The future of soccer television in the United States has forever changed with the launched of
beIN Sport USA, a new all soccer channel by Al Jazeera.
The channel has attracted a lot of attention by spending millions of dollars to get rights for
top European leagues. Overall, the future for beIN Sport USA is very promising but what's the good
and bad.
Premier League TV Rights: Worth £3 Billion between 2013 and 2016 - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
Securing its status as world football's richest competition, the Premier League has finalized an
astounding £3.018 billion deal for domestic TV rights for the three years
starting from the 2013-14 campaign (i.
This article titled "BSkyB shares hit by cost of football TV rights 'blowout'" was written by
Rupert Neate, for The Guardian on Thursday 14th June 2012 20.47 UTC
More than £400m has beenwiped off the value of BSkyB after analysts warned that the company had
spent too much on "blowout" TV rights for next year's Premier League.
The Premier League has agreed a three year TV deal with a £3.018B deal for domestic TV rights for
three years. Mike Ashley seems to like the new TV deal! That figure is a 70% increase on the last
three year deal, and marks the English Premier League as the favorite sports league in [...]
This article titled "Premier League lands £3bn TV rights bonanza from Sky and BT" was written
by Owen Gibson, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 13th June 2012 18.30 UTC
The Premier League has claimed that an exciting climax to the season, combined with intense
competition between rival broadcasters for live TV rights, has fuelled a huge 71% increase in its
income to more than £3bn over three years.
Breaking news: Sky Sports has won the bidding for the majority TV rights to the Premier League for
seasons 2013-16 on UK television. During a Premier League press conference today, the league
announced that Sky Sports won the majority of the ...
This article titled "Premier League's £2bn-plus TV rights auction goes to second round" was
written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 12th June 2012 13.03 UTC
The Premier League's £2bn-plus auction of live UK television rights has gone to a second round
with sources indicating a new bidder, thought to be al-Jazeera, has entered the fray against
incumbents BSkyB and ESPN.
This article titled "BSkyB and ESPN lead field for Premier League auction of live UK TV rights"
was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 7th June 2012 12.53 UTC
The Premier League's £2bn-plus auction of live UK television rights draws to a close on Friday,
with a field of potential bidders including al-Jazeera, Google and Channel 4 understood to have
dramatically thinned.
U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann wants his players competing in high-pressure, big-time matches.
Sometimes that's a championship final. Other times it can mean a relegation fight. And for Jonathan
Spector today, it means a chance at perhaps the biggest single pay day any club can receive in
football.
Al Jazeera may not bid for Premier League TV rights in the United Kingdom and Europe after all,
according to a report this week on the Football Economy website. The website quotes a source at
Citigroup who revealed that: "The ...
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When Arsene Wenger arrived at Arsenal in the autumn of 1996, one of his earliest moves was to
look at the wages the players of greatest importance to him were receiving, and tie them to the
club by extending their contracts under improved terms. The growth in income as a result of
improved deals for Premier League TV rights meant that the more frugal approach the club had
demonstrated in the years before were no longer going to retain the best talents.
In the past few years, FOX Soccer has been accumulating an ever-growing number of TV rights deals
to bring most of the best soccer leagues in the world to a US audience. FOX Sports winning the bids
to broadcast the ...
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ESPN-Start Sports announced that have secured live and exclusive broadcast rights of Spanish
football championship La Liga for three years in markets across Asia, for an undisclosed amount.
The statement further mentioned about the deal that "This acquisition underlines our commitment to
football fans in the region as we continue providing the most compelling content to our viewers,
and an excellent promotional platform for our business partners.
Buriram United chairman Newin Chidchob has vowed to continue his bid to find out if there are
financial irregularities in football management.
During a meeting of representatives of Thai Premier League clubs last month, Newin asked TPL
chairman Vichit Yamboonruang about the broadcasting rights of TPL matches and other income but
Vichit could not give an answer.
In the space of a few minutes we saw the world of football hand down verdicts on a former
England captain clearing him of racism charges and then to one its most storied clubs, devastating
them with demotion to the lowest division for financial manipulation.
A brave, new world for the sport as it demanded accountability from its practitioners.
The Guardian has a report on the International Sports Media and Marketing aka ISL, the now
infamously bankrupt sports marketing company founded by Horst Dassler in the 1970s paying former
FIFA president, Joao Havelange and his son-in-law, Ricardo Teixeira, a FIFA executive and former
CBF president, millions of dollars in kickbacks for awarding them the 2002 and 2006 World Cup
marketing and TV rights worth billions of dollars.
The U.S. squandered a first half lead in their second 2014 World Cup qualifier against Guatemala
to continue an unimpressive run of form. Clint Dempsey scored in the 40th minute to give the U.S. a
1-0 lead that they would hold in spite of physical play and dodgy ref decisions all the way up to
the 83rd minute when the Chicago Fire's Marco Pappa pinned a beauty of a free kick to the top of
the net.
