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/ 3464 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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/ 3464 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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/ 3464 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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/ 3465 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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/ 3465 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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/ 3465 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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/ 3465 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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/ 3465 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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/ 3466 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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/ 3469 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 […]
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/ 3469 days agoNBC's Liverpool-Man Utd breaks record for most streamed game
Monday's match between Liverpool and Manchester United broke the record for the most streamed Premier League game ever on NBC Sports. The broadcast, a 0-0 draw between the two rivals, ranks as NBC Sports Group’s most-streamed match ever. The match, played on Monday from 3-5pm ET, delivered 10.3 million minutes, up 23% from the previous […]
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/ 3470 days agoNBC Sports honored at US Embassy in London in recognition for EPL growth in US
NBC Sports Group was recognized today at the US Embassy in London at an event celebrating the growth of the Premier League in the United States. The event, held at Winfield House, the residence of Ambassador Matthew Barzun, celebrated the growth of the Premier League in the United States, highlighted by NBC Sports Group’s coverage […]
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/ 3470 days agoMLS playoff race registers 2 least-viewed games on ESPN
The penultimate weekend of the 2016 MLS regular season this past weekend was the league’s worst on ESPN. Sunday’s playoff race matches, which featured Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids (178,000 viewers) and Montreal Impact against Toronto FC (161,000 viewers), were two of the lowest rated programs for the entire day on ESPN. They were also […]
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/ 3472 days agoDortmund vs. Bayern Munich to air on over-the-air FOX network
The upcoming match between the Bundesliga's two biggest teams, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, will be televised live in the United States on the over-the-air FOX broadcast network on Saturday, November 19 at Noon ET. By broadcasting the game on over-the-air television, FOX is making sure that the game can get the biggest viewing audience […]
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/ 3472 days agoNBC Sports to debut ‘Inside the Mind of Claudio Ranieri’ film
It's time to mark your calendars for NBC Sports' upcoming interview and documentary entitled 'Inside The Mind of Claudio Ranieri,' which will debut on NBCSN on Sunday, November 6. Hosted by Robbie Earle, the documentary features an exclusive sit-down interview with Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri, where he'll discuss the highs of last season that resulted […]