ESPN/FOX Soccer Out....NBC in?
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Laces_0ut
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wow didnt see this coming. i dont like the idea of NBC getting the coverage. i think they are involved in too much and probably wouldnt give it the attention that it deserves.
http://epltalk.com/2012/10/26/fox-soccer-and-espn-drop-out-of-us-bidding-war-for-epl-tv-rights-nbc-universal-is-frontrunner/
FOX Soccer and ESPN have dropped out of the bidding for the US media rights to the English Premier League for seasons 2013-16, according to a report by Sports Business Daily.
According to the report, NBC Universal is the clear front runner with beIN SPORT a question mark
“We were disappointed to learn today that EPL has elected to move forward with a different media partner despite FOX’s aggressive bid,” said a FOX spokesperson.
The bidding for the 2013-16 seasons concluded today, after a second round of bidding commenced after the initial October 18 deadline.
FOX Soccer has had the rights to the Premier League for 15 consecutive years, since August 1998. FOX Soccer-ESPN will continue to show Premier League matches on US television until the end of the 2012-13 season. Then, in August 2013, the new rights holder will begin televising the Premier League.
NBC Universal is believed to be the frontrunner in the bidding war. However, NBC Universal hasn’t returned calls to SBJ and an official announcement from the Premier League hasn’t been given.
“Sources say NBC’s bid would pay the EPL around $83M per year, an amount that would more than triple the $23M per year that Fox currently pays. Sources say Fox and ESPN have been told that their joint bid was not accepted. It is not clear if the Al Jazeera network, BeIN Sport, still is in the running. The emergence of NBC Universal as the clear front-runner in this bidding process comes as a surprise. In the weeks leading up to the bidding process, NBC sources downplayed the company’s interest.”
NBC Universal is a giant media corporation that is majority owned by Comcast. Among the networks under the NBC Universal umbrella, they include NBC, Telemundo, Hulu, USA Network and many others.
As soon as we have more information, we’ll let you know.
http://epltalk.com/2012/10/26/fox-soccer-and-espn-drop-out-of-us-bidding-war-for-epl-tv-rights-nbc-universal-is-frontrunner/
FOX Soccer and ESPN have dropped out of the bidding for the US media rights to the English Premier League for seasons 2013-16, according to a report by Sports Business Daily.
According to the report, NBC Universal is the clear front runner with beIN SPORT a question mark
“We were disappointed to learn today that EPL has elected to move forward with a different media partner despite FOX’s aggressive bid,” said a FOX spokesperson.
The bidding for the 2013-16 seasons concluded today, after a second round of bidding commenced after the initial October 18 deadline.
FOX Soccer has had the rights to the Premier League for 15 consecutive years, since August 1998. FOX Soccer-ESPN will continue to show Premier League matches on US television until the end of the 2012-13 season. Then, in August 2013, the new rights holder will begin televising the Premier League.
NBC Universal is believed to be the frontrunner in the bidding war. However, NBC Universal hasn’t returned calls to SBJ and an official announcement from the Premier League hasn’t been given.
“Sources say NBC’s bid would pay the EPL around $83M per year, an amount that would more than triple the $23M per year that Fox currently pays. Sources say Fox and ESPN have been told that their joint bid was not accepted. It is not clear if the Al Jazeera network, BeIN Sport, still is in the running. The emergence of NBC Universal as the clear front-runner in this bidding process comes as a surprise. In the weeks leading up to the bidding process, NBC sources downplayed the company’s interest.”
NBC Universal is a giant media corporation that is majority owned by Comcast. Among the networks under the NBC Universal umbrella, they include NBC, Telemundo, Hulu, USA Network and many others.
As soon as we have more information, we’ll let you know.
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Hmmm.....well, it could be good OR bad, but given the way they portrayed the Olympics this past Summer, I'm not too keen on it. The only positive I can think of is that NBC is not a cable network at the moment, so maybe there would be more exposure, given the wider broadcasting audience....AND....for those of us not paying exorbitant cable bills (which is necessary to even GET Fox Soccer) maybe matches could be retrospectively available on Hulu as well.
That wouldn't be a bad thing. But the rest....eh...could get ugly.0 -
Pretty much what she said. I would appreciate not having to subscribe to FSC to see the matches.......but I don't like the idea of NBC handling the coverage.0
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yeah if NBC has great coverage and you dont have to pay extra for it that will be great. but NBC picked up F1 off of speed as well and its my guess they will start charging extra for NBC Sports Network.0
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