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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/ 3581 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 […]

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/ 3581 days ago

FOX Sports averages 997k viewers for Copa America Centenario

Buoyed by the successful run that the United States made to the semi-finals of the competition, FOX Sports' coverage of Copa America Centenario averaged 997,300 viewers per game. The most-watched game of Copa America Centenario for FOX Sports was the 3.29 million people who tuned in to see the United States play Argentina on Tuesday, […]

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/ 3582 days ago

Sling TV now offers channels from NBC, FOX, ESPN

With Sling TV adding NBCSN to its new Sling Blue streaming service, you can watch Premier League games televised on NBCSN and NBC without needing a cable or TV subscription. In addition to NBC and NBCSN's availability on Sling TV, soccer fans can also get ESPN, ESPN2, FOX, FS1, FS2, beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en […]

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/ 3582 days ago

Sling TV adds NBCSN to help Premier League fans cut the cord

Sling TV today announced that it has added NBCSN to its long list of channels for fans of Premier League teams who want to cut the cord without needing a cable or satellite TV subscription. In addition to NBCSN, Sling TV added NBC, USA, BBC America, SyFy and Bravo to its list of 30+ channels. The channels […]

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/ 3582 days ago

Mystery of ESPN's female voiceover artist for Euro 2016 can now be revealed

If you've been watching Euro 2016 this summer, you may be wondering who the mysterious woman is that does the voiceover work before and after ESPN's commercial breaks. The woman that's one of the first and last voices you hear when you listen to ESPN's Euro 2016 broadcasts. If the following sounds familiar, "Welcome to UEFA Euro 2016. […]

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/ 3582 days ago

ESPN averaging 815k viewers for Euro 2016 matches

ESPN's coverage of Euro 2016 is averaging 815,705 viewers for all games across ESPN and ESPN2 through the end of the Round of 16 stage of the tournament. In comparison, FOX Sports' coverage of Copa America averaged 787,522 viewers per game for the entire tournament not including the matches involving the US Men's National Team. […]

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/ 3583 days ago

ESPN announces commentators for Euro 2016 quarterfinals

Anticipation is building for the Euro 2016 quarterfinals, which will be televised live Thursday through Sunday (see TV listings below). Now that the Euro 2016 Round of 16 games are complete, the list of match commentators has been condensed. That means that Steve McManaman, Derek Rae, Alejandro Moreno, Kate Markgraf and Max Bretos will sit out, […]

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/ 3583 days ago

MLS game scores 1 million viewers for first time since 2008

Saturday night’s broadcast of San Jose Earthquakes against LA Galaxy averaged 1 million viewers on Univision, the first time that MLS has hit that number since 2008. The broadcast of the California Clasico was the first MLS match televised live on Univision since 1999. No regular season or post-season MLS game has ever drawn those […]

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/ 3584 days ago

Most-watched Copa America Centenario games on Univision

Out of the top 5 most-watched Copa America Centenario games on Univision this June, four of them featured Mexico. But the game that was the most-viewed was the final between Argentina and Chile, which was watched by 6.8 million people. Meanwhile, the United States did well in the TV viewing numbers, averaging 3.31 million viewers […]

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/ 3584 days ago

Univision’s Copa America coverage averaged 3.1 million viewers

For Copa America Centenario, Univision averaged 3,099,625 viewers per game over the 32-game tournament. The impressive numbers illustrate how perfect of a competition this was for Univision. Not only did it feature the popular Mexico and USA teams in North America, but the tournament was filled with some of the brightest teams as well as […]

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/ 3584 days ago

ESPN averages 1.25 million viewers for weekend Euro 2016 games

ESPN scored impressive viewing numbers for its live coverage of Euro 2016 this past weekend, averaging 1,249,500 viewers per game across six matches. The numbers were even more impressive considering that several smaller countries were competing in the games such as Wales, Northern Ireland, Switzerland, Slovakia and Hungary. The strong numbers for those countries point to viewers […]

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/ 3584 days ago

beIN SPORTS expands The Locker Room and The XTRA

US sports network beIN SPORTS has expanded its coverage of their studio shows The Locker Room and The XTRA to strengthen its original programming. Starting this week on beIN SPORTS, The XTRA will broadcast live every night at 7pm ET, while The Locker Room will be live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:30-8pm ET. Previously, The Locker Room was […]

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/ 3584 days ago

NBC Sports Live Extra changes name to NBC Sports App

For soccer fans in the United States, the vast majority are familiar with NBC Sports Live Extra, the app that allows soccer fans to watch every single Premier League game across computers, smart phones, tablets, Roku and other devices. But beginning immediately, NBC Sports has rebranded the app from NBC Sports Live Extra to NBC […]

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/ 3585 days ago

Univision scores 6.8 million viewers for Argentina-Chile

Univision's live coverage of the 2016 Copa America Centenario final between Argentina and Chile averaged a record 6.8 million viewers across Univision and Univision Deportes combined. The Spanish-language broadcast of the game was more than double the 2.997 million who watched the match on FOX Sports 1. For the entire tournament, the 6.8 million number […]

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/ 3585 days ago

2.9 million watch Argentina-Chile Copa America final on FS1

Sunday's Copa America Centenario final between Argentina and Chile averaged 2.979 million viewers, which is the most-watched men's soccer game ever not involving the USA team on FOX Sports 1. The game, which was televised live on FS1 from 8-10pm ET, ended in a 0-0 draw in regulation time and after extra time. In the […]