So here a question for all of you who know more than I do about soccer on TV. . . . who has more soccer content on TV, US Satellite providers (Dish and Directv) or Canadian Satellite (Expressvu and Starchoice)? From what I see up on soccertv.com I believe our cousins to the north have more soccer content than we do down here in the States. This is open for dialog. . . ..
Sorry to bump an old topic like this....but I'm curious....how much Champions League coverage, etc. do you get on Canadian DBS? I'm planning a move to Seattle soon and a gray-market system might not be out of the question.
Canada's TSN usually broadcasts 2 games per match day, as opposed to ESPN2's 1 game per match day. However, if you believe in Oliver (aka da_cfo), it will become a moot point. ESPN Deportes will carry more games than TSN next season. Of course, what Oliver claims is merely a big "if". And there is also a little catch. If RFO, a french channel from St Pierre et Miguelon, continues to carry CL games in the upcoming season, there will be a game involving a French team on Wednesday. And most of the time, that game is usually a low profile game (something like Lyon x Rosenborg, Lens x Deportivo, etc.). Afterall, French teams are not the sexy teams in Europe. After the French teams were eliminated, RFO usually turns to carry a French overseas team, i.e. the one managed by Arsene Wenger. However, whether RFO will carry any more games next season remains to be seen. On Canadian DBS, some soccer coverage is better than American DBS's. 1) CL coverage is already mentioned. 2) You can get the two EPL games that appear on PPV in the U.S. on regular Canadian paid channels (SportsNet and FSW Canada). The only game that Americans get but Canadians don't get is an occasional 2nd EPL game on Saturday, e.g. the one broadcast at noon Pacific time or 3 p.m. Eastern time. 3) 4 Serie A games on TeleLatino, in British commentary. 4) Of course, for World Cup telecast, Canadian channels (CBC and TSN) used British feeds, so Canadians don't have to suffer thru' Ty and Jack. 5) European Championship, at least for Euro 2000, were on regular paid channels (TSN and Outdoor Life), not on PPV like in the U.S. Of course, there are also many soccer content in the U.S. that are not available in Canada. No Mexican league (Univision, Telemundo, TV Azteca, Goltv), no Copa Libertadores, no Uruguayan, Ecuadorean, Bolivian, Guatamalan leagues (Goltv), no Portugese league (RTPi and SPT), no MLS Shootout, no Brazilian league (TV Globo), no Israeli league (Israeli Network), no 3rd game from the Bundesliga (German TV), etc. So it really depends on your preference.