latest articles by Christopher Harris
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/ 4046 days agoBundesliga excited and ready to help FOX Sports’ TV coverage
The 2015-16 Bundesliga season will be the first of a five-year deal to show the top flight German league on US television. The new rights holder, FOX Sports, hasn't released any details yet regarding its coverage plans, but World Soccer Talk recently sat down with DFL Sports Enterprises Managing Director Jörg Daubitzer to discuss how the Bundesliga […]
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/ 4047 days agoBidding on US TV rights to Premier League expected to begin
Although a date hasn't been completely finalized, the bidding for the US TV rights to the Premier League for seasons 2016-2019 is expected to take place this May or June. TV and Internet rights for the Premier League are currently owned by NBC Sports. Given the critically acclaimed coverage by NBC, which has given the league […]
TV Ratings
/ 4047 days agoTV viewing numbers for soccer games: Mar. 16-22, 2015
Looking at the viewing data for soccer games shown on US television during the past week, these are sobering numbers. There's a lot of insight that you can read into these numbers, such as: • How much of an impact el Clasico has on beIN SPORTS' overall viewing figures, • NBCSN's impressive 950,000 figure that tuned in to […]
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/ 4048 days ago2 million+ soccer fans watch el Clasico on beIN SPORTS
More than 2 million soccer fans watched the first 2015 edition of el Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid on Sunday across beIN SPORTS. The impressive number combines the 1.353 million who watched the game live on beIN SPORTS en Espańol and the 767,000 who watched the game on the English-language broadcast on beIN SPORTS. […]
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/ 4048 days agoBidding for La Liga US TV rights to begin shortly for 2015-18 deal
Discussions will begin to take place this week to determine who will be the next rights holder in the United States for La Liga, Spain's top flight soccer league. The current US TV rights deal for La Liga expires at the end of the 2014/15 season in late May. Representatives from La Liga amd Mediapro were in Miami […]
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/ 4049 days agoNBC Sports raises the bar by sending broadcast team to England for Premier League TV coverage
The best just got better. NBC Sports will be sending its entire US-based crew to the UK for three Premier League matches, so the likes of Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Mustoe, Kyle Martino and Robbie Earle will broadcast from stadiums in England from April 11-13, bringing the best soccer coverage to homes across the United States […]
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/ 4050 days agoWatch Ray Hudson visiting Barcelona's Camp Nou
Love him or hate him, there are few soccer announcers in the United States who care as much about his art than Ray Hudson. That is, the art of soccer commentary. There's no doubt that Hudson loves the game of soccer. It's his life, so it's quite fitting that he gets to commentate on some […]
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/ 4052 days agoThe dangers of FOX Sports putting too much emphasis on Premier League teams
Although they may not admit it publicly, FOX Sports will be most disappointed that the English Premier League teams have been knocked out of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League Round of 16 stages. After all, for years, European tournament matches involving Premier League teams have often been showcased as "the main event" on […]
fuboTV
/ 4052 days agofuboTV adds Chromecast support to soccer streaming service
fuboTV, the leading dedicated soccer streaming service in the US, is now integrated with Chromecast. Using a Google Chromecast stick (less than $35) and a subscription to fuboTV (which costs $6.99 per month), fuboTV subscribers can stream live matches on to their TV from iPhone, Android or computer. As can be seen in the picture above, soccer […]
Sling TV
/ 4054 days agoSling Demo: Watch live TV, ESPN, soccer, AMC and more
Cord cutters and sports fans can now finally get ESPN without needing a cable or satellite TV subscription. With the launch of Sling TV, residents in the US can sign up for a package at $20/month, which delivers ESPN, ESPN2, AMC, CNN, TBS, Disney Channel and a lot more to your computer, smart phone, tablet […]
Leagues: Champions League
/ 4055 days agoHow do you watch Champions League matches at work?
Soccer fans in Europe have it easy. Midweek games are shown during primetime on television, while those same fans can get a full night's sleep on the weekend knowing that the earliest kickoff isn't going to happen until 12:30pm in the afternoon, local time. American soccer fans, on the other hand, often have to wake […]
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/ 4055 days agoWatch the KlowdTV Demo
KlowdTV is a new entry in the arena of online streaming services that give soccer fans in the United States more freedoms and ways to watch the Beautiful Game. In a nutshell, KlowdTV offers beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Espańol, GolTV and GolTV en Espańol for your computer, phone, tablet and Roku. At $8.48 per […]
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/ 4056 days agoOfficial: Sunderland sack manager Gus Poyet
Sunderland has sacked manager Gus Poyet. Poyet took training on Monday morning with the Sunderland team, but he was sacked afterwards in a pre-arranged meeting with club executives. Sunderland recently the following statement to confirm the news: "Sunderland AFC have parted company with head coach Gus Poyet this afternoon. "The club would like to place […]
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/ 4059 days agoSmartNews app launches World Soccer Talk channel
If you're a news junkie like me, you'll want to check out SmartNews, which is honestly the best app I've ever seen for aggregating news. I've tried Flipboard, BBC News, CNN, Feedly, and others, but none of them gives me the news that interests me in such a beautiful and intuitive way. Try it. I think […]
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/ 4060 days agoCONCACAF announces US opponents & 2015 Gold Cup schedule
The USA Men's National Team will face Panama, Haiti and the winner of the Honduras-French Guiana playoff in the Group Stage of this summer's 2015 Gold Cup, CONCACAF announced today. The schedule and stadiums for the USA team in the Group Stage is as follows: • USA vs Honduras or French Guiana, July 7, 9:30pm ET, Toyota Stadium, Dallas […]