February 4, 2012

ESPN’s 2012 Major League Soccer Schedule

January 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
ESPN’s 2012 Major League Soccer Schedule
 
The 17th season of Major League Soccer on ESPN will begin Monday, March 12, at 9:30 p.m. ET, on ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes with the live telecast of the Portland Timbers vs. Philadelphia Union match from PGE Park in Portland, Ore.  The inter-conference matchup will be the culmination of Major League Soccer’s First Kick 2012, a series of nationally televised matches to open the 2012 season-opening week (March 10-12).
Highlights of 2012 MLS season:
  • All 21 (11 on ESPN2, nine on ESPN, one exclusively on ESPN Deportes) regular season matches will be available in high definition and carried on ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN3 and WatchESPN;
  • Top three teams by appearances: current MLS champions Los Angeles Galaxy (eight), New York Red Bulls (seven) and Seattle Sounders (six);
  • ESPN will televise the only regular season meeting between the Los Angeles Galaxy and the New York Red Bulls on Saturday, May 5, live from the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.;
  • Two of the three SuperClásico matches between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Chivas USA, Major League Soccer’s only intra-city rivalry (derby) matches, is exclusively on ESPN networks (Saturday, May 19, at 10:30 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 12, at 11 p.m.);
  • Seven other matches will feature regional rivals – New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., in the East; Houston vs. Dallas in Texas; and Seattle vs. Portland in the Northwest;
  • The 2012 MLS on ESPN series will include a number of international matches featuring MLS clubs, the MLS All-Star Game, several MLS Cup Playoffs matches and the 2012 MLS Cup (schedule TBD).
 
ESPN’s 2012 MLS Schedule
(Schedule Subject to Change)
Date Time (ET) Match Networks
Mon, March 12 9:30 p.m. Portland Timbers vs. Philadelphia Union ESPN2/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sun,  March 25 4 p.m. New York Red Bulls vs. Colorado Rapids ESPN/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sat, April 7 5 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. Los Angeles Galaxy ESPN2/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sun, April 22 6 p.m. DC United vs. New York Red Bulls ESPN2/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Fri, May 4 11 p.m. Chivas USA vs. Chicago Fire ESPN Deportes
Sat, May 5 8 p.m. Los Angeles Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls ESPN/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sun, May 13 1:30 p.m. Philadelphia Union vs. New York Red Bulls ESPN2/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sat, May 19 10:30 p.m. Chivas USA vs. Los Angeles Galaxy ESPN2/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sat, June 16 5 p.m. Houston Dynamo vs. FC Dallas ESPN2/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sun, June 24 5 p.m. Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders ESPN/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sat, June 30 10 p.m. San Jose Earthquakes vs. Los Angeles Galaxy ESPN2/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sun, July 8 3 p.m. Chicago Fire vs. Los Angeles Galaxy ESPN/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sun, July 15 4 p.m. New York Red Bulls vs. Seattle Sounders ESPN/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sat, July 21 2:30 p.m. New York Red Bulls vs. Philadelphia Union ESPN/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sun, Aug 5 10 p.m. Seattle Sounders vs. Los Angeles Galaxy ESPN2/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sun, Aug 12 11 p.m. Chivas USA vs. Los Angeles Galaxy ESPN2/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sun, Aug 26 9 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. New York Red Bulls ESPN2/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Thu, Sept 20 8 p.m. Philadelphia Union vs. DC United ESPN2/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sun, Oct  7 9 p.m. Seattle Sounders vs. Portland Timbers ESPN/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sun, Oct 21 9 p.m. Seattle Sounders vs. FC Dallas ESPN/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
Sun, Oct 28 9 p.m. Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Seattle Sounders ESPN/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
 
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NBC Sports Group Kicks Off New MLS Partnership With Live Coverage Of 41 Regular-Season Games In 2012

January 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

NBC Sports Network Coverage of 38 Regular-Season Matches Starts on March 11 with New York Red Bulls vs. FC Dallas; NBC To Broadcast 3 Matches

NBC Sports Group to Present Five MLS Cup Playoff Games

NEW YORK – January 5, 2012 –The NBC Sports Group today announced its plans for the 2012 MLS season, the first under the new three-year media rights partnership, by offering live coverage of 41 regular season matches, the most of any MLS broadcast partner, in addition to five MLS Cup playoff games.

NBC begins its live MLS coverage on Sunday, March 11 when FC Dallas host the New York Red Bulls on the new NBC Sports Network, which will air a total of 38 regular-season games this year. The defending MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy make seven appearances on NBC Sports Network, including a rematch of MLS Cup against the Houston Dynamo on May 26. The LA Galaxy’s first appearance is March 31 as they host the New England Revolution. MLS Cup runners-up Houston Dynamo also appear seven times including the unveiling of their new stadium, BBVA Compass Stadium, on May 12 as they host D.C. United.

NBC will broadcast three regular-season games: Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders FC on Sept. 15, New York vs. Chicago Fire on Oct. 6, and Philadelphia Union vs. New York Red Bulls on Oct. 27 – the first game of a tripleheader on the last Saturday of the regular season that includes Chicago Fire vs. D.C. United and Portland Timbers vs. San Jose Earthquakes on NBC Sports Network. The three matches this season on NBC are the most regular-season MLS games on an English-language broadcast network since 2002.

Highlights of 2012 NBC Sports Group MLS Schedule:

  • NBC Sports Group broadcasts 41 games, most of any MLS broadcast partner in 2012;
  • Three games on NBC are the most regular-season MLS games on an English-language broadcast network since 2002;
  • Rematch of MLS Cup on May 26 – Houston Dynamo vs. LA Galaxy on NBC Sports Network;
  • Seven games featuring MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy;
  • Opening of BBVA Compass Stadium, the new home of the Houston Dynamo, on May 12 on NBC Sports Network.

