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July 28, 2008

Televisa Launches New Soccer Network, Planeta Futbol

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Just when you thought there weren't enough room for another soccer network, Televisa will soon be launching Planeta Futbol. The new network, for Spanish-speaking countries, will feature the Premier League, Mexican tournament matches and La Liga. Planeta Futbol will be available through foreign cable and satellite providers. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, English Premier League, Football Coverage on TV Networks, GOLTV, fox soccer channel, fox sports en espanol, planeta futbol, televisa

July 27, 2008

2008 Community Shield On Fox Soccer Channel In U.S.

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Fox Soccer Channel will be broadcasting this season's Community Shield featuring Manchester United against Portsmouth. The game will be televised live and shown at 10am ET on Sunday, August 10th. The match has been the traditional opener to the new season and pits the winner of the Premier League against the winner of the FA Cup [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, English Premier League, FA Cup, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Manchester United, Nigeria, Portsmouth, community shield, fox soccer channel, pits, pre-season friendlies

July 25, 2008

ESPN Coverage Hits New Low With West Ham vs MLS All-Stars

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ESPN's broadcast of Euro 2008 was the best production ever of a soccer tournament for TV viewers in the United States. While it wasn't perfect, it was clearly evident that ESPN had listened to the past criticism and corrected the annoying habits that had previously distanced diehard soccer fans from its network. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: ESPN, England, Euro 2008, Football Coverage on TV Networks, JP Dellacamera, John Harkes, Major League Soccer, Rob Stone, United States, West Ham United, allen hopkins, soccer fans

July 23, 2008

Poll: Landon Donovan Heading To The EPL?

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Sky Sports is reporting that U.S. star player Landon Donovan has expressed an interest in playing in the Premier League. Take the following poll and let us know how you think he would fair. <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/807948/" >Could Landon Donovan succeed in the Premier League? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, English Premier League, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Landon Donovan, poll, sky sports, surveys

July 21, 2008

Arsenal’s 2008-2010 Emirates Cup Will Be Televised On GolTV

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Arsenal fans in the United States, rejoice. The next three Emirates Cups, featuring Arsenal and an assortment of top clubs, will be televised on GolTV every summer between now and 2010. This summer's treat will feature live coverage of the following matches (all times eastern): Real Madrid v Hamburg, August 2, 9am Arsenal v Juventus, August 2, 11:15am Juventus [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Emirates, England, English Premier League, Football Coverage on TV Networks, GOLTV, Hamburg, Juventus, Real Madrid, United States, emirates cup

Sky Sports Promotes Upcoming Football Season With Video Trailer

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When it comes to the Premier League, no one can hype it up as much as Sky Sports. A perfect example of this is their trailer to promote their coverage of the upcoming season. The girls in the video are in the electronic string quartet named Escala, who rose to fame when they performed on ITV's [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, English Premier League, Football Coverage on TV Networks, girls, sky sports

July 19, 2008

Fox Soccer Channel & Setanta Sports Announce 08/09 EPL TV Schedule

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The U.S. TV schedules for the first part of the 2008/2009 Premier League season have been announced. Here are the scheduled games to appear on Setanta Sports and Fox Soccer Channel. Thanks to Jeff Hash and Mike Kenna for their help. Saturday, August 16 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports Middlesbrough v Tottenham, 10am [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, England, English Premier League, Football Coverage on TV Networks, West Bromwich Albion, fox soccer channel, games, setanta sports, setanta xtra, tottenham hotspur, tv schedules

July 14, 2008

BT Vision To Bundle Setanta Sports With New Packages In UK

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UK broadband television service BT Vision announced today it will offer Setanta Sports 1 for free to subscribers who sign up for one of the service's new value packages beginning next month or subscribe to the current value pack.  Those who want to take advantage of this offer will have to pay 10 pounds in [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, Football Coverage on TV Networks, setanta sports, sky sports

July 11, 2008

2008/2009 Premier League TV Schedule For US Residents

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In the UK, Sky Sports and Setanta Sports have announced their schedule of live games on TV for the first few months of the season, so we can now deduce which matches will be shown on Fox and Setanta Sports. More games will be announced soon, but what are your thoughts about the current lineup? Saturday, [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, English Premier League, Football Coverage on TV Networks, fox soccer channel, setanta sports, sky sports

