NBC Sports Networks thread

Discussion in 'TV, Satellite & Radio' started by SirFozzie, Aug 8, 2015.

  1. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I just heard that Bob Costas is stepping down as the host of their Olympics coverage. Hallelujah!!

    And Mike TiRico will take over. Who is by no means perfect, but a complete breath of fresh air compared to the cringe-worthy Costas.
     
  2. HDSports

    HDSports Member

    Aug 30, 2005
    Just noticed that Verizon FIOS has NBC Universo in HD on channel 775. Perhaps someone can verify if this is indeed a new add, and if so, you are hereby notified.
     
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  3. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    I have it too. I have no idea when that happened.
     
  4. beInSchwartz

    beInSchwartz Member

    Aug 20, 2012
    Club:
    ABC Natal
    Here for me as well and it works :)
     
  5. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Watching GoalRush today for maybe the 2nd time. And enjoying it. Seems a good day to use it, with several games pretty tight affairs with home teams coming back from behind. (West Brom not being one of them!)
     
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  6. shnaggletooth

    shnaggletooth Member+

    Jun 23, 2002
    NBC commentary is ok, coverage is terrible. The Leicester-Hull game ends, but instead of switching to Burnley-Swansea, a tie game with minutes to play, NBC instead switches to the completely meaningless ending of W. Brom-Palace, Palace all-but having already secured a victory by two goals. Scenes of WBA and Palace players exchanging handshakes just as Swansea score their late-game winner.
     
  7. Lovac1

    Lovac1 Member

    Jun 6, 2012
    I agree. But they always switch to the other televised game first because they use the same studio crew so it becomes easier to switch subsequently.
     
  8. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah that was inexcusably dumb.
     
  9. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    Thanks for spoiling things for me!!!!!

    (Joking, but you know there's someone out there who is probably thinking it.):p
     
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  10. bigtw64

    bigtw64 Member+

    Aug 16, 2003
    florida
    Club:
    Birmingham City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    They should join the most compelling match still in progress, rather than trying to cycle through all of the remaining active games
     
  11. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I watched several EPL matches this weekend, and not one of them had an NBC commentating team. Were they given the weekend off, in advance of next week's long-hours "on tour" broadcasts??
     
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  12. blackhornet

    blackhornet Member

    Jun 26, 2008
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Maybe getting ready for the on location blitz happening next weekend. Noticed that F1 in Bahrain will be on CNBC next weekend.
     
  13. LaxBandit

    LaxBandit Member+

    Aug 27, 1999
    North Tonawanda, NY
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Where Is Arlo White This Week? - Week #32 - Saturday, April 8 - Monday, April 10.

    Arlo White/Lee Dixon - Bournemouth vs Chelsea - Vitality Stadium -
    Bournemouth, England
    - Saturday, April 8 - NBC - 12:30 pm ET.

    Didn't Arlo White/Lee Dixon do this match? (Due to circumstances beyond my control, I was unable to watch this match so I'm not sure if they were the commentators.) What other commentators are considered NBC only? Its just Arlo White/Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux right? Update - Usually Arlo White tweets a picture of the pitch etc from the commentary booth of the match he does commentary for. None of yesterdays match on his twitter feed.
     
  14. LaxBandit

    LaxBandit Member+

    Aug 27, 1999
    North Tonawanda, NY
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  15. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No I think it was Jon Champion. Arlo/Lee/Graeme seemed AWOL this weekend. No deputy Steve Bauer either.
     
  16. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  17. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Just tuned in the Live Extra channel #1 so as to see how Man City are getting on. It was totally blank/black, period. Anybody else have this problem?
     
  18. bigtw64

    bigtw64 Member+

    Aug 16, 2003
    florida
    Club:
    Birmingham City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    That game did not show up on my cable system either - just the "There is no game scheduled...." caption that is usually present when the channel is idle. I assume the game was shown online
     
  19. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah. I'd be pissed if I was a City supporter, the 4th best team in the league mind you. Plus it was an exciting game apparently.

    NBC, for all that they do well to have nearly 100% matches air live, they still have too many scheduling/guide screw-ups IMHO.
     
  20. QPR Kevin H

    QPR Kevin H BigSoccer Supporter

    May 23, 2001
    Silver Spring, MD
    Club:
    Queens Park Rangers FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    Kind of sums up their season, tbh.
     
  21. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    NBC must be totally bummed. Positions 1,2, 18, 19, 20 are all determined. The only "drama" left is for 3rd & 4th place.

    10 simultaneous games broadcast on "Championship Sunday" is now looking like a waste of programming.
     
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  22. QPR Kevin H

    QPR Kevin H BigSoccer Supporter

    May 23, 2001
    Silver Spring, MD
    Club:
    Queens Park Rangers FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    And the individual fixtures themselves are all incredibly dull.

    After Leicester's Haley's Comet of a 2016 title season, Premier League has reverted to boring form. Really poor season. Maybe Newcastle can bring back a little bit of life to the mid/lower pack. Brighton should be interesting to follow as well.
     
  23. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Watford is in 16th, but if they win both games, they could get up to 9th. They go to Chelsea and host Manchester City, so that will be hard.
     
  24. LaxBandit

    LaxBandit Member+

    Aug 27, 1999
    North Tonawanda, NY
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #499 LaxBandit, May 16, 2017
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  25. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #500 NorthBank, May 16, 2017
    Last edited: May 17, 2017
    Any word on whether they might do Goalrush on a Live Extra channel?

    And if so, might ARS-EVE be the primary match on Goalrush?

    Some Arsenal fans might like to watch this, in order to keep tabs on the LIV-MID match. It seems that the race between ARS & LIV for 4th place is the only thing truly up for grabs Sunday?

    And if that doesn't say it all!
     

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