 

NBC SPORTS GROUP 2012 MLS SCHEDULE:

Date Away Home Network

Sun. Mar. 11 New York, Dallas 3:00 PM NBCSN

Sun. Mar. 18 Colorado, Philadelphia 4:00 PM NBCSN

Fri. Mar. 23 Houston, Seattle 10:00 PM NBCSN

Fri. Mar. 30 Dallas D.C., United 7:30 PM NBCSN

Sat. Mar. 31 New England, LA Galaxy 11:00 PM NBCSN

Sat. Apr. 14 Columbus, Philadelphia 3:30 PM NBCSN

Sat. Apr. 21 Chicago, Toronto 3:30 PM NBCSN

Sat. Apr. 28 New England, New York 3:30 PM NBCSN

Sat. May 5 Philadelphia, Seattle 4:00 PM NBCSN

Sat. May 12 D.C. United, Houston 4:30 PM NBCSN

Sat. May 26 LA Galaxy, Houston 2:30 PM NBCSN

Sun. May 27 San Jose, Sporting KC 4:30 PM NBCSN

Sun. June 17 New York, Chicago 5:00 PM NBCSN

Sun. June 24 D.C. United, New York 7:00 PM NBCSN

Fri. June 29 Chicago, Sporting KC 8:00 PM NBCSN

Sat. July 7 Colorado, Seattle 11:00 PM NBCSN

Sat. July 14 LA Galaxy, Portland 11:00 PM NBCSN

Wed. July 18 Real Salt Lake, Seattle 11:00 PM NBCSN

Sat. July 28 LA Galaxy, Dallas 8:00 PM NBCSN

Sun. July 29 New England, Philadelphia 7:00 PM NBCSN

Fri. Aug. 3 New York, Houston 8:00 PM NBCSN

Sun. Aug. 5 Dallas, Portland 7:00 PM NBCSN

Fri. Aug. 10 Houston, New York 8:00 PM NBCSN

Wed. Aug. 15 LA Galaxy, Columbus 7:00 PM NBCSN

Sun. Aug. 19 Philadelphia, D.C. United 5:00 PM NBCSN

Fri. Aug. 24 Real Salt Lake, Philadelphia 7:30 PM NBCSN

Sun. Aug. 26 Dallas, LA Galaxy 7:00 PM NBCSN

Fri. Aug. 31 Colorado, Portland 10:30 PM NBCSN

Sun. Sept. 2 Chivas USA, San Jose 9:00 PM NBCSN

Wed. Sept. 5 Portland, Colorado 9:00 PM NBCSN

Fri. Sept. 14 Houston, Sporting KC 8:30 PM NBCSN

Sat. Sept. 15 Seattle, Portland 3:30 PM NBC

Sat. Sept. 22 Portland, Real Salt Lake 8:00 PM NBCSN

Fri. Sept. 28 Chicago, Sporting KC 8:30 PM NBCSN

Sat. Sept. 29 Seattle, Vancouver 9:00 PM NBCSN

Sat. Oct. 6 Chicago, New York 3:30 PM NBC

Sat. Oct. 6 Real Salt Lake, LA Galaxy 9:00 PM NBCSN

Sat. Oct. 20 Philadelphia, Houston 7:30 PM NBCSN

Sat. Oct. 27 New York, Philadelphia 1:30 PM NBC

Sat. Oct. 27 D.C. United, Chicago 4:00 PM NBCSN

Sat. Oct. 27 San Jose, Portland 6:30 PM NBCSN

All games on NBC and NBC Sports Network will consist of pre-game and post-game coverage. The NBC Sports Group will expand upon the successful NBC SportsTalk platform with a Pro SoccerTalk blog that will start with MLS season.

Along with already-established MLS partnerships with five Comcast SportsNets (California, Chicago, Mid-Atlantic, New England and Philadelphia), this new media rights partnership provides the league with coverage across the NBC Sports Group’s unique four-tier portfolio of assets: broadcast network, national cable, regional sports networks and digital.

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Filed Under: MLS, NBC, NBC Sports Network

Rob Stone Joins FOX Sports Media Group

January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

ROB STONE JOINS FOX SPORTS MEDIA GROUP

Seasoned Sportscaster Becomes Lead Host for FOX Soccer

& All Soccer Events on FSMG Outlets

New York — Seasoned sportscaster Rob Stone joins FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) as the lead studio host for FOX Soccer and all soccer events on FSMG outlets, including FOX Sports and FX.  The announcement was made today by FOX Soccer Executive Vice President & General Manager David Nathanson, and his appointment is effective immediately.  Stone’s position is based in Los Angeles.  National Soccer Hall of famer Eric Wynalda, the second-leading goal scorer in U.S. history, who has served FOX Soccer’s primary studio host, shifts to become lead studio analyst.

Upon joining FOX, Stone’s first assignment is to host FOX Sports’ coverage of Arsenal vs. Manchester United match prior to the NFC Championship Game, Sunday, Jan. 22 (10:30 AM-1:00 PM ET), the first-ever live Barclay’s Premier League match on U.S. broadcast television.  He’ll also host FOX Soccer’s signature studio programs including GOALS ON SUNDAY which focuses on Premier League, Italy’s Serie A and UEFA Champions League action and MATCH DAY, two live studio shows bridging the network’s Saturday morning Premier League matches.

“To say we’re excited to have an on-air personality with the experience and depth of understanding for soccer that Rob has would be an understatement,” said Nathanson.  “He’ll quickly become the face fans expect to see when tuning into one of the many major international soccer events FOX has scheduled this year and in the years to follow.”

“I’m massively grateful and humbled by this opportunity,” offered Stone.  “When I first began playing the sport at age 5, I never imagined it would allow me to work four FIFA World Cups and make a living covering the world’s greatest game.”

In addition to his FOX Soccer studio work and his Premier League assignment for FOX Sports in January, Stone is also set to host FOX Sports’ studio coverage of “The Game Before the Game” featuring Chelsea versus Manchester United, live from Stamford Bridge on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5 (10:30 AM-1:00 PM ET).  He’ll also be lead anchor for FOX Soccer’s UEFA Champions League coverage beginning with the round of 16 on Feb. 14; FOX Soccer and FX coverage of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals and FOX Sports’ coverage of the UEFA Champions League Final this spring.

Stone comes to FOX directly from ESPN, an entity he joined in 1997 as a professional soccer commentator.  Stone served as a host, play-by-play announcer and sideline reporter for select MLS and U.S. Soccer telecasts on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, worked the last four FIFA World Cups and hosted 12 MLS Cups.  During World Cup ’98, he traveled throughout host country France, filing reports on offbeat and behind-the-scenes stories.  At the 2002 World Cup in Korea/Japan, Stone served as host of World Cup 2Night on ESPN2 and during the pregame, halftime and postgame segments. He served as both a reporter and play-by-play announcer at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

In addition to his vast soccer resume, Stone branched out over the years and became one of ESPN’s most valuable and versatile personalities, serving as a college football/basketball play-by-play announcer, show host, sideline reporter and general assignment reporter.  In addition to college football and professional soccer, Stone’s contributions at ESPN include coverage of men’s and women’s college basketball; NCAA tennis; national spelling bee; boxing; skiing; darts; horse racing; the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest; Great Outdoor Games; college soccer; track & field; and the PBA.