2008/2009 Premier League TV Schedule For UK Residents

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Sky Sports and Setanta Sports today announced their schedule of live games on TV for the first few months of the season: Saturday, August 16 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion, 12:45pm GMT, Sky Sports Sunderland v Liverpool, 5:30pm GMT, Setanta Sports Sunday, August 17 Chelsea v Portsmouth, 1:30pm GMT, Sky Sports Manchester United v Newcastle United, 4pm GMT, Sky [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Chelsea, England, English Premier League, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, West Bromwich Albion, setanta sports, sky sports

July 2, 2008

How Fox Soccer Channel Can Improve Its Summer Programming

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Television companies that feature the Premier League throughout the season face the harsh reality of trying to keep their viewers returning during the three months in late Spring to early summer when the Premiership is on break. The issue is especially troubling for soccer networks such as Fox Soccer Channel, GolTV and Setanta Sports. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: ESPN, England, English Premier League, Euro 2008, Football Coverage on TV Networks, GOLTV, Premiership, fox soccer channel, setanta sports

June 30, 2008

ESPN Has The Power To Make Soccer Successful In America

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ESPN has finally cracked the code of how to produce soccer for the American audience. Show it in high definition, feature a strong team of commentators, promote the tournament across your networks, don't cut the national anthems, include advertising at appropriate moments, reduce the hype and include intelligent discussions during the pre-game, halftime and post-game [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: ESPN, England, Euro 2008, European Championship, Football Coverage on TV Networks, GOLTV, Soccer, commentators, espn2, fox soccer channel

Fox Soccer Channel Poll

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If you live in the USA, how many hours did you watch Fox Soccer Channel in June, 2008? ( polls) If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Bookmark to: Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Polls, fox soccer channel

June 29, 2008

Jack Bell Is A Wanker, Part II

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It's pretty sad when two soccer columnists who represent what is supposedly one of the nation's top newspapers are so incompetent and out-of-touch with reality. Last November, I called New York Times soccer columnist Jack Bell a wanker for writing an idiotic article criticizing Fox Soccer Channel for broadcasting the Premier League, the world's most popular [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Alexi Lalas, Andy Gray, ESPN, England, English Premier League, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Greg Lalas, JP Dellacamera, Jack Bell, Marcelo Balboa, Newspapers, Tommy Smyth, abc, adrian healey, dave obrien, derek rae, espn2, fox soccer channel, new york times, phil schoen, seamus malin

June 26, 2008

ESPN’s Euro 2008 Advertising Gone Wrong

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When was the last time you saw a banner advertisement on the homepage of a major website promoting soccer in the United States? I had to rub my eyes when I saw it earlier Thursday afternoon on the homepage of Yahoo Finance, one of the top financial websites in the U.S. (see screenshot below). The banner [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: ESPN, England, Euro 2008, Finance, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Football Websites, Soccer, United States, yahoo

ESPN’s Euro 2008 Dream Goes According To Plan

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ESPN and ABC's dreams have come true. Sunday's Euro 2008 final between Germany and Spain is a far better proposition for the Disney owned TV networks than Turkey against Russia would have been. With plenty of German Americans living in the United States as well as a massive hispanic population, TV ratings should be high. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Andy Gray, Disney, ESPN, ESPN360, England, Euro 2008, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Germany, Spain, Tommy Smyth, Turkey, abc, adrian healey, derek rae, dreams, espn2, fox soccer channel, julie foudy, russia, setanta sports, tv ratings

June 21, 2008

The Pitfalls Of Watching Soccer On Satellite TV

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Sometimes readers ask me why I don't have DirecTV or DISH Network. One of the main reasons why was on display today, and it's definitely one of the pitfalls of watching soccer on satellite television.The culprit is the weather in South Florida. During the summer here, you can almost guarantee that by 2pm that the [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: DISH network, DirecTV, England, Euro 2008, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Holland, Soccer, abc, culprit, russia, setanta sports

