend against Bayer Leverkusen, FOX has decided to broadcast the April 29 game between Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich on the over-the-air FOX network. As of press time, Wolfsburg sits sixth from bottom in the Bundesliga, while Bayern Munich is running away with the Bundesliga […]
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/ 3351 days agoCrystal Palace-Leicester viewing number beats Orlando-LA Galaxy
The viewing number for MLS' first over-the-air broadcast on English-language television in 2017 is in, and the news isn't good. In previous years, whenever Premier League TV ratings in the United States have beaten MLS viewing numbers for games played during the same weekend, MLS apologists have insisted it was due to Manchester United, Chelsea, […]
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/ 3354 days agoReal Madrid to play in 2017 MLS All-Star Game
MLS today announced that the opponent in the 2017 MLS All-Star Game will be Real Madrid in a game that will be played at Chicago's Soldier Field on August 2, 2017. Initially, Barcelona was invited to play in the MLS All-Star Game but the Blaugrana has instead decided to play Juventus, Manchester United and Real […]
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/ 3356 days agoBarcelona-PSG Women's Champions League semi-final to be streamed in USA
The first leg of the UEFA Women's Champions League game between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain will be streamed live to soccer fans in the United States. Viewers will be able to watch the game live on Saturday, April 22 from Noon to 2pm ET via beIN SPORTS Connect. The streaming service beIN SPORTS Connect, which […]
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/ 3356 days agoBarcelona-Real Madrid el Clasico coverage promises to be best yet
Based on the wall-to-wall coverage that beIN SPORTS is planning for the April 23rd encounter between Barcelona and Real Madrid, this one game should be the most closely covered el Clasico of all time on US television. The coverage plans by beIN SPORTS include a live broadcast of the game across both English-language (beIN SPORTS) […]
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/ 3356 days agoHow to watch beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español in HD
Depending on your local TV provider and where you live in the United States, your local beIN SPORTS and/or beIN SPORTS en Español may not be in HD. It happened to me recently when my local Comcast changed both channels from HD to SD. As soccer fans, it's incredibly infuriating to not be able to […]
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/ 3356 days agobeIN SPORTS to broadcast English Championship triple header
Soccer fans in the United States will be able to watch a triple header of English Championship games on Friday, April 14 on beIN SPORTS. With only five games remaining in the regular season, everything is still up for grabs. Brighton and Newcastle are jostling for the title, while the race to finish in the […]
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/ 3356 days agoLa Liga games on beIN SPORTS continue to generate impressive viewing numbers
La Liga continues to grow in popularity in the United States with games from both Barcelona and Real Madrid last weekend exceeding 500,000 viewers per match. Both the Real Madrid-Atletico Madrid and Malaga-Barcelona games were televised live on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español. Out of the two matches, the 10:15am-12:15pm ET broadcast of […]
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/ 3357 days agoLa Liga takes aim at fighting illegal streaming of soccer games
If you watch illegal streams of La Liga games or you're a pirate that's making money off these illegal streams, beware. The Spanish top-flight league and beIN SPORTS are working on shutting down sites and prosecuting individuals who are showing La Liga games without permission. Out of all of the major soccer leagues around the […]
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/ 3359 days agoChelsea-Spurs FA Cup semi-final to be televised on FOX
The highly anticipated FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Spurs will be televised live on the over-the-air FOX network on Saturday, April 22. For soccer fans in the United States, that'll guarantee that the game will get into as many TV households as possible as the two London clubs fight it out for a chance […]
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/ 3362 days agoLa Liga sees 16% percent increase in viewership
Viewership of La Liga games on beIN SPORTS en Español in the United States grew 16% year-over-year. The Spanish-language network has seen tremendous growth in La Liga viewership including 627,000 who watched the Barcelona-Valencia game on March 19 across both the beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español networks. The game ranked as the second highest soccer […]
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/ 3363 days agoMLS TV ratings down 8% compared to last season
The average MLS TV viewing audience for the 2017 season is down 8% compared to last season, according to data aggregated by Sports TV Ratings and World Soccer Talk. For the 2017 season through April 3, which totals 15 games, MLS is averaging 261,667 viewers compared to 284,842 after 11 games during the same time […]