Stone began his television career as an ESPN production assistant working on SportsCenter, Outside The Lines and College GameDay (1992-93).  He then went to FOX affiliate WFXL-TV in Albany, Ga., as a weekend sports anchor/sports reporter (1993-94) and sports director (1994-95).  From there, Stone moved to WTOG-TV in Tampa/St. Petersburg, where he served as weekend sports anchor and sports reporter (1995-97).  During the 1996 and 1997 MLS seasons, Stone also was an analyst for Tampa Bay Mutiny matches on SportsChannel Florida, now FOX Sports Florida.

A 1991 graduate of Colgate with a bachelor’s degree in English, the Simsbury, Conn., native was an all-state and all-conference soccer player as a midfielder at Colgate, and captained the squad in his senior year.

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Filed Under: FOX, Soccer

Deportes Telemundo, Home Of The Best Mexican Soccer, Will Broadcast The Grand Finale Of The Torneo Apertura 2011

December 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Telemundo Presents Mexico’s Championship battle between the Tigres of UANL and Santos Laguna

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MIAMI – December 7, 2011 – Once again, Mexico’s best will be crowned champion of the First Division on Telemundo during the grand finale of the Torneo Apertura between the Tigres of UANL vs. Santos Laguna. The match will be aired live from Estadio Universitario in the City of Nuevo León in Monterrey, Mexico, this Sunday, December 11 at 6:55pm ET / 3:55pm PT. Immediately following the soccer match, Telemundo hits the air in select markets with the NFL match-up between the N.Y. Giants and the Dallas Cowboys rounding up what promises to be a sports fan’s dream weekend.

This is the seventh consecutive season that the grand finale features one of Telemundo’s exclusive teams, reaffirming the role of the Hispanic network as the house of the best Mexican soccer. Likewise, it is the sixth time that Tigres reaches the final and looks to win the trophy that has eluded then since 1982. This is also the eighth time that Santos will play in the final, including last year’s Apertura 2010 championship defeat versus Monterrey.

The Grand Finale of the Torneo Apertura airs live on “Fútbol Estelar” from Monterrey, Mexico and will be hosted by Andres Cantor and Sammy Sadovnik, offering the best narration and the best expert analysis. Once The Great Final is over, viewers in some cities, such as New York, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, San Jose, San Francisco, Washington DC, Philadelphia, San Diego and Los Angeles will enjoy the football game in Spanish between the NY Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys, through “La NFL en Telemundo,” hosted live by Jessi Losada and the broadcasters Rene Giraldo, Edgar López and Veronica Contreras, from the Cowboys’ stadium.

Visit the sports section at www.Telemundo.com for more information on these and other games.

DEPORTES TELEMUNDO, LA CASA DEL MEJOR FUTBOL MEXICANO, PRESENTA LA GRAN FINAL DEL TORNEO APERTURA 2011

Por séptima temporada consecutiva, Telemundo transmitirá la final por el campeonato de la Liguilla de Fútbol Mexicano con el encuentro entre los Tigres de la UANL y el Santos Laguna

MIAMI – 7 de diciembre de 2011 – Una vez más, el mejor equipo del fútbol mexicano se coronará campeón de la Primera División en Telemundo, durante la gran final del torneo apertura que se disputarán los Tigres de la UANL vs. Santos Laguna. El partido se transmitirá en vivo desde el Estadio Universitario en la ciudad de Nuevo León en Monterrey, México, el próximo domingo 11 de diciembre a partir de las 6:55pm ET / 3:55pm PT. Y para completar esta fiesta deportiva, una vez se decida el nombre del campeón de la Liguilla, Telemundo transmitirá el partido de fútbol americano entre los NY Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys en ciudades selectas.

Esta es la séptima temporada consecutiva en la que la gran final se lleva a cabo entre uno de los equipos exclusivos de Telemundo, reafirmando así el rol de la cadena hispana como la casa del mejor fútbol mexicano. Asimismo, se trata de la sexta ocasión en que el equipo de Nuevo León llega a la final y busca obtener el título que no ha podido ganar desde 1982. Para el Santos Laguna de Coahuila, México, esta es la octava vez que pasa a la final, incluyendo el año pasado con el torneo Apertura 2010, cuando se enfrentó al equipo de Monterrey. El contraste entre ambos equipos, caracterizados por su buena ofensiva, en el caso de los Tigres y su sólida defensa, en el caso del Santos, augura una de las finales más impactantes de los últimos años.

La Gran Final del Torneo Apertura se transmitirá por “Fútbol Estelar” en vivo desde Monterrey, México bajo la conducción de Andrés Cantor y Sammy Sadovnik, ofreciendo la mejor narración y el mejor análisis experto. Y al terminar La Gran Final, el público de ciudades selectas como Nueva York, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, San José, San Francisco, Washington DC, Philadelphia, San Diego y Los Angeles podrá ver totalmente en español el partido de fútbol americano entre los NY Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys, a través de “La NFL en Telemundo”, presentado por Jessi Losada y los comentaristas Rene Giraldo, Edgar López y Verónica Contreras, en vivo desde el estadio de los Cowboys.

Para más información sobre estos y otros partidos, visite la pagina www.Telemundo.com, en su sección Deportes.

About Telemundo Media:

Telemundo Media, a division of NBCUniversal, is a world-class media company, leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content across its multiplatform portfolio to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. Telemundo’s multiple platforms include the Telemundo Network, a Spanish-language television network featuring original productions, theatrical motion pictures, news and first-class sports events, reaching  U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 14 owned stations and its broadcast and cable affiliates; mun2, the preeminent voice for bicultural Hispanics in the U.S. reaching TV households nationwide on digital and analog cable, and satellite; Telemundo Digital Media, which distributes Telemundo’s original content across digital and emerging platforms including mobile devices, www.telemundo.com and www.mun2.tv; an owned and operated full power station in Puerto Rico that reaches 99% of all TV households in that DMA; and Telemundo Internacional, the international distribution arm which has positioned Telemundo as the second largest provider of Spanish-language content worldwide by syndicating content to more than 100 countries in over 35 languages.

