latest articles by Christopher Harris
Leagues: EPL
/ 1483 days agoNBC wins Premier League rights through 2027/28
"NBC wins Premier League rights in the United States for the 2022/23 through 2027/28 seasons." It is the news all of us have been anxiously awaiting. To find out which U.S. broadcaster will be airing Premier League soccer matches for the next six seasons. The rights attracted no shortage of suitors. Sources revealed to World […]
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/ 1484 days agoTelemundo initial plans for World Cup coverage
Telemundo initial plans for World Cup 2022 include broadcasting the majority of games on network television and having announcers at every game. These were some of the details shared during a conference call this week with US soccer reporters. Given that the tournament is just over 365 days away, the suspense is starting to build. […]
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/ 1492 days agoESPN bids for US Premier League rights
The fact that ESPN bids for US Premier League rights is hardly an earth shattering revelation. However, it is confirmation that the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader of Sports means business. The bidding war is almost over for the rights to the Premier League for the 2022/23 through 2027/28 seasons. As a result, an announcement is expected […]
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/ 1498 days agoFOX acquire rights to Euro 2024 and Euro 2028
If anyone had predicted a few years ago this headline, "FOX acquire rights to Euro 2024 and Euro 2028," it would have been astonishing. After all, since 2008, ESPN has held the rights to the European Championship. In fact, ESPN's coverage has been outstanding from Euro 2008 through Euro 2020. However, critical success does not […]
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/ 1506 days agoEuro 2024 games heading to FOX and fuboTV
UEFA's Euro 2024 games and qualifiers may air across FOX Sports and fubo TV, according to a report by Sports Business Journal. Under the terms of the deal, fubo TV will stream an unspecified number of UEFA 2024 games beginning with the qualifiers. FOX and fubo have yet to decide which games fubo will stream. […]
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/ 1506 days agoEuro 2024 games heading to FOX and fuboTV
UEFA's Euro 2024 games and qualifiers may air across FOX Sports and fubo TV, according to a report by Sports Business Journal. Under the terms of the deal, fubo TV will stream an unspecified number of UEFA 2024 games beginning with the qualifiers. FOX and fubo have yet to decide which games fubo will stream. […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 1548 days agoMLS bullish about next TV rights deal as D-Day edges closer
As the clock runs down until Major League Soccer makes a decision on its next TV deal, MLS executives are buoyant after their recent positive news concerning MLS TV ratings as well as broadcast plans for the MLS playoffs. In the meantime, current rights holders FOX Sports, ESPN and Univision have all completed their discussions […]
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/ 1548 days agoPremier League opts for bids instead of renewing NBC deal
Executives from the English Premier League have opted to consider opening bids from several broadcasters instead of renewing its current U.S. rights deal with Comcast, according to a Bloomberg report. Chairmen of Premier League clubs will meet next week to discuss the U.S. media rights with opening bids expected from a range of broadcasters including […]
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/ 1608 days agoTopps 2021 MLS Trading cards [VIDEO]
Many soccer fans in the United States may not realize that every year Topps releases Major League Soccer trading cards. There's hardly any publicity about it. Few seem to talk about it, but they're out there. Recently, I decided to pick up a few packs to see what they look like, and I was pleasantly […]
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/ 1637 days agoInterview with Panini America about soccer trading cards
According to eBay’s State of Trading Cards report, the influx of sports card collectors has had a dramatic effect on the soccer card industry. Soccer cards sales on eBay grew by an astronomical 1568% from 2020 to 2021. At the center of the soccer card boom is Panini America. We reached out to Panini America […]
fuboTV
/ 1651 days agoHow to use Fubo’s Multiview feature
You may not be familiar with how to use Fubo's multiview. Arguably, the best feature of Fubo is one that very few subscribers know about or how to use. Named Multiview, it's very similar to the Multicast feature that ESPN+ subscribers rave about. It gives you the ability to watch up to four games (or […]
Fanatiz
/ 1667 days agoFanatiz preparing for busy summer of South American soccer
Fanatiz, the soccer-specific streaming service, was dealt a blow last week with the news that beIN SPORTS have lost the rights to Spain's LaLiga at the close of this season. But despite the news, there are many reasons to be optimistic according to Fanatiz CEO Matias Rivera who spoke exclusively to World Soccer Talk. "beIN […]
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/ 1723 days agoCBS Sports acquires Serie A rights for next 3 seasons
CBS Sports acquires the U.S. rights to Serie A for the next three seasons, according to a report from Italy. ESPN has the rights until the end of this 2020/21 season, but it'll be CBS Sports and Paramount+ that will be the destination for Italian soccer for viewers in the United States beginning with the […]
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/ 1753 days agoIs streaming TV cheaper than cable?
Readers often ask us an important question... is streaming TV cheaper than cable? The assumption is that streaming must be cheaper because so many people are cutting the cord and cancelling cable. But we took a closer look to see for ourselves if this is true or not. In our research, we reviewed and tested […]
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/ 1762 days agoFanatiz streaming live matches from Argentine Primera División
Fans of Argentine soccer have more reasons to be thankful. Courtesy of legal streaming service Fanatiz, viewers in the United States can now access all of the live matches from Argentine Primera División. New for the 2021 season, Fanatiz will broadcast every Argentine Primera División game worldwide outside of Argentina, live and on-demand, with the […]