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

Leagues: Bundesliga

/ 3621 days ago

Bundesliga TV schedule for first month of 2016/17 season revealed

The Bundesliga TV schedule for the first several weeks of the 2016/17 season on US TV and streaming can now be revealed. Bayern Munich kicks off the new season with a home match against Werder Bremen on Friday, August 26. From the opening weekend of the new season, the other match to keep an eye […]

Olympics

/ 3621 days ago

Olympics soccer TV schedule for games on US TV and streaming

All of the details for the Olympics soccer TV schedule have been announced for viewers in the United States. And with Copa America and Euro 2016 behind us, we now have a third and final major soccer tournament to look forward to. In the women's tournament, the United States is favorites to win gold. The […]

PlayStation Vue

/ 3627 days ago

Pros and cons of PlayStation Vue for soccer fans

I took the opportunity to test drive PlayStation Vue recently, to see how it works and whether soccer fans may find it useful to watch the Beautiful Game. Here are the pros and cons: CONS 1. Free trial is only 5 days compared to the industry standard of 7 days. 2. PlayStation Vue is more expensive than […]

News

/ 3629 days ago

ESPN to broadcast 3 Everton preseason games this July

Three of Everton's preseason matches will be available via ESPN3 and Sling Orange this July. With new manager Ronald Koeman and goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg on board at the club, Everton fans in the United States will be able to watch the Toffees' friendlies against Jablonec, Barnsley and MK Dons via the legal streaming sites. If […]

News

/ 3630 days ago

Swansea kicks off US tour with win against Charlotte

On a beautiful summer evening in Charlotte, Swansea City played its first preseason match Wednesday in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,116, which set an attendance record for the USL Club's Ramblewood Stadium. Swansea began its preseason campaign in comfortable fashion with a 4-0 victory against the third-tier opposition. While Charlotte had chances to […]

News

/ 3630 days ago

CNBC to televise many Premier League games

NBC Sports has announced several of the games that'll be televised during the first weeks of the 2016/17 season, and many of them will be on CNBC instead of NBCSN. The dependence on CNBC is due to NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympics, where their wall-to-wall coverage will take up most of the programming on […]

News

/ 3635 days ago

Premier League’s 2016/17 heralds earlier starts & Friday games

For soccer fans in the United States, the 2016/17 Premier League will herald two major changes. First, the early kickoffs for Premier League games on Saturdays will begin at 7:30am ET instead of 7:45am ET. That'll impact soccer fans on the west coast of the United States most who will need to ensure that they're […]

News

/ 3636 days ago

NBC's Premier League TV schedule revealed for first month of 2016/17 season

The preliminary TV schedule for the first month of Premier League action of the 2016/17 season can now be revealed. With it, we've got a much better idea of which matches will be shown at what time and where the games can be watched online and on television. Leicester City will be featured in the […]

News

/ 3638 days ago

ESPN's commentators for Euro 2016 semi-finals and final

The match commentators for the Euro 2016 final games have been announced. They are: Semifinal I (POR-WAL): Jon Champion/Stewart Robson Semifinal II (GER-FRA): Ian Darke/Taylor Twellman Final – Darke and Twellman

News

/ 3638 days ago

Steve Bower to host NBC’s EPL coverage for two weeks of season

NBC's lead Premier League host Rebecca Lowe will miss the first two weeks of the 2016/17 season, and will be temporarily replaced by Steve Bower, who will be a familiar face to many soccer fans in the United States. Instead of hosting coverage from NBC's studio in Stamford, Connecticut, Lowe will be in Brazil as […]

News

/ 3639 days ago

Where and how to watch Premier League streams

The popularity of streaming continues to grow year after year, providing soccer fans with more choices of how to cut the cord and save money, as well as watching games when you want, where you want and on what devices you want. While illegal streaming sites can infect your computer with viruses, malware and pop-up […]

News

/ 3641 days ago

Most-watched Copa America Centenario teams on US TV

For some, the country that has been the most-watched Copa America Centenario team on US television may be a surprise. It's not, as you would expect, the United States as the host country. Others won't be surprised that it's the Mexico national team that was the most popular Copa America Centenario team on US shores. […]

News

/ 3641 days ago

Most-watched Copa America Centenario games on US TV

FOX Sports and Univision's coverage of the 2016 Copa America averaged more than 4 million viewers per game, but which games were the most-watched during the entire 32 game tournament? Based on our research plus the help of Sports TV Ratings, we've compiled the list of the top 32 most-watched games on US television. Not […]

News

/ 3642 days ago

What it feels like to be a proud Wales supporter

Two months ago, Rodney Marsh and Tommy Smyth asked me on Sirius XM FC"s Grumpy Pundits how far I thought Wales would go in Euro 2016. My response was that we were happy to be in the tournament, but qualifying for the Second Round would be a huge achievement in a group featuring England, Russia and […]

News

/ 3643 days ago

Most-watched Copa America Centenario games on FOX Sports

Now that we've been able to collect all of the TV ratings data for Copa America Centenario, we can now reveal the most-watched Copa America Centenario games that were televised on FOX Sports. Not surprisingly, the USA-Argentina semi-final was the most-watched game. Also, other than the Copa America Centenario final, the US Men's National Team […]