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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/ 3588 days ago

Copa America Centenario is a runaway TV hit for Univision

Copa America Centenario has been a runaway hit for Univision, with the Spanish-language network reaching over 45 million viewers to date. With two games remaining, Univision has already averaged over 2.8 million viewers per game. Expectations are that Univision will be able to crush that number with the remaining USA-Colombia and Argentina-Chile games this weekend. Elsewhere, FOX […]

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/ 3588 days ago

ESPN announces commentators for Euro 2016 Round of 16 games

ESPN has announced the commentators for the Round of 16 games in Euro 2016 that will be played this weekend. The names from the Group Stage of games by ESPN that are not included in the Second Round are Mark Donaldson, Paul Mariner, Tommy Smyth and Adrian Healey (who will be announcing MLS games this […]

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/ 3588 days ago

ESPN raises bar on Euro 2016 TV coverage to a beautiful art form

Now that the Group Stage of the 2016 European Championship has concluded, it's time to take a look at the job that ESPN has been doing since the opening weekend of the tournament. Overall, despite several major obstacles, ESPN has raised the bar on its coverage of a major international soccer tournament. So much so, that […]

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/ 3590 days ago

USA vs. Argentina semi-final nets 8 million viewers

Argentina's win against the United States in the Copa America Centenario semi-final averaged 8,090,000 million viewers across FOX Sports 1, Univision and Univision Deportes. The match, which was shown live from 9-11pm ET, on Tuesday, June 21 drew 4.8 million viewers on Univision and Univision Deportes in addition to 3.29 million viewers on FOX Sports 1. […]

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/ 3592 days ago

Schedule of soccer games after Copa America and Euro 2016 ends

For soccer fans in the United States, we've been extremely fortunate to be having so much soccer on our TV sets from June 3 to July 10. But what happens after Euro 2016 ends? Will we be going from a summer of soccer into a drought? Thankfully not. In addition to a ton of MLS, […]

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/ 3594 days ago

Sling TV brings FOX, ESPN, beIN SPORTS and Univision

In a major development for streaming, Sling TV is now offering customers the opportunity to bundle FOX and ESPN channels together in addition to a long list of sports, news and entertainment channels. For soccer fans specifically, it's now possible for the first time ever to subscribe to ESPN, ESPN2, FOX, FS1, FS2, beIN SPORTS, Univision […]

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/ 3594 days ago

How to watch Copa America Centenario on Roku with fuboTV

The 2016 Copa America Centenario is entering the exciting stages of the competition with the United States in the semi-finals, where they'll play either Argentina or Venezuela. Plus, Mexico, Chile, Peru and Colombia are battling it out to determine who will play in the other semi-final. To watch the games, you can switch on FOX […]

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/ 3595 days ago

FOX nets 2.1 million viewers for US-Ecuador Copa America

FOX Sports' coverage of the USA vs. Ecuador Copa America Centenario quarter-final was watched by a viewing average of 2.132 million people. The game, which was televised live on Thursday, June 16 from 9:30-11:30pm ET, is the most-watched men's soccer game in FS1 history. The prior record for FOX Sports 1 was the USA-Paraguay game […]

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/ 3596 days ago

Apple TV adds Sling TV to give soccer fans more viewing options

With the launch this week of the Sling TV app on Apple TV devices, soccer fans in the United States can now access a wealth of soccer games from ESPN, FOX Sports, beIN SPORTS, Univision and more. Sling TV, which starts at $20/month, is offering a 7-day free trial for customers in the US. If you […]

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/ 3596 days ago

Most-watched Copa America Centenario games on US TV after 24 games

Based on the number of TV viewers for Copa America Centenario, Univision Deportes is the clear winner. In many ways, the tournament is made for Univision. Most of the teams are Latino. Plus with the United States and Mexico enjoying such a large number of viewers in the United States, Copa America Centenario is in […]

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/ 3596 days ago

Copa America Centenario Group Stage viewership

The group stage of the Copa America Centenario tournament is complete, and both Univision Deportes and FOX Sports have reported impressive numbers for their telecasts. For FS1 and FS2, they've both broken their records for the most-watched men's soccer games on those networks. The 2016 Copa America Centenario has produced three of the top four […]

Where to find on TV

/ 3597 days ago

Where to find USA vs. Ecuador on US TV and streaming

If you're trying to find out how you can watch USA vs. Ecuador in the Copa America Centenario, you've come to the right place. The US Men's National Team faces its biggest game since the knockout stages of the 2014 FIFA World Cup when it played Belgium. A victory for the USA against Ecuador in […]

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/ 3597 days ago

Cord cutter’s guide to watching USA vs. Ecuador

This Thursday, the US Men's National Team faces Ecuador in the quarter-finals of Copa America Centenario. If you're one of the growing number of Americans who don't subscribe to cable or satellite, there are several ways you can watch the game for free. Kickoff time for the match is 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT on Thursday, June […]

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/ 3598 days ago

ESPN leads FOX Sports in viewers for Euro 2016 vs Copa America

TV viewing audiences for ESPN's coverage of Euro 2016 are greater so far than FOX Sports' numbers for Copa America Centenario. That's based on the reported ratings data that's available for the first 7 games of the tournament on cable/satellite. For ESPN's first seven Euro 2016 games, the network's viewing average is 872,857 per match (6 games on ESPN, 1 game […]

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/ 3598 days ago

Sling Multistream adds FS2 to its FOX, FS1 and FX package

Sling TV has added FOX Sports 2 to its long list of channels that are available on its Sling Multistream package. For soccer fans, that means that subscribers can now choose from programming available from the FOX broadcasting network, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2 and FX. Previously, FS2 wasn't available in the package. But now […]