Christopher Harris

Christopher Harris

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Since launching World Soccer Talk in 2005, Harris has played an influential role in shaping how broadcasters deliver the sport by providing in-depth analysis and reviews of the soccer TV coverage. He has interviewed virtually all media executives at the different media giants to stay apprised of changes in OTT and broadcast television while also keeping up with the latest reports and breaking news about key soccer rights acquisitions and the media landscape. Christopher is a member of the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR). He's the recipient of 18 WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association. Prior to World Soccer Talk, Chris wrote for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel as well as The Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Illustrated.

latest articles by Christopher Harris

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/ 3280 days ago

el Clásico watched by 1.6 million viewers on beIN SPORTS

EXCLUSIVE: The viewing numbers are in for one of the most exciting el Clásico games in recent history between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The match was televised live to viewers in the United States via beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español. The combined viewing number for both networks was 1,594,000 beIN SPORTS benefitted from […]

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/ 3283 days ago

FOX to air Chelsea-Arsenal Final followed by Seattle-Portland

The FA Cup final between Chelsea and Arsenal will be shown live to viewers in the United States on the FOX network on Saturday, May 27. The highly-anticipated match will feature a London derby played at Wembley Stadium to determine who will win the 136th FA Cup final. The live coverage of the London derby […]

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/ 3286 days ago

Club América rank as most popular club soccer team on US TV

Out of all of the most popular soccer teams around the world, the team that ranks most popular on US television is Liga MX's Club América. The team that plays in Mexico City is averaging 1.294 million viewers per televised game in the United States, according to research conducted by World Soccer Talk. That's the […]

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/ 3287 days ago

El Clásico 2017: beIN SPORTS’ TV coverage plans

beIN SPORTS' coverage of the first el Clásico of 2017 between Real Madrid and Barcelona promises to be a must-see for soccer fans. In a first, both the English- and Spanish-language networks will air live coverage from Madrid, Miami and New York City. La Liga has invested heavily in the quality of their coverage of […]

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/ 3287 days ago

Bayern 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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/ 3287 days ago

Cord 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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/ 3289 days ago

Debut 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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/ 3289 days ago

Bayern 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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/ 3289 days ago

Crystal 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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/ 3292 days ago

Real 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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/ 3294 days ago

Barcelona-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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/ 3294 days ago

Barcelona-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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/ 3294 days ago

How 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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/ 3294 days ago

beIN 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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/ 3295 days ago

La 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 […]