Sobre Telemundo Media: 

Telemundo Media, una división de NBCUniversal, es una empresa de medios de primera categoría, liderando la industria en la producción y distribución de contenido en español de alta calidad a través de múltiples plataformas para los hispanos en los EEUU y a audiencias alrededor del mundo. Las múltiples plataformas de Telemundo incluyen la cadena Telemundo, una red de televisión en español que ofrece producciones originales, películas de cine, noticias y eventos deportivos de primera categoría, alcanzando el 94% de televidentes hispanos en los Estados Unidos en 210 mercados a través de 14 estaciones que pertenecen a la cadena, afiliadas y cable; mun2, la voz preeminente para hispanos biculturales en EEUU, alcanzando a más de 35 millones de hogares a lo largo de la nación a través del cable digital y análogo, y en satélite; Telemundo Digital Media, que distribuye el contenido original a través de las plataformas digitales y emergentes incluyendo a los equipos móviles, www.telemundo.com y www.mun2.tv; una estación de alta potencia en Puerto Rico que alcanza el 99% de todos los hogares en dicha región; y Telemundo Internacional, la división de la empresa responsable de la distribución internacional que ha posicionado a Telemundo como el proveedor de contenido en español número dos mundialmente sindicando contenido a más de 100 países en más de 35 idiomas.

Filed Under: Soccer, Telemundo

FOX Sports Kicks-Off NFC Championship Sunday with Arsenal vs. Manchester United, Live!

December 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

FOX SPORTS KICKS-OFF NFC CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY

WITH ARSENAL VS. MANCHESTER UNITED, LIVE!

Match is Second Live & Fifth Overall

Barclays Premier League Event Scheduled on FOX

New York – The 2011 NFC Championship Game featured the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears, two of the NFL’s iconic franchises.  While we’re weeks from knowing which teams will meet in the 2012 edition, FOX Sports kicks-off NFC Championship Sunday featuring two of the world’s iconic soccer clubs meeting in a Barclays Premier League match live on the network.

FOX Sports presents Arsenal and Manchester United from the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 22 (10:30 AM-1:00 PM ET).  Later that day, FOX Sports presents its 18th consecutive NFC Championship Game (6:30-10:00 PM ET), one of the highest-rated, most-watched sports events of the year, the winner of which meets the AFC Champion in Super Bowl XLVI.  FOX Sports’ Barclays Premier League coverage continues on Super Bowl Sunday, Sunday, Feb. 5, when the network airs “The Game Before the Game” featuring Chelsea hosting Manchester United, live from Stamford Bridge (10:30 AM-1:00 PM ET).

“We see a tremendous opportunity to broaden exposure in the U.S. for the world’s best soccer competitions,” said FOX Sports Co-President & COO Eric Shanks. “We’ve broken viewership records with each subsequent FOX broadcast and we are thrilled audiences are responding as we make matches more widely available.”

FSMG’s investment in global soccer is clearly expanding.  FOX Sports made U.S. broadcast history this fall airing regular-season Barclays Premier League matches, a first for US broadcast television.  On Sunday, Sept. 18, the network presented Manchester United vs. Chelsea, followed by Tottenham-Arsenal on Sunday, Oct. 2 and Chelsea-Liverpool on Sunday, Nov. 20.  All three broadcasts were encore offerings which either preceded or followed the locally televised NFL on FOX game, and came after FOX Soccer’s live coverage earlier in the day.

FOX’s broadcast of Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat of Chelsea on Nov. 20 is the most-watched Barclays Premier League match of the three on the network, delivering a 1.1 household rating, with 1.67 million total viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.  Of the five international soccer matches broadcast on FOX since 2010, only this year’s UEFA Champions League Final between Barcelona and Manchester United drew a bigger audience (2.6 million) than Chelsea-Liverpool in November.

In October, FOX Sports Media Group acquired the exclusive U.S. media rights to the FIFA World Cup across all platforms (including radio) from 2015 to 2022, which includes the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup, the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and other FIFA events.

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Filed Under: FOX, Soccer

UEFA European Football Championship 2012 Draw Dec. 2

December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Multiplatform Coverage on ESPN Deportes, ESPNEWS, ESPN3, and online
 
ESPN platforms will present live the UEFA European Football Championship 2012 (UEFA EURO 2012™) Draw in both English and Spanish on Friday, Dec. 2, beginning at 12 p.m. ET, at the Palace of Arts in Kiev, Ukraine.  Highlights:
 
  • ESPN Deportes, the U.S. Spanish-language television home for UEFA EURO 2012™, will present live UEFA EURO 2012™ Draw (12 – 1 p.m.) with commentators Andres Agulla, Richard Méndez, Tato Noriega and Ricardo Ortiz.  ESPN Deportes’ popular soccer studio program, Fuera de Juego, will recap the Draw in a one-hour special (1 – 2 p.m.);
  • ESPNEWS will feature award-winning studio host Bob Ley and analysts Alexi Lalas, Robbie Mustoe, and ESPN Deportes’ Fernando Palomo;
  • ESPN Deportes Radio (12 – 1 p.m.) will broadcast the Draw with commentatorsHernan Pereyra, Giovanni Scavia, Elmer Polanco and Martin Ainstein.
 
Digital Platforms:
  • ESPN3, the live multi-screen sports network available to approximately 70 million homes, will carry the Draw live on Friday, at 12 p.m., in both English and Spanish;
  • ESPNDeportes.com will “Cover it Live” with enhanced chat sessions featuring real-time fan interaction and Twitter feed from ESPN Deportes commentators, and for the first time, a module with live stream in Spanish.  Additional content – links to related stories;
  • ESPN.com/ESPNsoccernet.com’s coverage will feature “Cover it Live” with rapid reactions, in-depth analysis of matchups, groups, and more, from a variety of soccer experts.
 
Additional content:
  • Friday’s edition of ESPN International’s popular soccer opinion, debate and analysis program ESPNsoccernet Press Pass with host Dan Thomas, analysts Tommy Smyth, Shaka Hislop and former Liverpool FC player Steve Nicol, will discuss the Draw;
  • Throughout the day, ESPN Deportes studio programs, such as Jorge Ramos y su Banda (4:30 – 6 p.m.) and others, will include content from Draw.
 
