Must be a first?

Discussion in 'TV, Satellite & Radio' started by richardfromnyc, Oct 25, 2011.

  1. richardfromnyc

    richardfromnyc Member

    Apr 6, 2009
    New York
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    #1 richardfromnyc, Oct 25, 2011
    Must be a first time that I can remember that a Man United game is not shown live on any FSC channels or ESPN2.... (or even Setanta if you want to go back)

    The Everton/ Man United weekend isn't being shown live on either of the english speaking channels. It looks like its being shown live on ESPN deportes
     
  2. sfdanryan

    sfdanryan Member

    Jun 5, 2009
    #2 sfdanryan, Oct 25, 2011
    Must be because of the odd start time (4am Pacific). Not the usual timeslot for either ESPN2 or FSC, but ESPN3 will have it (per their website). My Xbox will get the early wake up on Saturday.
     
  3. huhe888

    huhe888 Red Card

    Oct 3, 2007
    #3 huhe888, Oct 25, 2011
    ESPN, Inc. sublicensed 2 matches from FSI on Saturday morning which will kick off 45 minutes apart.

    Makes sense for Everton-Man Utd to be on ESPN Deportes (because of Chicharito) and the "big 4" Chelsea-Arsenal derby to be on ESPN2.
     
  4. Johnny Bundesliga

    Johnny Bundesliga Member

    Aug 6, 2006
    Chicago
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    #4 Johnny Bundesliga, Oct 26, 2011
    ESPN probably assessed that Arsenal-Chelsea would be a bigger draw to English speaking audiences because of the combined fans bases of the two clubs plus the spectacle of the London derby to neutrals vs. the drawing power of United's larger fan base alone (plus the relative handful of Everton supporters)
     

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