ujpest doza Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'm back off to Florida again in October. Villa doesn't have Fox Soccer but does have all ESPN channels there are. Will these games be on NBC itself or is there a seperate NBC Sport Channel that needs subscribing to in the same way as Fox Soccer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 They will be across a range of channels including NBC, NBC Sports, Bravo, Esquire, etc. There will also be new dedicated NBC channels that are there when needed to show games. You'll need cable, but if the package you have has ESPN, it'll likely have NBC Sports and all its buddy channels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 How about online viewing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 They will be across a range of channels including NBC, NBC Sports, Bravo, Esquire, etc. There will also be new dedicated NBC channels that are there when needed to show games. You'll need cable, but if the package you have has ESPN, it'll likely have NBC Sports and all its buddy channels. Last time i was there was some sort of Champions League/Copa Libertadores type thing on which LA Galaxy were competing in against Conacaf league champions on ESPN and ESPN Deportes so i'm assuming if there is a game i desperately want to see i should be able to watch in the house rather than traipse to Longhorn and put myself through the agony of having to eat a massive steak just to watch Fox Soccer!!!! :mike: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 They will be across a range of channels including NBC, NBC Sports, Bravo, Esquire, etc. There will also be new dedicated NBC channels that are there when needed to show games. You'll need cable, but if the package you have has ESPN, it'll likely have NBC Sports and all its buddy channels. Games will only be on Bravo, MSNBC, etc on the last day of be season. NBC Sports will carry one game in each of the standard timeslots with NBC airing 20 of the Saturday 1230 kickoffs. The rest are on the overflow channels and all are online. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Ah right. What's the point in that then? They may as well show the last day of the season on the same channels rather than some random channel that I'm not gonna be able to find for twenty minutes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Its still loads better than Fox b/c we'll have access to every match without having to pay for an extra channel (FS+) or the online app (FS 2Go). However its nice to see that those of us with NBC Sports will get that Extra Time channel with a loads more of games to have on TV too. Regardless, major improvement. Hopefully we get to enjoy it next season (we stay up). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Hopefully this deal doesn't effect the Canadian deal, I'm pretty happy with Sportsnet's coverage, we get every game in full, they've got 3 channels that allows them to show 3 live games concurrently, they also cover eurpa league, champs league and internationals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Greedy twats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 How about online viewing? Everything, meaning every single game, will be available online via NBC Sports Extra, which will be available at no extra charge. You have to authenticate as a cable subscriber with access to those channels on television to be able to access the online content, but it will be there. I wouldn't be surprised if they offered an online-only subscription model at some point, but I suspect their business model is geared toward pushing people to subscribe to the cable channels over doing the online thing. This has the potential to be a huge leap forward, though. They'll do a two-hour MOTD on Saturday and 90 minute MOTD2 on Sunday, they seem to have decent enough commentators, I'm encouraged, really. Arlo White's OK. Robbies Earle and Mustoe are fine, I guess, not really objectionable, anyway. For some reason, Gary Lineker will contribute something, although what and why is still up for discussion. They are putting a lot of resources behind this move. It's the best package in US history by far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'm assuming the "non-NBC" commentators will be the same we are used to, as they'll still have the same official telecast from the ground and have whichever commentator it is....I assume Arlo will only do the NBC main match when they send him on-site, expect it to be your top 6 teams/match of the week type fixture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'm assuming the "non-NBC" commentators will be the same we are used to, as they'll still have the same official telecast from the ground and have whichever commentator it is....I assume Arlo will only do the NBC main match when they send him on-site, expect it to be your top 6 teams/match of the week type fixture. Yeah, they've said they're taking the Premier League's normal world feed when Arlo et al are not doing the match... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 NBC are class above right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 It makes me wonder why Fox hadn't jumped to this level yet. They have arguably the same resources so why couldn't this have happened already? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Because their name is Fox, I would imagine. Just a shit company, I don't think Fox execs ever really cared about Fox Soccer, there wasn't much of a budget for it. Just look at their marketing campaigns, they were constantly trying to bring in the casual fan when all they are is a niche channel that the casual fan would never get. At least channels like Golf and Tennis know who there audience is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillClinton Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Because their name is Fox, I would imagine. Just a s*** company, I don't think Fox execs ever really cared about Fox Soccer, there wasn't much of a budget for it. Just look at their marketing campaigns, they were constantly trying to bring in the casual fan when all they are is a niche channel that the casual fan would never get. At least channels like Golf and Tennis know who there audience is. Yup, I'm surprised they even bothered having a 'Soccer' channel. Remember when they tried to get Sunday afternoon games going on the main FOX network, and most of the local FOX affiliates decided to run informercials instead. http://deadspin.com/5973398/snowmageddon-and-18-other-things-fox-affiliates-are-airing-instead-of-todays-historic-live-fa-cup-broadcast Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 It makes me wonder why Fox hadn't jumped to this level yet. They have arguably the same resources so why couldn't this have happened already? Complacency. They stepped up when ESPN came into it and snatched the CL, but then ESPN showed how shit they are and they settled back. What I don't get is why they're quitting altogether, like other leagues don't exist. I'd watch the fuck out of some Bundesliga, Serie A, and BBVA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'd watch more French league too as we'd get a pulse on the type of players we're scouting. Fox's graphics/studio packages were always shit on the main network and they basically treated the studio team like outcasts man. All the marketing was shit and I always felt like it was poorly done. Hell, the Fox Soccer Report used to be shit and it somehow over-time has gotten worse Their studios are awful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Not sure how much they paid for the EPL but theyve been ripped off. They should have bought The Premier League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Not sure how much they paid for the EPL but theyve been ripped off. They should have bought The Premier League. Well, we didn't want to end up with 380 Armenian Premier League games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Not sure how much they paid for the EPL but theyve been ripped off. They should have bought The Premier League. Well, we didn't want to end up with 380 Armenian Premier League games. EPL? English Patient League Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 LOL YOU CALL IT EPL LOL 380 LIVE GAMES ON TV. suck it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Most of the premier league us utter shit. Not sure what the EPL is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Hoser Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I hope we get Serie A back in Canada next season. It's been a barren year without all that drama. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Hoser Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 FOX reveals its next steps. http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/usa/story/national-womens-soccer-league-fox-sports-media-group-announce-televesion-deal-2013-season-041813 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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