It's a sad day in America and a definite step back for soccer in the U.S. when fans of the Red,
White and Blue can watch Mexico's World Cup qualifier for free on the same day they must pay to
watch the U.S. against Guatemala. In CONCACAF, host countries own TV rights for World Cup [...]
Thanks to the absurd quirks of international TV rights for FIFA matches, tonight's USMNT match
in Guatemala will only be available on Pay Per View. Read this FAQ from US Soccer if you want the
gory details. If you don't want to shell out $30, you'll have to go out to a bar or some other
venue. As of this morning it was thought that the only places in Seattle to watch the match would
be Fado or George & the Dragon.
Traffic Sports, the same company that has supports the North American Soccer League, is asking you
to pay more than just your cable bill to watch the US vs. Guatemala, CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier
on June 12th. Traffic who are headquartered in Brazil and have owned TV rights for soccer games in
South and Central [.
On April 7, 2012, a new 24/7 sports network named Univision Deportes will launch in the United
States.
Univision Deportes, which is touting itself as the new way to see sports, will broadcast in
Spanish. There's quite a lot of anticipation building for the new network.
The sports network will broadcast soccer matches from Mexico's Primera Division as well as FIFA
World Cup 2014.
Serie A Talk is reporting that Al Jazeera Sports Network has won the US TV rights to Serie A,
beginning with the 2012-13 season, according to a source. This means that Al Jazeera Sports Network
US has picked up TV ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Al Jazeera Sports Network has won the US TV rights to Serie A,
beginning with the 2012-13 season, according to a source.
The news comes hot on the heels of last week's exclusive story by sister site La Liga Talk that
Al Jazeera has also won the US TV rights to La Liga for seasons 2012-13 onwards.
La Liga Talk is reporting that Al Jazeera Sports Network has won the US TV rights to La Liga,
beginning with the 2012-13 season, according to a source. The shocking news means that GolTV's
flagship league will no longer be ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Al Jazeera Sports Network has won the US TV rights to La Liga,
beginning with the 2012-13 season, according to a source.
The shocking news means that GolTV's flagship league will no longer be shown on the Miami-based
network. Al Jazeera Sports Network's acquisition of La Liga rights comes hot on the heels of
similar acquisitions by Al Jazeera Sports Network worldwide including winning the bid to show Ligue
1 in France from 2012-13 through 2018-18, as well as the rights to show UEFA Champions League in
France from 2012-2015.
If you have enjoyed ESPN and Fox's broadcasts of EPL games in recent years, there appears to be some bad news on the horizon.
According to a report, NBC Universal is close to winning the bid for TV rights to EPL games for three years starting with the 2013-2014 season. NBC Universal has reportedly emerged as the front-runner after offering $83 million, an amount that is three times more than what Fox currently pays ($23 million).
The USA's away World Cup Qualifiers and all of the qualifiers for every other CONCACAF team except
the United States and Mexico will be shown on beIN Sport, the network announced earlier today. "By
securing these exclusive TV rights, beIN SPORT again shows why it's the place for U.S. fans to be
in the best soccer action in the world," beIN Sport managing director Yousef Al Obaidly said in a
press release.
1) MVP: Andres Iniesta being named the tournament's best
player: The Spanish attacking midfielder has been one of the world's best players for the last few
years; however, he was not even Spain's best player during Euro 2012. The decision to name him as
Euro 2012′s best player seems questionable and an escape from a more complex decision which
likely would have seen players such as Andrea Pirlo, Mesut Ozil, Xabi Alonso, Ilker Casillas and a
couple of other players all picked ahead of Iniesta.
This article titled "How football has kept the Murdoch empire afloat" was written by David Conn,
for guardian.co.uk on Friday 15th June 2012 12.57 UTC
At the Leveson inquiry this week, the current and last Conservative prime ministers reflected on
the fact that Rupert Murdoch's News International had, over 20 years, cemented too much power.
I know, I know: technically, tonight's game fits the definition of a derby. Unfortunately, this
new L1 fixture (2 years old) is nowhere near in anticipation and expectation as an OL-ASSE, the
REAL derby.
So indeed the interest, if any, of this game is not obvious, as the outcome won't make much
difference to the two participants fortunes.
Tragedy: Bolton player Fabrice Muamba suffered cardiac arrest on Saturday during their game at
Tottenham and remains in the hospital in critical condition. That is so damn sad. Everyone please
take a moment to have a good thought for him and his family.
dN
We had a great time in both Kansas City and Omaha this past weekend.
FOX today announced that its FOX Soccer Plus network has won the US and Caribbean TV rights to the
Scottish Premier League through 2013-14. The agreement with SPORTFIVE International secures the SPL
TV rights for the remainder of the 2011-12 ...