June 20, 2008

Soccer’s Bermuda Triangle Of TV Camera Angles

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Fans of association football will have all experienced this at one time or another. When watching a match on TV, there's a specific camera angle that's diagonal to the goal where it looks like the ball is going near the net, only to find out that the ball goes up and is sent in the [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Croatia, England, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Turkey, association football

Time Shifting Helps Increase The Popularity Of Soccer

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Time shifting, the recording of programming to watch or listen to later at a more convenient time, has changed the way we consume media, but I believe it's also led to the increased popularity of soccer worldwide. Out of all of the Premier League, Euro 2008 and Champions League soccer that you watch, how much of [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, English Premier League, Euro 2008, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Football Shows on TV, Football Websites, tivo

June 18, 2008

Julie Foudy: You Are ESPN’s Weakest Link, Goodbye!

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At the start of the Euro 2008 tournament, ESPN pundits were asked who was going to be their star of the tournament. Pundit Julie Foudy picked Thierry Henry. Her choice showed how clueless she is about the sport. I'm still scratching my head why ESPN selected Foudy as a member of their Euro 2008 broadcasting team. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: ESPN, England, Euro 2008, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Thierry Henry, espn2, julie foudy, pundits

June 17, 2008

Could ESPN Steal Andy Gray From Sky Sports?

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Modern day football coverage is such that the commentators don't even need to be in the stadiums anymore. ESPN's Euro 2008 commentators are all huddled in Bristol, Connecticut. Most TWI commentators, meanwhile, broadcast Premier League games out of their studios in west London. With the world being a much smaller place today plus with the global [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Andy Gray, ESPN, England, English Premier League, Euro 2008, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Stadiums, TWI, commentators, espn2, sky sports

June 16, 2008

Euro 2008 Coverage By Sky Sports Is Pathetic

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Right now, football fans throughout Europe and around the world are riveted to Euro 2008. But if you've watched "Through The Night" the past few days, you'll have noticed that Sky Sports has led with different stories and relegated Euro 2008 news to the second or third stories of the night. While Sky Sports doesn't own [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: BBC, England, Euro 2008, Europe, Football Coverage on TV Networks, football fans, panorama, sky sports, through the night

June 15, 2008

ESPN Find Magic Formula With Andy Gray & Derek Rae

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Soccer fans in the United States watching the Turkey against Czech Republic game were in for a double treat on Sunday. There was the incredible comeback from Turkey who found themselves two nil down but came back to win the match 3-2, which knocked the Czechs out of the tournament. But there was also the [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Andy Gray, Czech Republic, ESPN, England, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Turkey, United States, derek rae, espn2, game, soccer fans

June 11, 2008

Viewership Numbers For ESPN Euro ‘08 Broadcasts So Far Are Not Bad

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So, after having over 1 million viewers tune in for the UEFA Champions League Final last month, how is ESPN doing with the early broadcasts for Euro 2008?  The answer is not as well as the final, but fairly decent overall.  According to the Associated Press, these were the numbers for each game broadcast over [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: ESPN, England, Euro 2008, Football Coverage on TV Networks, UEFA Champions League, broadcasts, espn classic, espn2, game

June 7, 2008

Day One: First Impressions of ESPN’s Euro ‘08 Coverage

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Euro 2008 is finally here after the standard mega sports event buildup.  And for ESPN, today is the beginning of their broadcast of the entire tournmanet for the first time.  The network has been rolling the ads for weeks and made a big addition to its on-air talent with Andy Gray.  Now, at last, the coverage itself is the focus. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Andy Gray, ESPN, England, Euro 2008, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Tommy Smyth, adrian healey, derek rae, julie foudy

ESPN Makes Smart Move With Andy Gray Hiring

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Andy Gray, one of the top football co-commentators and pundits in the world, made his appearance this afternoon not on Sky Sports but instead on ESPN. What Gray gives ESPN is instant credibility, which the network desperately needs if it's to establish itself as an authority on soccer coverage both in the United States and [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Andy Gray, ESPN, England, Euro 2008, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Tommy Smyth, adrian healey, derek rae, espn2, sky sports

May 29, 2008

Setanta Sports Coming to RCN Cable & Verizon FIOS Soon?

