MLS picks up linear TV deals with FOX and Univision

While Major League Soccer has a massive streaming deal, MLS has also acquired linear TV rights from both FOX and Univision. The entities announced a four-year deal, even though MLS's streaming deal with MLS Season Pass on Apple is a 10-year agreement. FOX Sports's channels, namely FOX, FS1 and FOX Deportes, have exclusive English- and […]

Univision will broadcast Leagues Cup games beginning in 2023. It will not, however, do the same for Major League Soccer. Univision will have linear rights to the package of Leagues Cup games, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer's Jonathan Tannenwald. Featuring Liga MX against Major League Soccer teams battling each other, the Leagues Cup Final appears […]

Real Madrid's victory against Liverpool is a record breaker. According to data tabulated by World Soccer Talk, it's the most-watched UEFA Champions League Final in US history, smashing previous records. On English-language television, CBS averaged 2.761 million viewers. Of equal importance, the match is 23 percent greater than last year's final between Chelsea and Manchester […]

The self-proclaimed "Home of Soccer" in the United States has acquired more rights. According to World Soccer Talk sources, Univision has acquired the Spanish-language rights to Euro 2024, Euro 2028 and more in a mega deal with UEFA. World Soccer Talk reached out to Univision but the spokeswoman offered no comment. An official announcement by […]

Editor's note: For the United States Men's National Team (USMNT) game against Panama in Orlando, World Soccer Talk's Kyle Fansler was invited by TUDN to get a unique, behind-the-scenes study of what it takes for a major television broadcaster to air live coverage of a massive World Cup qualifier. TUDN's World Cup coverage for USMNT […]

TelevisaUnivision, the company formed by the merger between the two Spanish-language giants, this week announced the upcoming launch of a brand-new streaming service named ViX. The streaming service comes in two flavors. First is the free advertising-supported ViX. Second is the premium version entitled ViX+. A new streaming service may not seem like a big […]

Univision’s TUDN today unveiled unparalleled multi-platform coverage for the 2021-2022 UEFA Champions and Europa League seasons. Beginning next week, TUDN will bring viewers up to 12 combined contests each matchday for the two preeminent competitions during group stage on Univision’s linear networks – Univision, UniMás, TUDN, and Galavisión – and streamed on TUDN.tv and the […]

Univision today announced that it has secured the rights to the top competitions in South America, Brasileirão Championship and Argentina’s Liga Profesional de Fútbol, as part of a multi-year deal that will deliver live matches on PrendeTV, Univision’s free ad-supported streaming service. Through the agreement with streaming service Fanatiz, Univision will stream live matches from […]

Univision this week unveiled TUDN’s comprehensive coverage of the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup. Univision Communications Inc. will bring soccer fans every minute of action of the premier tournament on Univision, UniMás, Galavisión, and TUDN, with special coverage beginning Friday, July 2 as PrendeTV, Univision’s free ad-supported streaming service, will stream the nine remaining matches from […]

After ten games in the 2021 Copa América, matches on Univision linear networks are averaging 980,000 viewers per game. That's greater than the viewership thus far for ESPN's coverage of Euro 2020, which is averaging 961,000 viewers. Univision's top 10 most-watched games in the 2021 Copa América to date are: 1. Argentina vs. Uruguay, 1.59 […]

The crown jewel of South American soccer is back on Univision as TUDN will bring fans every second of action from this year’s CONMEBOL Copa América on the company’s linear networks, including 26 of the 28 matches on Univision and UniMás, plus select pre-game coverage throughout the tournament. TUDN’s exclusive Spanish-language coverage gets underway Sunday […]