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/ 3878 days agoUS TV and streaming schedule for international break
During the next 10 days, there'll be more than 44 games played during the international break that will beamed live across TV networks and streaming services across the United States. There's everything from important home and away playoffs in the Euro 2016 to determine who'll make it through to the tournament next summer, as well as important […]
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/ 3881 days agofuboTV launches updated iOS app with new features for soccer fans and cord cutters
fuboTV will be releasing its newest version of its soccer streaming app for iOS devices, and the new enhanced look is expected to win over more fans. In the new version of the iOS app for iPhone, soccer fans can use the DVR functionality to choose which matches they want to watch on-demand at a […]
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/ 3882 days agofuboTV adds Apple TV app for streaming soccer games to your TV
fuboTV has announced that the leading soccer streaming service is now available on the new Apple TV. The fourth generation of the Apple TV was released last week. In addition to a new design (and a new price; $199), the device features Siri controls that allow you to give voice commands to control playback as well […]
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/ 3883 days agoWhat's your favorite soccer streaming service?
Whether it's movies, TV or sports programming, the number of Americans streaming their favorite shows on computers, tablets, smartphones and set top boxes is continuing to increase. So much so that ESPN has lost 3.2 million subscribers in roughly a year. Many of those subscribers have cut the cord. And some of them, for sure, […]
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/ 3889 days agoEPL sees 150% gain in audience on NBC compared to FOX/ESPN
The audience size for Premier League matches on US television via NBC Sports has grown by 150% on average compared to three years ago when the league's games were on FOX Sports and ESPN, according to a report today in the Wall Street Journal. The article, which is unfortunately behind a paywall, mentions several other […]
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/ 3891 days ago2015 MLS TV numbers increase on FOX Sports and ESPN
Now that the 2015 MLS regular-season has concluded, the number crunching has begun. We've already determined that attendances have increased 12.8% compared to last year. Plus, Univision averaged 244,000 total viewers per MLS game on its UniMás and Univision Deportes networks in the first of its 8-year TV deal. Now it's time to look at the […]
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/ 3891 days agoUnivision scores impressive MLS TV ratings in 2015
Univision's debut season of its 8-year TV deal with MLS has paid dividends. In its first regular season of broadcasting MLS games mostly on Friday nights, the total number of viewers per game, on average, was 224,000, according to a spokesperson for Univision Deportes. The MLS games that Univision televised during the 2015 season were shown […]
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/ 3892 days agoMen In Blazers suffer from declining TV viewing numbers on NBCSN
Sometimes perception isn't reality. While Men In Blazers, on paper, may be perceived by some as a success given their TV appearances and name recognition, the reality couldn't be further from the truth. So far this TV season, their live show on NBCSN has averaged just 47,000 viewers*, which is 3.4% fewer than last season's first 9 […]
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/ 3893 days agofuboTV plans price-increase to soccer streaming service on Monday; Last chance to lock in lower rate
fuboTV, one of the most popular legal soccer streaming services, is planning on increasing its pricing on Monday, October 26 from $6.99/month to $9.99/month. Soccer fans who sign up for the service before October 26 will be able to lock in the $6.99/month rate for the next 12 months. No contract is required and you […]
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/ 3899 days agoLiverpool-Southampton to be televised on NBC network this Sunday
NBC Sports will broadcast a Sunday Premier League game on its over-the-air NBC network for the first-time this season when Liverpool hosts Southampton at 12:15pm ET. Prior to this Sunday's game, the only Premier League games shown on the national over-the-air NBC network before was last season's game between Chelsea and Manchester United. But given […]
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/ 3903 days agoESPN acquires US media rights to Euro 2020
ESPN has acquired the US media rights to Euro 2020 and its qualifiers, the UEFA Nations League and the European qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, sources have confirmed to World Soccer Talk. ESPN outbid FOX Sports, NBC Sports and beIN SPORTS for the rights in a deal that is worth more than $110 million, […]
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/ 3904 days agoWhat do you miss most about FOX Soccer (aka Fox Soccer Channel)?
It's been over 2 years since FOX Soccer was shut down and replaced by FXX. A lot has changed in those 2 years. Soccer is more readily available to be watched on TV and online than ever before in the United States, but it's strewn across many networks and plenty of online choices. The comfort […]
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/ 3905 days agoFOX Sports nets 1.5 million viewers for USA vs. Mexico CONCACAF Cup game
Saturday night's CONCACAF Cup game between USA vs. Mexico was viewed on average by an audience of 1.56 million people on FOX Sports 1. While the viewing audience size didn't beat the 5.1 million who watched the game on Univision, the number still was decent considering competition from baseball on a Saturday night. To put the USA-Mexico game […]
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/ 3905 days agoFOX goes all in on Bundesliga with 8 live games scheduled for FOX
After struggling with poor TV viewing figures for live Bundesliga games so far this season, FOX Sports has decided to throw a "Hail Mary" and show 8 Bundesliga games live on the over-the-air FOX network in 2016. The games will be shown from January through May in the second half of the 2015/16 Bundesliga season. The bold […]
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/ 3907 days agoUS soccer press field softball questions to Jurgen Klinsmann
After a demoralizing loss to Mexico in a game where the US Men's National Team put in a very underwhelming performance on the same day that the US U23 team were defeated 0-2 to Honduras in Olympic qualifying, the defeated Jurgen Klinsmann went into the post-match press conference at the Rose Bowl to face the […]