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/ 3598 days agoESPN moves into new Euro 2016 set for studio coverage
After severe flooding wrecked ESPN's plans to use their primary studio set last week alongside the River Seine in France, the network has today been able to move back into the River Seine studio. The new set, which is the primary set ESPN will be using for the rest of the tournament, sits on the […]
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/ 3599 days agoESPN2 draws 662,000 for Euro 2016 France-Romania game
The opening game of Euro 2016 was watched by a viewing average of 662,000. The game between France and Romania was televised live on ESPN2 on Friday, June 10 from 3-5pm ET. In comparison to Euro 2012, the viewing average per game was 1.3 million. The final between Italy and Spain on ESPN netted a viewing […]
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/ 3599 days agoHighs and lows of ESPN's Euro 2016 opening weekend
ESPN kicked off its coverage of the Euro 2016 tournament this weekend. In all, the sports network televised all seven games from the opening 3 days. While the opening weekend coverage featured some blemishes, the fact that ESPN is covering a major soccer competition again — its first since World Cup 2014 — was a welcome return. Going […]
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/ 3600 days agoUSA vs. Paraguay draws 4.4 million in Copa America
An viewing average of 4.4 million people watched the USA's 1-0 victory against Paraguay on US television Saturday night, in a game that sent the US Men's National Team into the quarter-finals. The USA-Paraguay game, which was televised live across Univision, Univision Deportes and FOX Sports 1, was shown from 7-9pm ET. The game averaged […]
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/ 3600 days agoHow to watch Copa America on Sling TV
From now through June 26, the FOX networks will be televising the remaining games of the 2016 Copa America Centenario featuring Argentina (starring Lionel Messi), USA, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and other great teams from this hemisphere. That’s all well and good if you subscribe to FOX Sports 1. But if you're a cord cutter or […]
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/ 3601 days agoHow to watch Euro 2016 on Sling TV with this step-by-step guide
From June 10 to July 10, ESPN will be televising all 51 matches of Euro 2016 live across television to sports fans across the United States. That’s all well and good if you subscribe to ESPN. But if you don’t or your TV provider doesn’t offer access to WatchESPN, you can watch every single game […]
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/ 3601 days agoUnivision leading the way in Copa America TV ratings
After the first week of Copa America Centenario matches, the TV ratings show a clear winner in the United States with Univision averaging 2.8 million viewers per game compared to FOX Sports, which is averaging 831,100 viewers per game on FOX Sports 1 (and an average of 716,417 when combined with FOX Sports 2 ratings). It's […]
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/ 3602 days agoSling TV offers cord cutters free trial to watch Euro 2016
From June 10 to July 10, ESPN will be televising all 51 matches of Euro 2016 live across television to sports fans across the United States. That's all well and good if you subscribe to ESPN. But if you don't or your TV provider doesn't offer access to WatchESPN, you can watch every single game […]
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/ 3604 days agoFOX Sports 1 averaging 869,000 viewers for Copa America Centenario games
After 5 days of Copa America Centenario coverage, FOX Sports is averaging 869,286 viewers for its games on FS1. The top 7 matches televised on FOX Sports 1 thus far have been: • USA vs. Costa Rica 1,600,000 • USA vs. Colombia 1,302,000 • Argentina vs. Chile 862,000 • Colombia vs. Paraguay 739,000 • Mexico vs. Uruguay 619,000 • Brazil vs. […]
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/ 3604 days agoESPN moves France-Romania Euro 2016 opening game to ESPN2
ESPN has moved the opening game of the Euro 2016 game between France and Romania from ESPN to ESPN2 due to its coverage of the Muhammad Ali memorial service. The Euro 2016 Coverage will begin at 2pm ET Friday with a one-hour pre-game program leading into kickoff at 3pm ET. France vs. Romania will originate […]
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/ 3604 days agoPreview of ESPN's Euro 2016 TV and streaming coverage
Given the way that ESPN has raised the bar with its world-class coverage of FIFA World Cup 2014 and Euro 2012, it's a tough ask for the network to not only better its already critically-acclaimed coverage with Euro 2016 but to also deal with issues that it can't control such as weather, transportation strikes and terror threats. […]
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/ 3605 days agoEuro 2016 match commentators on ESPN for Group Stage
The Euro 2016 match commentators on ESPN for the Group Stage have been announced. They feature several well-known names, as well as a couple of reunions that many soccer fans will welcome with open arms. The ever-popular combination of Ian Darke and Steve McManaman returns to American airwaves where they'll be in the commentary booth […]
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/ 3605 days agoSwansea City to play friendlies in Richmond and Charlotte in July
Premier League soccer club Swansea City have announced a preseason tour to the United States that will feature friendly games against Richmond Kickers and Charlotte Independence in July, 2016. The Welsh club, who finished 12th in the 2015/16 Premier League, will be in the United States for 11 days this summer. The Swans, led by […]
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/ 3606 days agoUnivision averaging 2.9 million viewers in Copa America openers
Univision's coverage of Copa America Centenario has started with a flurry, reaching 21.2 million total viewers during the opening weekend, which outperformed the World Cup group stage by 14%, according to Univision Deportes. So far this tournament, the Spanish-language sports broadcaster is averaging 2.9 million viewers per game. Some of the select TV ratings for […]
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/ 3606 days ago2016 Champions League final nets 3 million viewers
The 2015/16 UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid was watched by 3 million viewers across FOX and ESPN Deportes. The UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday, May 28, in which Real Madrid beat city rivals Atletico Madrid 5-3 in a dramatic match that went to penalties, was shown live on the […]