EPL Officially to NBC

You don't have the Live Extra matches via OnDemand?

 

We do but you have to start it at the beginning of the match even at the end

 

I hate that, but because I support QPR in England and they got relegated I probably won't be using live extra that much next season.

 

Back to beIN for us

 

Does BeIN offer anything like NBC's web streaming so that you might catch your match even if it doesn't happen to be featured on the one or two BeIN TV channels you may be lucky enough to receive?

 

Yes, BeIN Sports Connect, although it is a far cry from other channels' streaming offerings.

 

Yep, beIN Connect shows a Saturday 3pm/10am kickoff and anything aired in the UK that does not make the beIN1 over-the-air cut. In the promotion season of 13-14 I probably saw about 10 QPR matches live. Not bad.

 

Phew! Glad you can keep tabs on your team even out of the Prem.

p.s. I'm in London August 15th watching Arsenal at Palace. QPR & Fulham have home matches that weekend, and as long as they don't conflict with my Arsenal match, I may check one of those out. Never been to Loftus Road and it's been on my todo list, as you may recall. We'll see...

 

Definitely go! Get tickets well in advance though as that will sell out quickly. Send me a message if you need help with a ticket.

Edit: misread and thought it was QPR v Fulham. R's-Cardiff probably won't be a quick sellout but offer stands.

 

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Wednesday July 15 -
5:50-8:00 am ET - Everton vs Stoke (LIVE Extra and Universo).
8:20-10:30 am ET - Arsenal vs Singapore XI (LIVE Extra and Universo).

Saturday July 18 -
5:50 am ET - 8:00 am ET - Third Place Match (LIVE Extra).
8:20 am ET - 10:45 am ET - Final (LIVE Extra and Universo).

 

So not on nbcsn at all? Thats weird. Wonder what else they have to show over the summer. I know preseason footy isnt the most glamorous offering but theres not much else for these channels to show

 

Especially with the time slots. Nbcsn has nothing better to show at 6 in the morning.

 

Looks like NASCAR shows are in that time slot. At least this week.

NASCAR related shows usually do okay ratings wise.

 

Is it a repeat of a NASCAR show?

 

I have no idea.

 

This is during the Tour de France...

 

Makes a lot more sense now.

 

Oh well thats a different story then.

 

http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2...r-first-2-months-of-2015-16-season-announced/

Manchester Utd - Spurs opens the season on August 8th (early Sat kickoff on NBCSN).

 

NBC’s Premier League Goal - Refining Coverage.
John Ourand - Staff Writer - Street & Smith Sports Journal- Monday, August 3, 2015.

Entering the final year of its three-year deal to broadcast the English Premier League, NBC Sports lead soccer producer Pierre Moossa said the network is going to stick with what has made the first two years successful. “As boring as it sounds, we need to make sure that we’re covering the league properly,” he said. “We want to go back to the basics, not just doing TV stuff for the sake of it.”

The network, which will make all 380 EPL matches available with the season kickoff on Saturday, introduced a host of changes last year, including a tactical camera and other digital and television presentations. While all of those will return, Moossa and his team have aimed to refine what is already there.

For the past few months, the NBC Sports team reviewed every week of the previous season, looking for ways to improve. Team members began a boot camp last week where they focused on how best to manage highlights and ways to improve their workflows, among other topics.

Moossa noted a few things that the production team is testing with hopes that they’ll make it to air in the months ahead. One of the biggest projects is using virtual reality inside the studio, or what the EPL calls augmented reality, Moossa said. While some of that technology is as simple as players’ heads turning during a digital lineup presentation or added logos or player data, Moossa said the technology could enable players to appear to be walking out on the studio floor accompanied by bio boxes.

 

There are two elements that NBC Sports will have from the start of the season, both focused on storylines.

The network plans to feature an information graphic about a minute before kickoff that will update viewers on key storylines that they might have missed if they are just tuning in, such as injury reports or specific player information. “With soccer and the nature of our show, there are viewers who might only tune in five minutes before, or just get to the pub then,” he said. “We’re aiming to be able to update everyone like that, as well as refresh what’s been discussed on the pre-match show thus far.”

The other element will be an extension of the network’s download series, which features sit-down interviews with key figures in the league. Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho will be the first personality featured this season, with additional features in the works.

As for two programming elements introduced late in the season last year - an on-site broadcast in England as opposed to Connecticut and a RedZone-esque breakaway show that features highlights from every match being played - Moossa said that the network has “every intention of doing both again,” but that no specific dates have been set. “We felt that both were very successful, and were very special, and we don’t want to lose that by overdoing it,” he said.

As for a wraparound show, Moossa said that when reviewing the tapes of the two weeks NBC did it last season - a New Year’s Day show highlighting eight matches played concurrently and a relegation-focused breakaway on three matches in May - he preferred the smaller of the two because it was less frenetic, and that the producers are still juggling just how often they should swap between matches. There is still discussion on when that show should be featured this season.

NBC and NBC Sports Network combined to average 479,000 viewers a match during the 2014-2015 season, up 9 percent from the previous year. However, Moossa said his team is focusing on the task at hand. “Anybody in television would be lying if they said they didn’t look at ratings, but I always tell my team you can only focus on what you control,” he said. “Still, it’s always good to know that more people are watching.”

 

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Click on the link above for a 30 second commercial promoting the upcoming season of English Premier League coverage on NBC and NBCSN.

 

Dragging their feet on a match pick for 10am ET on Saturday. I can see their dilemma, not a Financial Top 5 Glorrreee Boy club to choose from!

Everton - Watford
Bournemouth - Aston Villa
Leicester City - Sunderland
Norwich City - Crystal Palace

They'll pick Everton at some point this week

 

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Get ready for more of Tim Howard as a broadcaster. As part of the NBC Sports Group’s third season of airing the English Premier League, the Everton goalie and 2014 World Cup standout for the United States will increase his workload as an analyst.

Pierre Moossa, the network's lead soccer producer, said Howard will call more matches for NBC this season given Everton’s scheduling flexibility this year (The club did not qualify for the Europa League.)

“He wants to do it at a consistent basis as long as it does not affect his day job,” Moosa said. “He felt if he did one match and then had two months off it was hard for him to get back in the groove. So we are aiming to do once a month working around his Everton responsibilities and comfort level.”

The first two months of the EPL television schedule were previously released by NBC including LIVE coverage of all 70 matches beginning August 8 at 7:45 am ET on NBCSN with Manchester United-Tottenham. The networks of NBCUniversal will present at least five games each week in the season’s first two months on NBC and NBCSN, with all games preceded and followed by Premier League LIVE pre-match and post-match shows.

The biggest early-season match comes on August 16 on NBCSN at 11:00 am ET when defending champions Chelsea travel to the Etihad to face Manchester City, the league winners in 2014. Arlo White and Tim Howard will call the match.

Moosa said NBC will add some tech innovations to enhance the broadcast during the season including increased virtual technology in the studio, 5.1 audio and tactical cameras for all games. One talent change from last year: Gary Lineker will focus strictly on his work for BT and the BBC. He will not be part of NBC’s coverage.

 

I think they'll pick Everton too. But it says something about the nature of the business that they won't pull the trigger until the very last moment. None of these clubs are any more or less attractive than they were a few weeks ago, and it wasn't as if any of them were going to sign Messi or Ronaldo.