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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/ 3295 days ago

La 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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/ 3297 days ago

Chelsea-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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/ 3300 days ago

La 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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/ 3301 days ago

MLS 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 […]

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/ 3302 days ago

Mycujoo, the site that wants to turn the soccer world upside down

Sometimes putting yourself in the shoes of a typical soccer fan makes you realize what’s missing in the experience of watching the Beautiful Game. That was the inspiration for mycujoo CEO Pedro Presa. Being from Portugal and a supporter of Boavista — the country’s fourth biggest club in that country — he developed the idea for […]

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/ 3302 days ago

Bayer Leverkusen-Bayern Munich to be shown on FOX

Bayern Munich's game away to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, April 15 will be televised live on the over-the-air FOX network in the United States. As of writing, Bayern Munich is running away with the title after creating a 13-point lead atop the Bundesliga table. Bayer Leverkusen, meanwhile, are an incredible 33 points behind the league […]

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/ 3303 days ago

NBC Sports’ talent to go on road again to broadcast from England

NBC Sports today announced that they'll be taking their broadcast crew to England for the third season in a row to allow their talent to broadcast live from three games across England. Talent including Rebecca Lowe, Kyle Martino, Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe will make the trek to England to bring viewers closer to the […]

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/ 3303 days ago

Swansea City announces 2017 US summer tour

Swansea City manager Paul Clement will bring his team to the United States this summer for three friendlies and a training camp. The Swans will head to the United States on July 13 where they'll be based in Philadelphia. The first opponent will be a friendly against Philadelphia Union on July 15. The Welsh team […]

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/ 3304 days ago

fuboTV adds Chelsea TV for Blues fans in the United States

Chelsea fans in the United States can now access their club's official Chelsea TV channel via a subscription to fuboTV, the legal streaming solution that also offers NBC Sports, FOX Sports and beIN SPORTS. Until recently, the only place you could find Chelsea TV was on the network formerly known as One World Sports. However, […]

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/ 3304 days ago

Jens Lehmann appears as guest on FOX's Bundesliga games

Arsenal and Germany legend Jens Lehmann will appear as a special guest on three Bundesliga matches televised by FOX Sports this weekend. The first will be Friday, April 7 for the FOX Deportes broadcast of Eintracht Frankfurt against Werder Bremen (from 2pm ET). Then on Saturday, he'll appear on the Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund […]

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/ 3304 days ago

fuboTV expands DVR functionality to include NBC & FOX channels

fuboTV has expanded its DVR functionality to include all of the NBC Sports and FOX Sports channels. The current list of channels on fuboTV that allow you to DVR programming now includes NBCSN, NBC (in select cities), CNBC, USA, beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Español, FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports Net […]

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/ 3308 days ago

Women's Soccer 2026 TV Schedule USA for US Viewers

Women's Soccer TV Schedules If you're looking for women's soccer TV schedule for viewers in the United States, you've come to the right place. The women's soccer environment is rapidly growing. For years, the only competition that truly garnered major attention was the FIFA Women's World Cup. However, growth in the club game as well […]

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/ 3308 days ago

Telemundo net 1.41 million viewers for Panama-USA game

Tuesday's broadcast of the Panama-USA game netted 1.41 million viewers across Telemundo and Universo combined, which ranked as the most watched show in Spanish-language television in its time period among Adults 18-49 in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Denver and Boston. The game averaged 257,000 on Universo (formerly known as NBC Universo) as well as 1,153,000 on […]

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/ 3310 days ago

USA-Honduras game scores 1.6 million viewers on Univision

Univision's broadcast of the World Cup qualifier between the US Men's National Team and Honduras on Friday night averaged 1.62 million viewers across Univision, Univision Deportes and UniMas. The broadcast featured a 6-0 win by the United States, which was televised live from Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California. Univision's coverage of the USA-Honduras game […]

Sportel

/ 3312 days ago

Sportel continues to be where sports rights business gets done

SportelAmerica is the leading conference in the Americas where buyers and sellers of sports TV and streaming rights meet to get business done. In the recent Sportel convention in Miami this month, all of the key players were in attendance to network with buyers and sellers. For example, when it comes to soccer rights, just […]