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First match will be Chelsea vs Hull at 745am Saturday August 15th. HD status unknown.
English Premier League on ESPN2
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Where are you seeing that? I'm looking at the listings (both on the web and on the channel guide) and see nothing.
Ah. This is all breaking news. http://www.epltalk.com/breaking-news...ity-game/10090
HDHDHDHDHDPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE.
Probably not though. :-/
Ah. This is all breaking news. http://www.epltalk.com/breaking-news...ity-game/10090
HDHDHDHDHDPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE.
Probably not though. :-/
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Sweet, I'm a diehard EPL Fan, glad to finally see a game in HD. Instead of my usual internet root and FSC Standard Definition. Is this going to be a regular thing or what, because it wasn't even listed in the program guide. Live and in High Definition EPL action can't argue with it. looks terrific.
Now all I need is Fox Soccer Channel to hurry up and launch their HD channel. Glad to see the EPL in HD on ESPN.
Now all I need is Fox Soccer Channel to hurry up and launch their HD channel. Glad to see the EPL in HD on ESPN.
It wasn't in the guide because ESPN was haggling with Setanta up until late yesterday.
Upcoming ESPN2 matches are:
Sat., Aug. 22, 9:55 a.m., Wigan Athletic vs. Manchester United
Mon., Aug. 24, 2:55 p.m. , Liverpool vs. Aston Villa
Sat., Aug. 29, 7:40 a.m., Chelsea vs. Burnley
Sat., Sept. 12, 9:55 a.m., Liverpool vs. Burnley
Sat., Sept. 1, 7:40 a.m, Burnley vs. Sunderland
Sat., Sept. 26, 7:40 a.m., Portsmouth vs. Everton
Mon., Sept. 28, 2:55 p.m., Manchester City vs. West Ham
Upcoming ESPN2 matches are:
Sat., Aug. 22, 9:55 a.m., Wigan Athletic vs. Manchester United
Mon., Aug. 24, 2:55 p.m. , Liverpool vs. Aston Villa
Sat., Aug. 29, 7:40 a.m., Chelsea vs. Burnley
Sat., Sept. 12, 9:55 a.m., Liverpool vs. Burnley
Sat., Sept. 1, 7:40 a.m, Burnley vs. Sunderland
Sat., Sept. 26, 7:40 a.m., Portsmouth vs. Everton
Mon., Sept. 28, 2:55 p.m., Manchester City vs. West Ham
http://www.multichannel.com/article/...es_In_U_S_.php
ESPN Nets Rights To 48 BPL Matches In U.S.
Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 8/15/2009 12:51:17 AM EDT
Deal With Fox Sports International Comes On Eve Of English League's 2009-10 Season
On the eve of the kickoff of the English circuit's 2009-10 season, ESPN2 has scored rights to up to 48 live Barclays Premier League matches.
Through a deal with Fox Sports International, ESPN2 will televise BPL matches, beginning Aug. 15, through the conclusion of the campaign next May. Deal terms were not disclosed.
Starting with the opener between Chelsea and Hull on Aug. 15, ESPN2 will feature one match at 7:45 a.m. (ET) on Saturdays. ESPN2 will also present select matches at 10 a.m. on Saturdays, in the absence of matches in the aforementioned window, plus a dozen live games on Monday afternoons in the States.Those matches were presumably culled from the package of games premium network Setanta USA sublicensed from Fox Soccer Channel here.
With the deal in place, ESPN and FSC apparently will go head-to-head on occasion with BPL matches in the 10 a.m. window. According to its just released schedule, ESPN2 will air Wigan Athletic vs. defending BPL champion Manchester United on Aug. 22 at that time, while FSC is slated to show Manchester City-Wolverhampton.
ESPN2's first Monday match: Liverpool-Aston Villa on Aug 24 at 2:55 p.m.
ESPN, Fox, and Setanta officials didn't return emails seeking further explanation late Friday night on the East Coast.
The deal comes on the boots of ESPN picking up the rights to 46 BPL matches in the U.K. during the 2009-10 season from Setanta Sports, which couldn't make its payments and fell into receivership in that nation. The worldwide leader converted its ESPN America service on Aug. 3 to showcase those games, as well as the international sports and an array of U.S.-oriented sports that previously aired on the channel.