UEFA EURO 2012™ Draw (to be determined)
The Draw for the 14th UEFA European Football Championship in Ukraine’s capital and largest city will place the 16 national teams in the three-week tournament into four groups of four teams.  The 16 qualifying nations have been divided into four pots and one team will be drawn from each of the four pots to create the four groups.  2010 FIFA World Cup finalists Spain and Netherlands are in pot one along with host nations Poland and Ukraine.
 
QUALIFIERS & TRI-CODES
Pot 1: Spain (ESP), Netherlands (NED), Poland** (POL), Ukraine** (UKR)
Pot 2: Germany (GER), Italy (ITA), England (ENG), Russia (RUS)
Pot 3: Croatia (CRO), Greece (GRE), Portugal (POR), Sweden (SWE)
Pot 4: Denmark (DEN), France (FRA), Czech Republic (CZE), Ireland (IRE)
(** – host nations).
 
Group A Group B Group C Group D
1   Poland** 1 1 1  Ukraine**
2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4
 
ESPN and UEFA EURO 2012™:
Beginning Friday, June 8, through Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Poland and Ukraine, ESPN will present exclusive live coverage of all 32 matches of the UEFA EURO 2012™ across a variety of ESPN multimedia platforms, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Radio, ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN.com, ESPNSoccernet.com, and ESPNDeportes.com.  ESPN Deportes and ESPN Deportes Radio will be the exclusive Spanish-language networks in the United States for the championship.  In addition, in-progress and post-match highlights can be featured across key ESPN outlets.  Coverage will also be available via WatchESPN online and on mobile devices, for fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
 
More than 41 million viewers in the United States tuned into the ESPN networks for live UEFA EURO 2008™ matches featuring the top-16 European national teams.
 
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Filed Under: ESPN, Soccer

Arlo White To Be The Voice Of NBC Sports Group’s Major League Soccer Broadcasts

November 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment


Former Seattle Sounders FC Play-By-Play Voice to Call MLS and Team USA Games on NBC Sports and NBC Sports Network Beginning in 2012

NBC & NBC Sports Network to Televise 50 Games per Season, Including Four by U.S. National Team, As Part of New Media Rights Agreement with Major League Soccer Beginning in March 11, 2012

 

NEW YORK – November 30, 2011 – Arlo White will serve as the play-by-play voice for NBC Sports Group’s coverage of Major League Soccer (MLS), starting with the first broadcast on NBC Sports Network on March 11, 2012, it was announced today.

“Arlo is one of the top voices calling soccer today in the U.S., and we are very excited to have him be the lead play-by-play announcer to launch our new agreement with Major League Soccer,” said Sam Flood, Executive Producer, NBC Sports and NBC Sports Network. “I also want to sincerely thank the Seattle Sounders FC ownership for making Arlo available, so he can be the MLS voice for the NBC Sports Group to a national audience.”

White, who spent the last two years as the play-by-play voice for the Seattle Sounders FC of MLS on television and radio, is a native of England. He previously spent nine years with BBC Radio Sport in England where he was part of the BBC Radio 5-Live announcing team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. White also served as a host on BBC Radio 5 Live and hosted the station’s flagship Premier League Football show, Saturday 5 Live Sport, as well as the Monday Night Club alongside BBC football commentator John Motson.

“It is a tremendous honor for me to join the NBC Sports Group, an organization that I have revered from afar for many years,” said White. “I am extremely passionate about the future of Major League Soccer, and this partnership with NBC will provide a huge boost for the sport in the United States. I am very proud to have been called up to play a major role in it.

“I am indebted to the Seattle Sounders FC and the club’s wonderful fans,” White added. “Joe Roth and Adrian Hanauer provided me with an opportunity for which I will always be grateful. It was a privilege to serve as the voice of the Sounders, and I thank the supporters for giving me such a warm welcome.”

From 2002 to 2005, White was part of the 5 Live Breakfast program on the BBC, where he covered, among other events, the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and various Champions League football matches.

The remainder of the NBC Sports Group’s MLS broadcasters will be announced at a later date.

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In August, Major League Soccer (MLS) and the NBC Sports Group announced a three-year media rights agreement that commences at the start of the 2012 MLS season. The partnership calls for 46 MLS games and four U.S. National Team contests to be televised live across both NBC and NBC Sports Network each season and live-streamed on NBCSports.com. This agreement was the first rights deal for the NBC Sports Network, which will be re-branded from VERSUS on January 2, 2012.

Each season, NBC will broadcast three regular-season MLS games, two playoff games and two appearances by the U.S. National Team, marking the first time four MLS matches will be broadcast on network television since 2002. The NBC Sports Network will televise 38 regular-season games, three playoff games and two U.S. National Team matches. All telecasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network will consist of pre-game and post-game coverage. NBCSports.com will live stream all NBC Sports Group matches and will add bonus features similar to its NFL and NHL streams.

Along with MLS telecasts on five Comcast SportsNets (Philadelphia, New England, Bay Area, Mid-Atlantic and Chicago), this agreement provides the league with coverage across the NBC Sports Group’s unique four-tier portfolio of assets: broadcast network, national cable, regional sports networks and digital platforms.

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MLS Cup 2011 on ESPN HD and ESPN3

November 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
MLS Cup 2011 on ESPN HD and ESPN3
David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Houston Dynamo Sunday at 9 p.m. ET
 
ESPN will conclude its coverage of Major League Soccer’s 16th season with MLS Cup 2011 featuring David Beckham, Landon Donovan and the Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Houston Dynamo, led by striker Brian Ching, on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 9 p.m. ET, live from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.  The match will also be available on ESPN3 and ESPN Mobile TV.
MLS Cup 2011 Storylines:
  • Sunday’s MLS Cup 2011 winner will be the second franchise to win three MLS titles.  The other club is DC United which has won four MLS Cup trophies (1996, 1997, 1999 and 2004);
  • Beckham’s last stand – With an MLS Cup victory in the fifth and final year of his MLS contract, soccer icon David Beckham, 36, would win a league title in his last seasons with the three clubs he has played for – Manchester United (2001) and Real Madrid (2007);
  • ESPN’s lead studio analyst Alexi Lalas was Los Angeles Galaxy’s president and GM when David Beckham arrived at the club from Real Madrid in 2007 – the first move by AEG (Galaxy’s parent company) to turn the Galaxy into what Lalas calls the “Super Club;”
  • Los Angeles Galaxy dominated the league’s 2011 end-of-season awards: MLS Coach of the Year (Bruce Arena); four players in the league’s Best XI; MLS Comeback Player of the Year (Beckham); and MLS Defender of the Year (Omar Gonzalez);
  • The MLS Cup 2011-winning coach – Arena (Galaxy) or Dominic Kinnear (Dynamo) – will be the first to win three MLS titles.  Arena, former U.S. Men’s National Team manager, would be the second coach to win a title with two different MLS franchises after his first two (1996 and 1997) with DC United.
 
