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/ 3703 days agoNBCSN posts best ever Premier League overnight TV rating
Sunday's thrilling match between Manchester United and Leicester City posted NBCSN's best-ever overnight TV rating for a Premier League match. The 1-1 draw aired at 9:05am ET in a match that had important consequences for the Premier League title race as well as Manchester United's push for Champions League qualification. NBCSN's broadcast of the game […]
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/ 3703 days agoNBC Sports air 10 games across Championship Sunday
NBC Sports will televise all final 10 games of the 2015/16 Premier League season live across its networks on Sunday, May 15 as part of its Championship Sunday promotion. The games will be featured across NBC, NBCSN, USA, MSNBC, CNBC, Oxygen, Esquire, E!, Bravo and SyFy on what promises to be an eventful final day of […]
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/ 3704 days agoMost-televised Premier League clubs on US TV
Thirty-six games into the 2015/16 Premier League season, and it's Arsenal and Manchester United that are the two teams that have been shown on television the most by NBC Sports in the United States. While every single Premier League match is streamed by NBC Sports Live Extra, not every game can be shown live across […]
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/ 3705 days agoMost popular Premier League clubs on US TV
Not only is the Premier League one of the fastest growing properties on all of US television, but the clubs up and down the league are seeing a significant increase in the average number of viewers. If you've ever wondered how many people watch each of the Premier League clubs, here's a table that shows […]
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/ 3706 days agoEPL commentator assignments on NBC, Gameweek 36
Leicester City continue their “Cinderella” title contention this Sunday, May 1, at 9:05 am ET against Manchester United on NBCSN and TELEMUNDO, highlighting NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage this weekend. In the simplest of scenarios, the Foxes can clinch the title with a win against the Red Devils on Sunday. If Leicester draw or […]
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/ 3706 days agoMLS TV viewing numbers have increased 15% so far this season
TV viewing numbers for MLS have increased 15% so far this season compared to the regular season averages from last year. With ESPN, FOX Sports and Univision establishing a set schedule of broadcasts each weekend as well as improved coverage, it's finally some good news for a league that hasn't had much to rave about […]
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/ 3707 days agoHighlights of combined Copa America and Euro 2016 TV schedules
The cross-section of Copa America Centenario and Euro 2016 tournaments this summer will bring a combination of 83 live games into homes across the United States. That's 32 Copa America matches and 51 Euro 2016 games between June 3-26 (Copa America) and June 10-July 10 (Euro 2016). Between June 3 to July 10, that's an […]
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/ 3707 days agoMost-watched live soccer games on US TV for weekend of April 22-25, 2016
It was a more interesting weekend than usual in terms of soccer TV ratings as the FA Cup returned to the airwaves as Everton-Manchester United and Crystal Palace-Watford battled to try to win their way to the final. Unfortunately for most viewers, the games were pushed to FOX Sports 2, so the lackluster TV ratings […]
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/ 3707 days agoRead chapter 1 of ‘SoccerWarz' book
Kartik Krishnaiyer's newest book, SoccerWarz: Inside America's soccer feud between MLS, NASL and USL, examines the role that the now disgraced Traffic Sports had within NASL, as well as the league's plans to challenge Major League Soccer's position as the top division in the United States. What follows are the lessons the author learned behind […]
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/ 3708 days agoFOX Sports announces TV schedule for Copa America Centenario
FOX Sports has unveiled its TV schedule for Copa America Centenario. Every single game of the 32-match tournament will be televised in English-language across several FOX networks including FOX, FX, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. While the vast majority of games will be featured on FOX Sports 1, none of the games featuring […]
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/ 3709 days agoFOX Sports GO redesign goes live with improved video quality
FOX Sports has launched a redesigned version of its streaming app FOX Sports GO with a completely different look-and-feel including a bolder look and more prominent TV schedule. The app — available via desktop, mobile and smartphones — still requires a TV subscription in order to access the live content streamed from FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports […]
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/ 3714 days agoMost-watched live soccer games on US TV for weekend of April 15-18
The viewing figures are in for the soccer matches on US television from the weekend of April 15-18 where Chelsea against Manchester City was the biggest draw, netting almost 900,000 viewers across NBCSN and NBC Universo. Also impressive was the viewing figure of 676,000 who tuned in to watch Barcelona lose to Valencia on beIN […]
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/ 3716 days agoLeicester City to play Paris Saint-Germain at Stubhub Center
Premier League cinderella team Leicester City will play French champions Paris Saint-Germain in a friendly this summer, as part of the International Champions Cup. The match, which is scheduled for July 30, will be played at the Stubhub Center in Carson, California, just outside Los Angeles. Tickets are now on sale for this must-see game. […]
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/ 3717 days agoSling TV launches service that includes FOX Sports and Univision
Sling TV has launched a brand-new package to its offerings that includes an array of different channels not previously available including FOX, FOX Sports 1, Univision and UniMas. The streaming platform Sling TV already has Sling International, Sling TV and Sling Latino, but is now offering a new package called Multi-Stream Service for $20 per […]
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/ 3718 days agoNew NBCSN video promotes Leicester as the biggest underdog story in sports history
Five thousand to one. Those were the odds at the beginning of the season of Leicester City winning the Premier League title. While they haven't done it yet, they're well on their way to not only achieving the greatest title surprise in Premier League history, but also the biggest underdog story EVER in all of […]