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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/ 3466 days ago

Public benefits from increased competition from streaming services

One of the major benefits of the battle between streaming companies to win customers in the United States is that the consumers are the ones that are being offered special deals to entice them to sign up. As of press time, here are the latest deals to encourage you to sign up: • Sling TV: Get […]

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/ 3467 days ago

Top 10 soccer analysts on television from around the world

After watching thousands of soccer games and listening to soccer analysts in studios around the world, we've compiled our list of our top 10 favorite soccer studio analysts. When you think of soccer, who are the personalities in the studio that you tune in early to listen to, or to stick around for during half-time […]

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/ 3468 days ago

Univision reveals announcers for America-Tigres Final

Univision Deportes has revealed the announcers and studio analysts for this week's Liga MX Apertura Final between Club America and Tigres. The first leg of the final will be played on Thursday, December 22 at 10pm ET at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. The second leg will be featured on Christmas Day, December 25 at […]

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/ 3470 days ago

beIN SPORTS sees TV ratings surge in November due to World Cup qualifiers

beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español enjoyed a ratings surge in November, 2016, which was helped by impressive viewing numbers for World Cup qualifiers. The beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español TV viewing numbers for November increased 27% and 14% respectively in November, both posting their best month since April, 2016. Among the […]

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/ 3470 days ago

NBC Sports offering holiday cheer with 30 Premier League games in 10 days

While MLS and many of the European leagues go into hibernation, the English Premier League continues through the holidays with a flurry of games in one of the most exciting times of the season. There are so many games, in fact, that NBC Sports will be broadcasting all 30 Premier League matches within a span […]

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/ 3471 days ago

DIRECTV NOW free trial offers soccer fans plenty of streaming options to choose from

For soccer fans, the launch of the brand-new DIRECTV NOW streaming service means that there's another option to be able to cut the cord and watch the Beautiful Game without having to pay exorbitant cable and satellite TV prices. First, the most important thing to know about DIRECTV NOW is that you don't need DirecTV […]

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/ 3471 days ago

fuboTV to honor existing pricing for current subscribers to soccer TV streaming service

If you've been contemplating signing up for fuboTV's soccer streaming service, the time to act is now. Reason being is that when fuboTV launches their two new streaming packages (fuboTV Deportes, $14.99/month and fuboTV English Basic, $34.99/month) in the coming days, the base package of $9.99 per month will no longer be available. Having the […]

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/ 3476 days ago

fuboTV’s new deal to add NBC and FOX networks

fuboTV has announced several massive changes including the upcoming addition of channels from NBC, FOX and A&E as well as NBA TV and The Big Ten Network. The rapidly-growing soccer streaming service is branching out to compete with the giant streaming services from DISH (Sling TV), Sony (PlayStation Vue) and AT&T (DIRECTV NOW). With so […]

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/ 3476 days ago

fuboTV to add NBC and FOX channels in game changing deal for soccer fans in US

fuboTV today announced a game changing deal for soccer fans in the United States with the news that they'll be adding networks from NBC, FOX Sports and Telemundo in addition to entertainment and sport channels from NBA TV, The Big Ten Network and A&E. For soccer fans, the list of new channels that fuboTV will […]

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/ 3477 days ago

2016 MLS Cup final TV rating glosses over unbearable game

In isolation, the TV viewing number of 1.411 million people who watched the 2016 MLS Cup final on English-language network television is a win. Yes, it's the most-watched MLS Cup Final since 2001. And the viewing number was much greater than the average viewing number for the MLS 2016 regular season (276,689). But before US soccer […]

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/ 3477 days ago

Where the 2016 MLS Cup ranks in TV ratings

The numbers are in for the 2016 MLS Cup final, but how do they compare with the viewing numbers for previous MLS Cup finals played on English-language US television? With the game being featured in primetime on a Saturday night on a network television station that's in 116 million homes, it's no wonder that the […]

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/ 3477 days ago

2016 MLS Cup final scores 1.4 million viewers for game on FOX

The 2016 MLS Cup final on the FOX network was watched by a viewing audience that averaged 1.411 million viewers on Saturday, December 10, 2016. The match, which ended in a 0-0 tie after 120 minutes of soccer, was featured in primetime on a Saturday night across the United States. The FOX broadcast network is […]

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/ 3481 days ago

NBC Sports to launch Premier League Sunday

Beginning this Sunday, NBC Sports will rebrand its Sunday coverage of the world's most popular sports league as Premier League Sunday. The new show will include a different opening and graphics as well as new theme music. The rebranding of NBC Sports' coverage of Premier League games on Sundays celebrates the history and legacy of […]

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/ 3483 days ago

Tips to watching Premier League on NBC Sports App [VIDEO]

Most of us have used NBC Sports App to watch Premier League matches whether it's on our computers, smartphones and tablets, or Roku and AppleTV devices. But how many times have we stopped to take a closer look at the features and functionality of the app that's used on NBCSports.com to get the most out […]

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/ 3484 days ago

beIN SPORTS nets 1.4 million viewers for el Clasico

beIN SPORTS' coverage of the first el Clasico of the 2016/17 season between Barcelona and Real Madrid was watched by an average of 1.433 million viewers across beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español combined. An average of 913,000 people watched the game on beIN SPORTS en Español, while 520,000 tuned in to watch the […]