Commentators:
  • In the booth:  Ian Darke (play-by-play) and John Harkes (analyst);
  • Studio (from site):  Host Max Bretos with analysts Alexi Lalas and Taylor Twellman, joined by Chivas USA striker Alejandro Moreno;
  • Sideline reporters:  Monica Gonzalez (Galaxy) and Rob Stone (Dynamo).
 
MLS Cup 2011 TV highlights:
  • 21 cameras, including two super slo-mo cameras, two robotic cameras, a steadicam, two Jib cams, and two POV cameras;
  • Offside Line, which displays a virtual line affixed to the last defender on replays to show viewers whether the referee’s offside decision is accurate;
  • MLS commissioner Don Garber will be interviewed live during halftime.
 
ESPN Deportes Radio
ESPN Deportes Radio will broadcast the match live from the Home Depot Center.  Jorge Ramos and Hernan Pereyra will provide commentary with sideline reporting by Elmer Polanco and Noe Vazquez.
 
Additional coverage:
  • SportsCenter – ESPN’s flagship news and information program will feature MLS Cup 2011 preview segments;
  • ESPNEWS – Interview with 2011 MLS MVP on Friday, Nov. 18, between 3:30 and 6 p.m. (immediately after the announcement);
  • ESPN Deportes’ NACION ESPN, Spanish-language specific version of SportsNation, will feature an interview with Oscar de la Hoya, boxer and co-owner of Houston Dynamo, on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 10 p.m.  Friday’s program will feature Real Salt Lake defender Jámison Olave and Seattle Sounders midfielder Mauro Rosales;
  • ESPN Radio’s Jorge Ramos y su Banda, simulcast live on ESPN Deportes, will orginate live from ESPNZone at LA Live with MLS Cup 2011 themed shows on Thursday, Nov. 17 (Oscar de la Hoya and Mauro Rosales), and Friday, Nov. 18 (MLS player exec Alfonso Mondelo and Jámison Olave).
 
ESPN Digital Media
  • ESPNSoccernet.com soccer writers Leander Schaerlaeckens and Jeff Carlisle will anchor the site’s coverage featuring daily MLS Cup 2011 stories, including player profiles, matchup analysis, match previews, “Cover it Live” and predictions.  Highlights include: interviews with Houston Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear, Los Angeles Galaxy captain Landon Donovan and David Beckham.
  • ESPNLosAngeles.com, featuring daily reporting, features and blogging by Scott French, will provide extensive coverage of Los Angeles Galaxy’s first MLS Cup match on the team’s home turf – the Home Depot Center.  Additional coverage includes MLS Cup 2011 columns by Ramona Shelburne (Thursday) and Arash Markazi (Sunday).
  • ESPNdeportesLA.com will feature a one-on-one interview with MLS Commissioner Don Garber (Thursday), “Countdown to the MLS Cup” previews, “Hot Button” on David Beckham’s future with the Los Angeles Galaxy, “Cover it Live,” Post-game reactions from the locker rooms, and video-based “Voice of the MLS Fan” segments.
 
ESPN International
ESPN International will televise MLS Cup 2011 in 129 countries and territories covering more than 56 million television homes including Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Caribbean, Israel, Latin America, Mexico, the Middle East, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
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Filed Under: ESPN, MLS

2011 MLS Cup Playoffs on ESPN Networks

October 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
2011 MLS Cup Playoffs on ESPN Networks
International Stars David Beckham, Landon Donovan, Robbie Keane, Thierry Henry, Rafa Márquez;
Doubleheaders Sunday, Oct. 30 and Thursday, Nov. 3; Chivas USA Striker Alejandro Moreno Joins as Guest Studio Analyst
 
The 16th season of MLS Cup Playoffs on ESPN will kickoff Sunday, Oct. 16, with a doubleheader on ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes, beginning with the first matches of two conference semifinals, the New York Red Bulls vs. Los Angeles Galaxy at 3 p.m. ET, and Philadelphia Union vs. Houston Dynamo at 5 p.m.:
Highlights:
  • The Galaxy, with former England captain David Beckham, U.S. National Team star Landon Donovan and Ireland’s national team striker Robbie Keane; and the Red Bulls, featuring Thierry Henry, a member of the 1998 FIFA World Cup-winning French national team and captain of the Mexican National TeamRafa Márquez, have two of the league’s highest payrolls and field the league’s most accomplished professional soccer players;
  • The MLS Eastern Conference Semifinal series between Houston Dynamo and Philadelphia Union will be the other match of the doubleheaders (Sunday, Oct. 30 and Thursday, Nov. 3).  The teams finished the season Nos. 2 and 3, respectively, on the Eastern Conference standings;
  • A conference semifinal matchup between Real Salt Lake, led by U.S. National Team player Kyle Beckerman, and the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 10 p.m. will round out five conference semifinal matches on ESPN networks.
 
MLS Cup Playoffs schedule:
Date Time (ET) Matchup Network(s)
Sun, Oct 30 3 p.m. New York Red Bulls vs. Los Angeles Galaxy

Adrian Healey and John Harkes
 ESPN2 / ESPN3/

ESPN Deportes
  5 p.m. Philadelphia Union vs. Houston Dynamo

Rob Stone and Taylor Twellman
 ESPN2 / ESPN3 / ESPN Deportes
Wed, Nov 2 10 p.m. Seattle Sounders vs. Real Salt Lake

Healey and Harkes
 ESPN2 / ESPN3 /

ESPN Deportes
Thu, Nov 3 8:30 p.m. Houston Dynamo vs. Philadelphia Union

Healey and Twellman
 ESPN2 / ESPN3 / ESPN Deportes
  11 p.m. Los Angeles Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls

Ian Darke, Harkes and reporter Stone
 ESPN2 / ESPN3/

ESPN Deportes
 
Commentators:
  • Chivas USA striker Alejandro Moreno will join host Max Bretos and analyst Alexi Lalas in the studio to provide fresh off-the-field insight.  Moreno, who has played on three MLS Cup-winning teams, will work the two doubleheader days of MLS Cup Playoffs action – Sunday, Oct. 30, and Thursday, Nov. 3;
  • Ian Darke, ESPN’s lead soccer play-by-play commentator, will call his first MLS Cup Playoffs match – Los Angeles Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls – Thursday, Nov. 3, at 11 p.m. on ESPN2.
 