ESPN2, after being outbid by Fox Soccer International and Setanta US for the UEFA Champions League, secured rights to Europe's other top futbol circuit, Spain's La Liga, via a deal with Gol TV in June. Through the 2011-12 season, ESPN2 will be able to air up to 20 matches, while ESPN Deportes can show up to 114.
In announcing the English league pact, ESPN vice president of programming Scott Guglielmino said: "The Barclays Premier League is one of the crown jewels of professional sports throughout the world. We're pleased to work with Fox Sports International to bring some of the league's marquee matchups to ESPN2 in our continued efforts to serve soccer fans in the United States."
"FSI is pleased to have reached an agreement with ESPN2 to expand the distribution of BPL match action in the US for the coming season," said David Sternberg, executive vice president and general manager of Fox Sports International in a statement.
This agreement marks the return of the EPL to ESPN in the U.S.. During the 1996-97 and 1997-98 campaigns, ESPN2 was the English-language television home for the circuit's Monday night matches.
ESPN Nets Rights To 48 BPL Matches In U.S.
Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 8/15/2009 12:51:17 AM EDT
Deal With Fox Sports International Comes On Eve Of English League's 2009-10 Season
On the eve of the kickoff of the English circuit's 2009-10 season, ESPN2 has scored rights to up to 48 live Barclays Premier League matches.
Through a deal with Fox Sports International, ESPN2 will televise BPL matches, beginning Aug. 15, through the conclusion of the campaign next May. Deal terms were not disclosed.
Starting with the opener between Chelsea and Hull on Aug. 15, ESPN2 will feature one match at 7:45 a.m. (ET) on Saturdays. ESPN2 will also present select matches at 10 a.m. on Saturdays, in the absence of matches in the aforementioned window, plus a dozen live games on Monday afternoons in the States.Those matches were presumably culled from the package of games premium network Setanta USA sublicensed from Fox Soccer Channel here.
With the deal in place, ESPN and FSC apparently will go head-to-head on occasion with BPL matches in the 10 a.m. window. According to its just released schedule, ESPN2 will air Wigan Athletic vs. defending BPL champion Manchester United on Aug. 22 at that time, while FSC is slated to show Manchester City-Wolverhampton.
ESPN2's first Monday match: Liverpool-Aston Villa on Aug 24 at 2:55 p.m.
ESPN, Fox, and Setanta officials didn't return emails seeking further explanation late Friday night on the East Coast.
The deal comes on the boots of ESPN picking up the rights to 46 BPL matches in the U.K. during the 2009-10 season from Setanta Sports, which couldn't make its payments and fell into receivership in that nation. The worldwide leader converted its ESPN America service on Aug. 3 to showcase those games, as well as the international sports and an array of U.S.-oriented sports that previously aired on the channel.
ESPN2, after being outbid by Fox Soccer International and Setanta US for the UEFA Champions League, secured rights to Europe's other top futbol circuit, Spain's La Liga, via a deal with Gol TV in June. Through the 2011-12 season, ESPN2 will be able to air up to 20 matches, while ESPN Deportes can show up to 114.
In announcing the English league pact, ESPN vice president of programming Scott Guglielmino said: "The Barclays Premier League is one of the crown jewels of professional sports throughout the world. We're pleased to work with Fox Sports International to bring some of the league's marquee matchups to ESPN2 in our continued efforts to serve soccer fans in the United States."
"FSI is pleased to have reached an agreement with ESPN2 to expand the distribution of BPL match action in the US for the coming season," said David Sternberg, executive vice president and general manager of Fox Sports International in a statement.
This agreement marks the return of the EPL to ESPN in the U.S.. During the 1996-97 and 1997-98 campaigns, ESPN2 was the English-language television home for the circuit's Monday night matches.
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Yeah I also forgot ESPN2 having access to La Liga as well, so that's a total of 68 matches from the EPL and La Liga combined on ESPN2.
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Tell me about it, Footie in Standard Def just doesn't look right. I wished Fox had been ready to launch the HD channel by kickoff of the new EPL season.
Tell me about it, Footie in Standard Def just doesn't look right. I wished Fox had been ready to launch the HD channel by kickoff of the new EPL season.
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I still dont find these anywhere in my directv guide
I still dont find these anywhere in my directv guide
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Obviously I didnt see it or I wouldnt have asked. Sorry I missed it
Obviously I didnt see it or I wouldnt have asked. Sorry I missed it
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