NBC Announces EPL Deal; Broadcast Net Could Air Up to 20 Matches Per Year

The English Premier League is officially headed to NBC Sports.

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Idle Notes: NBC “Clear Frontrunner” For EPL Rights (Also: NHL Lockout, Big East TV Deal)

NBC Sports is expected to pick up rights to the English Premier League. In other news, rights to the Big East Conference will reportedly hit the open market, and the NHL owners’ lockout has resulted [...]

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Soccer Update: Sunday’s Taped EPL on FOX Trounces Saturday’s Live MLS on NBC

Soccer got exposure on two of the four major broadcast networks over the weekend, with the English Premier League easily topping Major League Soccer.

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TV Ratings: Mizzou/South Carolina Low For CBS (Also: MLB on FOX, EPL on FOX)

CBS suffered a modest decline for its second week of SEC coverage. In other news, the second-to-last MLB on FOX telecast of the season dropped double-digits, and English Premier League coverage on the neetwork got [...]

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FOX to Again Air EPL Matches on NFL Sundays

The English Premier League will return to the FOX broadcast network this season.

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TV Ratings: Over Ten Million For Women’s Hoops Gold Medal Game (Also: Mexico/Brazil, Monday Night Football)

NBC earned strong numbers for the USA/France women’s basketball gold medal game. In other news, Telemundo set a network record for the men’s soccer gold medal match, and ESPN had a modest rise in viewership [...]

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