More Soccer on ESPN Platforms: 13 Additional Matches; Two Barclays Premier League Matches on ESPN3 Saturday
In addition to the MLS Cup Playoffs, ESPN media platforms (ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes) will air 13 live soccer matches through Monday, Oct. 31.  Highlights:
  • Back-to-back Barclays Premier League matches on ESPN3 on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 6:55 a.m.: Everton vs. Manchester United (also on ESPN Deportes); and at 7:45 a.m. with Chelsea vs. Arsenal on ESPN2
  • Inter Milan vs. Juventus, a meeting of two legendary Italian Series A teams, will be seen exclusively on ESPN3 on Saturday at 2:40 p.m.
  • ESPN Deportes and ESPN3 will present Real Sociedad hosting La Liga giant Real Madrid on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 3:55 p.m.
 
Schedule:
Date Time (ET) Matchup Network(s)
Sat, Oct 29 6:55 a.m. Everton vs. Manchester United (Barclays Premier League) ESPN3 /

ESPN Deportes
  7:45 a.m. Chelsea vs. Arsenal (Barclays Premier League) ESPN2 / ESPN3
  9:30 a.m. Bayern Munich vs. Nuremburg (German Bundesliga) ESPN3
  11:55 a.m. Valencia vs. Getafe (La Liga) ESPN3 /

ESPN Deportes
  2:40 p.m. Inter Milan vs. Juventus (Serie A) ESPN3
  2:45 p.m. FC Twente vs. PSV Eindhoven (Dutch Eredivisie) ESPN3
  3:55 p.m. Real Sociedad vs. Real Madrid (La Liga) ESPN3 /

ESPN Deportes
  5:55 p.m. Club Tijuana vs. San Luis FC (Mexican First Division) ESPN Deportes
  7 p.m. Virginia vs. Boston College (College) ESPN3
Sun, Oct 30 9:55 a.m. Fiorentina vs. Genoa (Serie A) ESPN3
  10:55 a.m. Osasuna vs. Levante (La Liga) ESPN3 /

ESPN Deportes
  3:40 p.m. Calgiari vs. Lazio (Serie A) ESPN3
Mon, Oct 31 3:55 p.m. Stoke City vs. Newcastle (Barclays Premier League) ESPN3 /

ESPN Deportes
**All matches and times subject to change.
 
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Filed Under: ESPN, MLS

Telemundo Acquires Exclusive Spanish Language U.S. Media Rights To FIFA World Cup

October 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

NBCUNIVERSAL’S TELEMUNDO ACQUIRES EXCLUSIVE SPANISH LANGUAGE U.S. MEDIA RIGHTS TO FIFA WORLD CUP SOCCER FROM 2015 THROUGH 2022

Historic Deal Makes Telemundo Media Home to FIFA World Cup

 

(VEA VERSION EN ESPANOL MAS ABAJO)

NEW YORK – Oct. 21, 2011 – For the first time in its broadcast history, NBCUniversal’s Telemundo Media has acquired the exclusive Spanish language U.S. media rights to FIFA World Cup Soccer across all platforms (except radio) from 2015 through 2022, which includes the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2022 FIFA World Cup, the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, among other FIFA events. The joint announcement was made today by NBCUniversal and FIFA.

The agreement includes exclusive U.S. Spanish language all platform media rights (excluding radio) for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada – the year before NBCUniversal broadcasts the 2016 Rio Olympic Games – the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, FIFA Confederations Cup and all Under-20 and Under-17 FIFA World Cup matches in this time period. Additionally, the all-encompassing media agreement includes exclusive coverage and promotion of FIFA soccer events across multiple NBCUniversal properties including Spanish-language broadcast and cable television, Internet, broadband, wireless and Video-On-Demand.

“This landmark deal for Telemundo represents perhaps the greatest milestone in its history,” said Lauren Zalaznick, Chairman, NBCUniversal Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media. “The acquisition of the FIFA World Cup, one of the world’s great sporting events, speaks directly to the commitment NBCUniversal has made in the future of Telemundo and to our diverse U.S. Hispanic communities that we serve.”

“We are extremely honored to be the Spanish-language home of the FIFA World Cup Soccer from 2015-2022 and bring this powerful property to our viewers with the high-production value they have come to expect from Deportes Telemundo,” said Emilio Romano, President of Telemundo. “Soccer is much more than a sport; it is a cultural phenomenon that inspires billions around the world and unites every community in a single language, the language of soccer. We are delighted to partner with FIFA to continue to grow the game of soccer in the United States.”

As part of the largest programming acquisition in its history, Telemundo – the fastest growing network in any language – becomes, for the first time ever, the exclusive U.S. Spanish language home of the FIFA World Cup. With the full promotional support of NBCUniversal, the Telemundo broadcast network and its local stations, cable network mun2, and all of Telemundo Media’s associated online platforms will feature coverage of all FIFA Men and Women’s World Cup games from 2015 through 2022. Additionally, both Telemundo and mun2 will provide extensive coverage of the FIFA Confederations Cup, FIFA Men’s and Women’s U-17 World Cup, FIFA Men’s and Women’s U-20 World Cup as well as live coverage of the official draws and ceremonies.

Andres Cantor, Telemundo’s Emmy-award winning sports anchor known as the “voice of soccer” around the world, will now become the play-by-play “face of soccer” for Telemundo’s FIFA World Cup coverage. Deportes Telemundo has produced soccer events for over two decades.

In addition to the FIFA events, Telemundo currently owns the exclusive U.S. broadcast and online rights to certain away FIFA World Cup qualifying matches of The Mexican National Team and the home of Mexico’s most popular club team Las Chivas de Guadalajara making Deportes Telemundo the premiere destination to the most comprehensive Spanish-language soccer coverage in the United States starting in 2015.

