MLS And NBC Sign New TV Deal
Big day for soccer fans in the U.S. as NBC outbid Fox Soccer Channel for the rights to televise 45 Major League Soccer games and four US Men's National Team matches per season. FSC currently has the rights for the remainder of 2011 so this new deal will begin next season.
NBC will televise two regular season MLS games, two playoff games and two appearances by the USMNT, while the NBC Sports Network (currently VERSUS) will broadcast 38 regular-season games, three playoff games and two USMNT matches.
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