English Premier League gets a big American stage on NBC

[MrBates2]

What is the English Premier League?

After obtaining the rights to Premier League matches in a three-year, $250 million deal, NBC will utilize a variety of platforms to carry all 380 Premier League matches each season.

The network will typically show three matches live on Saturdays (two on NBC Sports Network, the network’s cable channel, and one on NBC), two on Sundays and one on Mondays (all on NBCSN) through the nine-month campaign. Coverage will also appear on three other properties: CNBC, Spanish-language Telemundo and mun2, a bilingual channel geared toward young viewers.

Games not available on standard outlets will appear on overflow channels at no charge to cable and satellite subscribers who receive NBCSN. (Many, but not all, systems are participating.) NBC Sports Live Extra, the network’s online streaming service, will provide coverage of every match for desktops, tablets and mobile devices.

 

[mark197205]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[RobDownSouth]

This is big news. Big news.

 

[renard_ruse]

I just had the Manchester United vs. Swansea game on for a few minutes. I lasted about five minutes until I realized I could be doing something productive with my life like posting on Lit instead of staring at people kicking a ball around.

As usual I just scratch my head as to why this sport is so popular around the world.

 

[renard_ruse]

On the plus side at least they don't interrupt the games for commercials.

Still not worth watching, but I'll give them credit for that.

 

[Sean]

I'm actually watching the NBC feed right now.

 

[mark197205]

And right on cue..

 

[lovetoread]

I'm actually watching the NBC feed right now.

I'm shocked.

 

[kotori]

This will keep the lad out of the pub of a Saturday morning.

 

[MonaLittle]

I'm shocked.

We need to come up with a plan to sidetrack his attention.

 

[islandman]

How many teams in the EPL?

Which team should I adopt?

Now accepting suggestions.

 

[kotori]

We need to come up with a plan to sidetrack his attention.

Six Nations?

 

[MonaLittle]

I love watching the sport and wish it would become more popular in the states.

 

[mark197205]

How many teams in the EPL?

Which team should I adopt?

Now accepting suggestions.

Twenty teams.

Manchester City, just to annoy Sean?

 

[islandman]

Twenty teams.

Manchester City, just to annoy Sean?

I have family in Cardiff, so I'm leaning towards them.

Plus, those Welsh have lovely accents.

 

[kotori]

How many teams in the EPL?

Which team should I adopt?

Now accepting suggestions.

You'd be a natural Wigan fan. Or maybe Arsenal. Go Gunners!

 

[mark197205]

I have family in Cardiff, so I'm leaning towards them.

Plus, those Welsh have lovely accents.

There you go, decision made.

Yes, they do.

 

[islandman]

There you go, decision made.

Yes, they do.

Then again, I loved Lineker's finishes, so maybe Everton?

Decisions, decisions.

 

[mark197205]

Then again, I loved Lineker's finishes, so maybe Everton?

Decisions, decisions.

If you're a big Lineker fan then I should co-opt you into also supporting my team in the Championship, where he got his big break which lead to his playing for England and then a move to Everton.

 

[renard_ruse]

mun2, a bilingual channel geared toward young viewers

That means it probably has a lot of really vulgar, sexually explicit programming and a lot of gay propaganda, as well as mixing of languages which leads to an inability to speak either English or Spanish properly. Very sad such a station would exist.

 

[RobDownSouth]

How many teams in the EPL?

Which team should I adopt?

Now accepting suggestions.

The Hewlett-Packard Hotspurs!

 

[pete]

obviously nobody told nbc that only the EPL thinks that the EPL is worth watching.

they would have had better viewership if they'd booked La Liga, or Serie A

 

[islandman]

If you're a big Lineker fan then I should co-opt you into also supporting my team in the Championship, where he got his big break which lead to his playing for England and then a move to Everton.

You're a fox.

 

[MrBates2]

Americans are only intrested if there is some sort of Fantasy (soccer) Football to join.

 

[islandman]

Americans are only intrested if there is some sort of Fantasy (soccer) Football to join.

Fantasy soccer (MLS/Champions' League/EPL) has been around for several years already.