Premier League show on BBC America?

[mercer]

Anyone know if BBC America will again do its Premier League preview and highlights shows this year? I dropped satellite service a couple of years ago when this was still around and can't find any mention of it now on BBC America's Web site.

[da_cfo]

Originally posted by mercer
Anyone know if BBC America will again do its Premier League preview and highlights shows this year? I dropped satellite service a couple of years ago when this was still around and can't find any mention of it now on BBC America's Web site.

The show aired on FOX Sports World in 2002-2003, and will air on FOX Sports World AGAIN in 2003-2004. BBC America no longer sublicenses the show from FOX Sports Int'l.

[mercer]

Thanks for the reply. Anyone know if any of the regional Fox Sports outlets carry it anymore? I don't get Fox Sports World (I'm too cheap at the moment).

[whirlwind]

The Fox Sports Net channels carry one full game a week (in Detroit it's usually Tuesdays at noon). None of them carry the highlight show.

[geohiller]

Not entirely true. In New York, Fox Sports Net New York showed the Premiership highlights show on Sunday evening at 10 PM.

George

[mercer]

Thanks again for the help. Hopefully Fox Sports Southwest will show one or both. Then again, you just can't run too much Big 12 softball and high school-football shows.

[dig.palabra]

I have just recently re-subscribed to cable after a 2-3 year absence; As far as I can tell, Fox Sports Net has completely done away with the extended Premiership highlight show it used to have (usually about 3 hours long I think). Is this right? -and is the Fox Sports World 1-hour show the best substitute now?

-Thanks for any info you could provide.

[QPR Kevin H]

Originally posted by dig.palabra
Fox Sports Net has completely done away with the extended Premiership highlight show it used to have (usually about 3 hours long I think).
Correct - that's been off for a couple seasons now. FSW no longer produces its own highlights. The current one hour show comes from TWI/Premier League and is very good. Shorter, but no bumblimg haircuts spouting off.

is the Fox Sports World 1-hour show the best substitute now?

Yep - tuesdays at 8. 1/2 hour preview show airs at various times on Friday/Saturday. Good as well.

[dig.palabra]

Cool. Thanks.