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Setanta Sports may be unveiled on RCN Cable and Verizon FIOS in the next 4-8 weeks, or will they? AFANA.com uncovered an article in The Morning Bridge cable industry newsletter which quoted Setanta Sports CEO Roger Hall as saying that Setanta will begin a rolling launch on RCN cable systems beginning June 1st and on Verizon [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, Football Coverage on TV Networks, rcn cable, setanta sports, verizon fios

May 28, 2008

Sky Sports Commentator Andy Gray Joins ESPN Euro 08 Broadcast Team

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ESPN confirmed its lineup of announcers and analysts today for their coverage of Euro 2008 in a press release. There has been much speculation on who would be used between ESPN's international talent and the network's own US lineup. The answer the release gives us is a little bit of both... and some outside help [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: ESPN, England, Euro 2008, Football Coverage on TV Networks, derek rae

May 26, 2008

TV Schedule for European Championship Matches On ESPN Classic

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If you live in the United States and you have ESPN Classic on your satellite or cable package, you're in for a treat over the next two weeks. Earlier today (Monday, May 26), ESPN Classic broadcasted the 1972 European Championship final between West Germany and USSR. If you're like me, you missed it (ESPN Classic [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: ESPN, England, Euro 2008, European Championship, Football Coverage on TV Networks, UEFA, espn classic

May 25, 2008

Who’s Your Fantasy Team Of Football Commentators?

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If you could pick your favorite football commentators from around the world, who would they be and why? Consider both radio and television. My fantasy lineup is as follows: Lead commentator: Martin Tyler (Sky Sports) Co-commentator: Mike Ingham (BBC Five Live) Pitchside commentator: Stuart Hall (BBC) Studio analyst: Andy Gray (Sky Sports) TV Pundit: Eamonn Dunphy TV Presenter: Gary Lineker (BBC) It's [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Andy Gray, BBC, England, Football Coverage on TV Networks, General, Martin Tyler, TWI, barry davies, eamonn dunphy, football commentators, john motson, peter jones, sky sports, soccer commentators, stuart hall

May 24, 2008

American TV viewership for Champions League Final Tops 1 Million

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It may not be anywhere near the 27% of an entire nation that ITV and Sky got in the UK, but for ESPN, their numbers for the American broadcast of the UFEA Champions League Final on Wednesday has given the network its own reason to celebrate. According to overnight Nielsen ratings, ESPN2 netted a .8 rating [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Champions League, Chelsea, England, Football Coverage on TV Networks, Manchester United, espn2

May 22, 2008

Euro 2008 Trailers From BBC and ITV

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In the United Kingdom this summer, both BBC and ITV will be sharing live TV coverage of the Euro 2008 tournament. To build anticipation for the month long European Championships, both TV networks have released trailers. Here they are for your enjoyment: BBC ITV Which one do you prefer and why? Share your feedback by clicking on the comments [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: BBC, England, Football Coverage on TV Networks, itv

May 16, 2008

How ESPN Would Change The Face of Premier League Coverage On U.S. TV

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Imagine it's Saturday, August 15 2009. This is not just any Saturday, though. It's the kickoff of the 2009/2010 Premier League season. Leeds United has been promoted back to the big league. Man United is hoping to win their fourth EPL title in a row, and Arsenal will play their first new season without Arsene [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: ESPN, England, Football Coverage on TV Networks, General, fox soccer channel, setanta sports

May 9, 2008

Win Tickets to The Cesc Fabregas Show

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EPL Talk has two pairs of tickets to give away to this Tuesday's premiere of The Cesc Fabregas Show, recorded live in London. Entry is strictly by ticket only. Fabregas will be the star of the show, which will be televised before a private audience of 400 people. Several surprise special guests will join Fabregas [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, England, Football Coverage on TV Networks, sky sports

May 8, 2008

Champions League, FA Cup and England Internationals Coming to UK in HD

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BBC and ITV have teamed together to launch a free digital TV service called FreeSat, which will offer its programming in high-definition (HD) including Champions League, FA Cup and England internationals. While the service will be available for free, a one-time fee of £200 will be required for equipment and installation. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: BBC, England, Football Coverage on TV Networks, itv, sky sports
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