latest articles by Christopher Harris
Leagues: EPL
/ 3602 days ago2016-17 Premier League table predictions
It's that time of the year to predict how you think the Premier League table for the 2016/17 season will finish. This is our ninth year in asking you, the reader, to share your picks. The challenge is that we ask you this before the season kicks off, and before the summer transfer window ends. […]
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/ 3603 days agoOlympics can help NBC expand Premier League to wider audience
NBC's lead producer for its coverage of the Premier League on US television believes the Rio Olympics can have a big impact in attracting new viewers to the world's most exciting soccer league. "One thing that I've found, especially from the Sochi Olympics, is that the Olympic coverage really helps Premier League coverage because there […]
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/ 3604 days ago2.9 million watch NBC's USA-France women’s Olympic game
NBCSN scored an impressive viewing audience average of 2.9 million people on Saturday for the US women's Olympic game between the United States and France. The match, which was televised live on NBCSN from 4-6pm ET, outdrew the highest viewership in a Group Stage game for the US Men's National Team in the 2016 Copa […]
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/ 3604 days agoFirst look at Sling Blue and Sling Orange on Roku
Since the launch of Sling Blue and Sling Orange, I've had a chance to give both legal streaming products a test drive on Roku to see how they work, as well as to get a better understanding of the new features particularly for soccer fans. First, the basics. Sling Blue offers soccer fans NBC, NBCSN, […]
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/ 3608 days ago1.3 million viewers for USWNT game against New Zealand
NBCSN netted 1.3 million viewers for the US women's soccer team's opening game of the 2016 Rio Olympics. For the broadcast of Wednesday's game where the US women won 2-0 against New Zealand, the viewing figure is up 107% from the 2012 London Olympics opener when the United States played France (629,000 viewers). Commentating the […]
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/ 3610 days agoFacebook to stream Manchester United vs. Everton game for free
Wednesday's match between Manchester United and Everton will be streamed live for free on Facebook to soccer fans around the world, the Manchester club announced today. "I've got some exciting news to share," said Rooney on his official Facebook page. "Tomorrow's testimonial match between Manchester United and Everton Football Club will be streamed live on […]
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/ 3610 days agoSling Blue adds free CNBC preview in time for Premier League season
With NBC's month of programming in August being sent into a tailspin with its exclusive coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics across all of NBC's networks, that means that many Premier League games during the first few weeks of the 2016/17 season have been moved to CNBC. On top of that, some of NBC's Olympic programming […]
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/ 3610 days agoMost popular soccer leagues on US television, ranked
What are the most popular soccer leagues on US television? Some of the answers may surprise you. After tabulating our research of TV ratings data over the past 12 months, we looked at each league separately to see which ones are the most popular on US television based on the average number of viewers per […]
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/ 3614 days agoViewing audience for MLS All-Star Game declines for 3rd year
For the third consecutive year in a row, TV ratings for the MLS All-Star Game have declined. This year's game between the MLS All-Star team and Arsenal generated only 513,000 viewers on ESPN during a primetime broadcast that was televised live on Thursday, July 28. Compared to three years ago, the viewing figure for the […]
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/ 3614 days agoLeon Britton is playing a key role for Swansea City
While Swansea City was on their US tour this month, World Soccer Talk had a chance to speak with Swansea City legend Leon Britton to discuss his future at the club. Last season, the gifted midfielder began the season with a focus on helping train Swansea's u14 academy team. While the u14's showed lots of promise, Britton […]
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/ 3615 days agoArsenal vs. Chivas friendly to be televised live on FOX Sports 1
Arsenal's second and final friendly of their 2016 US summer tour will be televised live on FOX Sports 1 on Sunday, July 31. The Gunners' friendly against Chivas, which will be played at the StubHub Center in Carson, outside Los Angeles, will be shown live on FOX Sports 1 as well as streamed live in the […]
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/ 3616 days agoSchedule of NBC Sports’ commentators for Olympics
It's going to be a busy summer for NBC Sports. During the month of August, they'll be broadcasting over 55 soccer games from the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the vast majority of them will be announced by NBC Sports talent. To put together such a task, NBC Sports is relying on a team of announcers […]
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/ 3617 days agoLa Liga’s schedule for 2016/17 season aims to challenge EPL
If the opening weekend of Spain's La Liga season is any indication, La Liga aims to give the Premier League some tough competition this season in the battle for TV ratings. UPDATE: World Soccer Talk writer Ed Perovic has written a follow-up article to this piece that explains what the schedule for the new La […]
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/ 3618 days agoNewcastle United matches in the Championship
With an estimated fanbase of 6 million supporters worldwide, Newcastle United fans will be watching their favorite team in the Championship this season, and not in the Premier League. Unfortunately for the Toon Army, you're not going to be able to watch as many Newcastle games as you did when they played in the Premier […]
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/ 3619 days agoHow to watch Aston Villa matches in the Championship
For the first time since 1988, Aston Villa won't be playing in the top flight of English football. The last time the club was relegated from the top division to the second flight was in 1987. The Villans soon returned to the top flight, now known as the Premier League, where they've been for the […]