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/ 3511 days agoPremier League TV viewership down 19% on NBC Sports in the US
Viewership of Premier League matches on NBC Sports in the United States is down 18.96%, according to a report. For gameweek one through eleven of the 2016/17 Premier League season, the average viewership for a game on NBC Sports is 381,418 (for 67 matches in total). That compares to an average viewership of 470,681 for […]
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/ 3516 days agoNBC Sports plans trifecta of soccer coverage after Saturday's match on NBC
NBC Sports this weekend will be doing a first TV to digital to social line up to provide soccer fans in the United States with plenty of coverage of the Premier League. Due to the clocks already going back one hour in the United Kingdom, Saturday's game between Chelsea and Everton on NBC will kick […]
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/ 3517 days agoPulling back the curtain on the World Soccer Talk Podcast
It's time to pull back the curtain on the World Soccer Talk Podcast. For those of you who are avid listeners of the podcast, you'll know that the October 29th episode was the final one in its current format. That's the same format we've been doing for a number of years, which is a Premier […]
FOX Sports
/ 3517 days agoFOX Sports GO now offers Multiview
FOX Sports GO, the free streaming app from FOX Sports, has introduced several new ways to watch multiple streams at once. Taking a page out of ESPN's book for ESPN3, FOX Sports has introduced four ways to watch games on its streaming platform. Before we dive into those viewing options, here's a quick primer on […]
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/ 3521 days agoAmerica-Chivas was most-watched Copa MX game
Wednesday night's Copa MX semi-final between Club America and Chivas was the most-watched Copa MX match ever. Univision's presentation of the Copa MX SuperClasico between America and Guadalajara was watched by an average of 885,000 (ages 18-49) Wednesday night. The audience size matched ESPN’s NBA opener (OKC-Philly) and drew 5x the viewership of NBCSN’s NHL/Bruins-Rangers […]
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/ 3525 days agoNBC to broadcast two Premier League games on network
NBC Sports will broadcast two Premier League matches across their over-the-air NBC network this weekend. The matches between Crystal Palace-Liverpool (Saturday, 12:30pm ET) and Southampton-Chelsea (Sunday, Noon ET) will be televised live on the NBC over-the-air network, which is in approximately 116 million homes across the United States. Sunday's broadcast will also feature the 300th […]
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/ 3525 days agoClub America faces Chivas in Copa MX semi-final
Chivas travel to Azteca Stadium tonight to take on Club America in the semifinals of the Copa MX. El Súper Clásico, the biggest rivalry in Mexican fútbol, will be shown live on Univision Deportes with the kickoff scheduled for 10pm ET. The last time these two Mexican soccer giants met, Chivas won the match 3-0 […]
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/ 3525 days agoNBC Sports to celebrate 300th episode of Premier League Live
This Sunday, NBC Sports will celebrate its 300th episode of Premier League Live, it's pre-match, half-time and post-match program that has been a trailblazer for soccer coverage in the United States. Since launching its coverage of the Premier League in 2013, the Premier League Live program has been a must-watch show on weekends for soccer […]
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/ 3526 days agoMLS TV ratings on Univision increase 1.3% in 2016 regular season
MLS TV viewership numbers on Univision increased 1.3% for the entire 2016 regular season compared to 2015, according to research conducted by Sports TV Ratings and World Soccer Talk. The fact that Univision was able to increase their average viewing number in its second year of broadcasting MLS under the new TV deal is impressive. […]
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/ 3526 days agoMLS games on ESPN see 25% increase in viewers compared to 2015
Viewership of MLS games on ESPN during the 2016 regular season increased by 25% compared to 2015, according to research conducted by Sports TV Ratings and World Soccer Talk. ESPN averaged 307,845 viewers per game (combining ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes) compared to 244,970 in 2015. MLS definitely benefitted from ESPN, FOX Sports and Univision […]
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/ 3526 days agoFOX Sports’ MLS viewing numbers increased 37% in 2016
FOX Sports' coverage of MLS during the 2016 regular season saw a 37% increase compared to viewing figures for the top-flight American soccer league last year. In total for 2016, FOX Sports averaged 270,258 viewers per game when combining numbers for FOX, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes. That compares to the viewing average of […]
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/ 3526 days ago2016 MLS TV ratings soar compared to last season
For the 2016 regular season, Major League Soccer averaged 276,689 viewers per game based on ratings research gathered by Sports TV Ratings and World Soccer Talk. In total, the viewing averages across FOX Sports, ESPN and Univision saw dramatic increases in viewing numbers during the 2016 regular season: • ESPN's viewing audience for MLS games increased […]
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/ 3526 days agobeIN SPORTS acquires US rights to broadcast Dutch KNVB Cup
In the United States, beIN SPORTS has acquired the rights to show the Dutch Cup, also known as the KNVB Cup. The KNVB Cup is a cup competition based on the format of England's FA Cup. The competition was founded in 1898, and consists of all teams from the top three tiers of Dutch league […]
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/ 3527 days agoA-League soccer moves to ESPN3 in United States
In the past few years, live matches from the Australian top flight A-League have aired in the United States on FOX Sports 2, FOX Soccer Plus and One World Sports. And now for the 2016/17 season, matches will be shown exclusively via ESPN3. The new season began October 7 and will run through May 7, […]
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/ 3530 days agoRangers-Celtic League Cup semi-final to air on FOX Soccer 2GO
Sunday's Scottish League Cup semi-final between Rangers and Celtic will be shown live on FOX Soccer 2GO, the legal streaming service in the U.S. The match, which will be beamed live from Hampden Park in Glasgow, is scheduled to kick off at 9:15am ET (6:15am PT). The broadcast begins at 9:05am ET. For a limited […]