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ABOUT TELEMUNDO MEDIA

Telemundo Media, a division of NBCUniversal, is a world-class media company, leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content across its multiplatform portfolio to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. Telemundo’s multiple platforms include the Telemundo Network, a Spanish-language television network featuring original productions, theatrical motion pictures, news and first-class sports events, reaching U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 14 owned stations and its broadcast and cable affiliates; mun2, the preeminent voice for bicultural Hispanics in the U.S. reaching TV households nationwide on digital and analog cable, and satellite; Telemundo Digital Media, which distributes Telemundo’s original content across digital and emerging platforms including mobile devices, www.telemundo.com and www.mun2.tv; an owned and operated full power station in Puerto Rico that reaches 99% of all TV households in that DMA; and Telemundo Internacional, the international distribution arm which has positioned Telemundo as the second largest provider of Spanish-language content worldwide by syndicating content to more than 100 countries in over 35 languages.

 

TELEMUNDO, PROPIEDAD DE NBCUNIVERSAL, ADQUIERE DERECHOS EXCLUSIVOS PARA LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE LA COPA MUNDIAL™ DE FUTBOL FIFA EN ESPAÑOL DESDE EL 2015 AL 2022

Acuerdo Histórico Convierte a Telemundo Media en la Casa de la Copa Mundial™ FIFA

Nueva York, Octubre 21, 2011 – Por primera vez en su historia, Telemundo Media ha adquirido los derechos exclusivos para los Estados Unidos de la Copa Mundial™ de Futbol FIFA en español para todas las plataformas de medios (excepto radio) desde el 2015 al 2022, los cuales incluyen la Copa Mundial™ FIFA del 2018, la Copa Mundial™ FIFA del 2022, la Copa Mundial™ FIFA de Mujeres del 2015 y la Copa Mundial™ FIFA de Mujeres del 2019, entre otros eventos FIFA. El anuncio fue hecho por NBCUniversal y FIFA.

El acuerdo incluye derechos exclusivos de medios en español para los Estados Unidos para todas las plataformas de medios (excluyendo radio) de la Copa Mundial™ FIFA de Mujeres del 2015 en Canadá – el año anterior a que NBCUniversal transmitirá los Juegos Olímpicos de Río del 2016 – la Copa Mundial™ FIFA de Rusia del 2018, la Copa Mundial™ FIFA de Mujeres del 2019, la Copa Mundial™ FIFA de Qatar del 2022, la Copa de Confederaciones FIFA y todos los partidos de las Copas Mundiales™ FIFA Sub-17 y Sub-20 durante este periodo. Adicionalmente, el acuerdo amplio incluye cobertura exclusiva y promoción de los eventos de futbol de FIFA a lo largo de múltiples propiedades de NBCUniversal incluyendo televisión abierta y por cable en español, Internet, banda ancha, móvil y video-on-demand.

“Este monumental acuerdo de Telemundo representa quizás el hito mas importante en su historia”, dijo Lauren Zalaznick, Chairman, NBCUniversal Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media. “La compra de los derechos de la Copa Mundial™ FIFA, uno de los eventos deportivos más grandes del mundo, refleja claramente el compromiso que NBCUniversal ha hecho con el futuro de Telemundo y, además , con nuestra diversa comunidad hispana de los Estados Unidos a la que servimos”.

“Estamos extremadamente honrados de ser la casa de la Copa Mundial™ FIFA del 2015 al 2022 en español y de traer esta poderosa propiedad a nuestra audiencia con el alto nivel de producción que ha caracterizado a Deportes Telemundo”, dijo Emilio Romano, Presidente de Telemundo. “El fútbol es mucho más que un deporte; es un fenómeno cultural que inspira a billones de personas alrededor del mundo y une a todas las comunidades en un solo idioma, el idioma del futbol. Estamos complacidos en asociarnos con FIFA para seguir creciendo el juego de futbol en los Estados Unidos”.

Como parte de la compra de programación más grande de su historia, Telemundo – la cadena de televisión de mayor crecimiento en cualquier idioma – se convierte, por primera vez, en la casa exclusiva de la Copa Mundial™ FIFA en español. Con el apoyo promocional completo de NBCUniversal, la cadena Telemundo y sus estaciones locales, la cadena de cable mun2, y todas las plataformas de Internet de Telemundo Media proveerán cobertura de todos los juegos de las Copas Mundiales™ FIFA de hombres y mujeres del 2015 al 2022. Adicionalmente, Telemundo y mun2 proveerán una cobertura extensa de la Copa de Confederaciones FIFA, las Copas Mundiales™ FIFA de hombres y mujeres Sub-17, las Copas Mundiales™ FIFA de hombres y mujeres Sub-20, al igual que cobertura en vivo de los sorteos y ceremonias oficiales.

Andres Cantor, comentarista deportivo de Telemundo, ganador de un premio Emmy, y conocido como la “voz del futbol” será ahora la “cara del futbol” para la cobertura de Telemundo de la Copa Mundial FIFA. Deportes Telemundo ha producido eventos de futbol por más de dos décadas. Además de los eventos de FIFA, Telemundo actualmente tiene los derechos exclusivos de televisión e Internet para los Estados Unidos de ciertos juegos en el extranjero de clasificación a la Copa Mundial™ FIFA de la selección de futbol de México, y es la casa del equipo más popular de México Las Chivas de Guadalajara, posicionando a Telemundo como la casa de la cobertura más amplia de futbol en español en los Estados Unidos a partir del 2015.

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Sobre Telemundo

Telemundo Media, una división de NBCUniversal, es una empresa de medios de primera categoría, liderando la industria en la producción y distribución de contenido en español de alta calidad a través de múltiples plataformas para los hispanos en los EEUU y a audiencias alrededor del mundo. Las múltiples plataformas de Telemundo incluyen la cadena Telemundo, una red de televisión en español que ofrece producciones originales, películas de cine, noticias y eventos deportivos de primera categoría, alcanzando la mayoria del los televidentes hispanos en los Estados Unidos en 210 mercados a través de 14 estaciones que pertenecen a la cadena, afiliadas y cable; mun2, la voz preeminente para hispanos biculturales en EEUU, alcanzando a hogares a lo largo de la nación a través del cable digital y análogo, y en satélite; Telemundo Digital Media, que distribuye el contenido original a través de las plataformas digitales y emergentes incluyendo a los equipos móviles, www.telemundo.com y www.mun2.tv; una estación de alta potencia en Puerto Rico que alcanza el 99% de todos los hogares en dicha región; y Telemundo Internacional, la división de la empresa responsable de la distribución internacional que ha posicionado a Telemundo como el proveedor de contenido en español número dos mundialmente sindicando contenido a más de 100 países en más de 35 idiomas.

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