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/ 3384 days agoGolTV acquires rights to Primeira Liga for 2017/18 season
EXCLUSIVE: GolTV has acquired the US media rights to Portugal's Primeira Liga for the 2017/18 season, according to a World Soccer Talk source who is close to the situation. The popular Portuguese league features historic teams such as Benfica, Sporting CP and Porto. Currently, the Primeira Liga is shown live across Univision Deportes (select games) […]
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/ 3390 days agoESPN to televise 2017 International Champions Cup including Barcelona-Real Madrid game
For viewers in the United States, the 2017 International Champions Cup will be televised live on ESPN and ESPN2, which will include the highly-anticipated game between Barcelona and Real Madrid on Saturday, July 29 — the first time ever el Clasico has been played in the United States. Out of the 12 games in the 2017 […]
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/ 3391 days agoJuventus vs. AC Milan predicted lines, preview and TV times
Juventus have the opportunity to move a whopping 11 points clear at the top of Serie A on Friday night when they welcome historical rivals AC Milan to the J Stadium. The league leaders actually slipped up in their previous outing, saved by a second-half goal from Leonardo Bonucci and stumbling to a 1-1 draw […]
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/ 3391 days agoNBC to feature Man City vs. Liverpool on over-the-air network
The Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool on Sunday, March 19 will be televised live on the over-the-air NBC network in the United States. The match, would could have big implications on the top four in English soccer, will kick off at 12:30pm ET. The reason for the late kickoff time is due […]
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/ 3394 days agoPortland-Minnesota MLS game scores disappointing TV ratings
The opening game of the 2017 MLS season between Portland Timbers and Minnesota United scored a disappointing viewing audience of 235,000 across FS1 and FOX Deportes combined, according to Sports TV Ratings. The game ended in a 5-1 scoreline to the Timbers on a rainy night in Oregon. The match was televised live from 9:30-11:30pm […]
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/ 3394 days agobeIN SPORTS to debut new set for The Xtra
Beginning today, beIN SPORTS' daily show The Xtra will feature a brand-new set. Over the weekend, beIN SPORTS talent were testing out the new shots of what appears to be a completely new look to their TV broadcast. The Xtra airs Mondays through Friday at 7pm ET, and is hosted by Kevin Egan. Since June […]
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/ 3396 days agoTwo La Liga games on beIN SPORTS surpass 500,000 viewers last Sunday
Last Sunday's La Liga games between Atletico Madrid-Barcelona and Villarreal-Real Madrid both surpassed 500,000 viewers in the games that were shown across beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español in the United States. Out of the two matches, the game that had the most viewers was the pulsating game between Villarreal and Real Madrid with […]
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/ 3397 days agoHow to watch Premier League games on fuboTV
Want to learn how to watch Premier League games on fuboTV? This article answers all. With the launch of the beta of fubo in February, the latest release of the legal streaming service for soccer fans in the United States, subscribers now can watch Premier League soccer from across NBCSN, CNBC, USA, NBC Universo and […]
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/ 3398 days agoNBC to debut West Brom Behind The Badge series
NBC Sports' popular Behind The Badge documentary returns this weekend with the first of a four-part series about Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. Previously, NBC Sports has featured Crystal Palace and Watford. Both were critically received and featured plenty of fly-on-the-wall footage to give soccer fans a unique perspective on what it's like to […]
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/ 3399 days agoWho Turner Sports should hire for Champions League TV coverage
Turner Sports’ coverage of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League won’t launch until August 2018, so the sports network has plenty of time to execute its plan to bring the world’s number one soccer club competition into the homes of viewers across the United States. While FOX Sports certainly improved the quantity of UEFA […]
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/ 3404 days agoUEFA doubles Champions League TV rights in $100 million/yr deal
While the past 12 months have been a turbulent time for UEFA, the European soccer organization has managed to double the amount of revenue it'll generate for Champions League and Europa League coverage in the United States. Under UEFA's current deal with FOX Sports, the broadcaster pays approximately $52 million per year for the rights […]
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/ 3405 days agoUS broadcasters bid on Champions League rights for 2018-2021
The bidding for the next round of US TV and streaming rights to the UEFA Champions League is close to being completed, a source revealed to World Soccer Talk. Our source understands that the TV networks bidding for the rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League in the United States from 2018 to 2021 are […]
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/ 3406 days ago2.4 million soccer fans watched Chivas-Club America SúperClásico
Last weekend's Súper Clásico between Chivas and Club America was the most-watched soccer game on any network in 2017, averaging 2.4 million total viewers. The 2.4 million number exceeded the 1.92 million number that watched the Super Clasico in September, 2017 The broadcast on Univision Deportes featured longtime rivals América and Chivas aired Saturday at 10:00 p.m. […]
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/ 3406 days agoUS World Cup qualifier against Panama televised on beIN SPORTS
The important US Men's National Team World Cup qualifier against Panama in late March will be shown live on beIN SPORTS. The Spanish-language broadcast will be televised on Telemundo, but the English-language broadcast of the Tuesday March 28, 2017 match will be on beIN SPORTS for viewers in the United States. The match is an […]
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/ 3407 days agofubo vs. fubo Latino: Differences between streaming services
In February 2017, fuboTV launched two brand-new products — fubo Premier and fubo Latino. Both of them are legal streaming services that offer consumers in the United States a way to watch HD-quality channels without needing a cable or satellite subscription. But what are the differences between the two products and which is the right one […]