Thursday turned out to be quite the crazy day for those of us who follow the sports media beat. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. On any given day, you just don’t know when sports media news...
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Category: Fox Soccer Channel
I was in between offices yesterday and could not do the links as I had wanted. Let’s provide some now while I can. Nate Davis at USA Today writes about ESPN extending the rights to air Monday Night Football and...
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Yes, Fox Soccer Channel is removing the “Channel” from its name and rebranding as “Fox Soccer”. According to the press release, it’s to show the multiple platforms soccer fans are watching content, through television, internet and mobile devices so Fox...
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Time for the mid-week links. Lots of stuff to get to. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at the ratings from some of the events held this past weekend. Michael says networks may have to scramble to fill holes if...
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I had this in a press release post on the UEFA Champions League Final, but in case you didn’t see it, I’ll provide the studio and game announcing crews for Fox for this Saturday’s game between Barcelona and Manchester United....
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Starting tonight, Fox Soccer Channel kicks off Champions Week with matches from the two finalists, Barcelona and Manchester United. Here’s the press release. FOX SOCCER’S “CHAMPIONS WEEK” BRINGS THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL TO A FEVER PITCH Relive the Road...
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22May
The last couple of days have killed me going to New York on Friday for business then having to go to work on Saturday preventing me from really reacting to the Dick Ebersol resignation. I will do a Sunday thoughts...
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I spent the morning away from the office and after lunch, I’ve been dealing with crazy shit so I’m just getting to the links late this afternoon. I’ll put in as many as I can. This week is shaping up...
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On Saturday, May 28, Fox Sports will air the final of the UEFA Champions League for the 2nd consecutive year. This year, the final will be held in London at the great venue, Wembley Stadium. At that location, Manchester United...
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Fox Soccer Channel will air a movie tonight and Friday on English Premier League team Manchester City. It’ll lead into the team’s playing in the FA Cup Championship on Saturday which also airs on Fox Soccer Channel. Here’s the press...
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This weekend was a very lost weekend for me and for you on the blog as I was unable to do anything either Saturday and Sunday. I attended a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday in Massachusetts and that took most of...
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Again, I’ve been all over the place and can’t really blog like I want to, but I do what I can. Some links while I’m free and not committed to anything. The Pac 12 media deals with ESPN and Fox...
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We have Hockey Night in Canada, Football Night in America, so why not a Soccer Night too? Starting this Friday, Fox Soccer Channel will repackage and rebrand its MLS games on Friday and Saturday nights as part of “Soccer Night...
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Over the next two weeks, Fox Sports platforms will have exclusive coverage of the UEFA Champions League semifinals. Fox Soccer Channel will air one semifinal leg while FX joins in to cover the other. The two channels will alternate matchups....
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The second leg quarterfinal matches in the UEFA Champions League will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday. Over the next two days, Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus and Fox Sports Net will have the games including the return match...
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I’m going to post two MLS press releases that I received last week, but did not have the time to post. Catching up now. One is from Fox and the other from Comcast SportsNet Philly. We have this official announcement...
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This weekend, the FA Cup kicks into the knockout round with quarterfinal action headlined by Manchester United taking on English Premier League rival Arsenal on Saturday. The only non-EPL team that remains in the competition is Reading and that team...
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Time for linkage now. Jun Yang at Bloomberg Businessweek reports that YouTube is in talks with the NBA and NHL to stream live games. Now that would be cool if it happens, but I’m skeptical that it will. At MediaPost,...
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Let’s provide some links on this holiday for some of you. For others like me, I’m at work. But instead of reading my complaints about working on a holiday, I’ll put my energy into finding links for you. Starting with...
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Ok, I have some time to do some blogging this evening and I figure I’ll do the Friday megalinks, something which has been sorely lacking here. Let’s get cracking on the links. As always, you can check the Weekend Viewing...
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After getting into a protracted dispute over rights fees, Fox Soccer Channel and Major League Soccer have come to a one year contract extension that keeps MLS on Fox for 2011. At one point, Fox Soccer Channel had balked at...
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It’s been a while since we’ve had Champions League action and it returns in a big way on Tuesday. The Round of 16 starts and Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus and Fox Sports Net will carry the games. Reverse...
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Just as corporate parent Fox saw the highest viewership in US TV history for a single program, Fox Soccer Channel saw its highest viewership ever for a live soccer match. Airing the Chelsea-Liverpool match live on Super Bowl Sunday, Fox...
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Ok, let’s do some linkage while I can squeeze some in. I had to meet a deadline earlier. I think I’m safe for now. Starting with Michael Hiestand of USA Today, he wonders if the PGA Tour can generate ratings...
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18Dec
Let’s give you some linkage since I wasn’t able to do that last night. Jon Lafayette of Broadcasting & Cable reports that NBC has sold out its ad inventory for the NHL Winter Classic. George Winslow of B&C says the...
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Ok, been busy, but I’m going to do some links while I can. We’ve all seen the video of the Metrodome roof collapsing under the weight of heavy, wet snow. Michael Hiestand of USA Today has Fox Sports explaining how...
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This just in from the fine people at Fox Sports, the empire known as the Fox Sports Media Group has renewed its rights agreement with UEFA for the Champions League. This is a European soccer competition which involves the major...
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Come Thursday morning our time, we’ll know which countries will host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Fox Soccer Channel will have programming leading up to the announcement on Thursday. Let’s take a look at what it will air on...
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23Nov
Let do some linkage for you on this Tuesday. Short week for many of you so this is like a Thursday. Not me, but this is good. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News writes that Bright House subscribers have begun to...
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Coming up next week, Fox Soccer Channel will provide extensive coverage of FIFA’s announcement on where the World Cup will be played in 2018 and 2022. The United States, the UK, and Qatar are among the candidates bidding to host...
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