Whether this week's report is true or not that MLS Season Pass subscriptions are falling well below the league's own projections is irrelevant. Apple countered, without revealing any metrics, that it was very happy with the progress. Honestly, though, it's too early in the 10-year partnership to begin panicking. Still, there are some cracks that […]

MLS, Apple and CBS Sports all face challenges in presenting soccer to its audiences. For MLS and Apple, the struggles revolve around convincing casual soccer fans to subscribe to a streaming package they may not want or believe in. With CBS, in their preparation for the launch of their new 24/7 soccer streaming channel, how […]

The pairings of MLS Season Pass announcers for the slate of games set for April 8 is here. Fourteen games kickoff on Saturday evening, starting at 7:38 PM ET and wrapping up with a pair of 10:38 PM ET starts. League debutants St. Louis City SC finally got their first loss last week, but they […]

Major League Soccer made the leap into the great unknown on February 25th when it began streaming every game in a partnership deal with Apple. The 10-year deal is bold, risky and exciting, but how has the streaming subscription service done have month one? We take a look with the MLS Season Pass report card. […]

MLS Season Pass could soon add the multiview feature that allows people to watch multiple games at once. With Major League Soccer introducing matchdays with 14 games on one day, this would allow the league to provide viewers with maximum views for multiple games. According to 9to5Mac, this option would be across Apple, not selective […]

Apple and MLS revealed their announcers for the sixth round of league games on MLS Season Pass on April 1. All 14 matchups kick off on Saturday, starting at 7:35 PM ET with eight games, three at 8:35 PM, one at 9:35 PM, and two west coast games wrapping up the night at 10:35 PM. […]

One of the unintended consequences of MLS Season Pass is that the MLS co-commentators are no longer the stars of the show. It didn't used to be that way. When ESPN had rights to MLS, co-commentator Taylor Twellman was arguably the number one US Soccer and MLS analyst in the United States. He, along with […]

Anyone who has watched soccer games on Apple TV's MLS Season Pass this season will have noticed how crisp and detailed the picture quality is, for the most part. So much so that it's starting to make broadcasts of soccer games on other streaming services look inferior. While not quite the same, it does remind […]

Apple and MLS revealed their announcers for the fifth round of league games on MLS Season Pass on March 25. All 14 matchups will take place this Saturday. Although we're just five weeks into the campaign, there are certainly some interesting fixtures at the weekend. St. Louis City SC, despite being in their inaugural season […]

Ted Lasso and MLS Season Pass are the two biggest draws for soccer fans to Apple. One provides a great family-oriented show. The other is the home for every single game in the top men's soccer division in the United States. With MLS Season Pass broadcasting MLS games since late February, it as good a […]

In the past decade, leagues such as La Liga and Premier League have staggered kickoff times so that games are scheduled throughout a weekend from Friday through Monday. With MLS Season Pass, Major League Soccer has done the opposite. They've scheduled almost all the games across the same evening, making Saturday night appointment viewing. By […]

We're on record for claiming that MLS Season Pass is an audacious move. However, it's not perfect. But it is getting there. To make it better, here are the 5 MLS Season Pass issues that Apple need to fix: 1) Sports scores need to be switched off by default The default setting in Apple TV […]

FOX's MLS coverage is doing a disservice to the league this season. So far for 2023, none of the MLS games televised by FOX Sports are being called on-site. Instead, the duo of John Strong and Stu Holden are doing double duty of providing pre-game studio coverage as well as commentating games. To make matters […]

Apple may have an opt-out clause from its 10-year global deal with MLS. Revelations have surfaced about the possible stipulation which involves MLS Season Pass. According to The Athletic, Apple may be able to opt-out of the agreement if MLS Season Pass does not produce expected subscriber figures. Apple opt out clause with MLS? Garber […]

Major League Soccer has announced that they are entering a partnership with Box to Box Productions to create a new docuseries. The British production company is behind the popular "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" series on Netflix. This new show, however, will be available for fans on MLS Season Pass. MLS and the streaming service […]