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| raconteur | Oct 13 2011, 02:31 PM Post #1 |
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A pretty good article from Grant Wahl in Sports Illustrated on the bidding for US TV rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups: World Cup rights bidding to have major implications for U.S. soccer The current holders ESPN (English) and Univision (Spanish) are expected to retain these rights but they are not without competition as Fox and NBC are both bidding against them. And as Wahl points out this does have implications on MLS and US national team rights too so is significant for fans in the US. I think this thread can also be used as a discussion for TV rights in other countries as well. |
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| Martin | Oct 13 2011, 03:37 PM Post #2 |
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The chance to win these World Cup rights is why I think NBC recently agreed to televise MLS and a few US national team games. It shows how big a market there is in the US for Spanish language rights that Univision pays so much ($325m) for the US Spanish rights and that the combined amount paid by Univision and ESPN for the US rights exceeds the amount paid anywhere else in the world. |
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| raconteur | Oct 15 2011, 03:11 PM Post #3 |
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I was still surprised to read the combined English-Spanish language rights paid from the US was the highest source from any one country to FIFA for the 2010 World Cup. I would have expected the rights from England or Germany to have been tops. But I guess it came down to population and economic power. More populous countries than the US did not have the economic might of their network TV stations to pay more than was paid in the US, and those networks from nations with similar economic might did not have the population base, and potential audience that could have been reached in the US. |
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| Yogi | Oct 21 2011, 07:30 AM Post #4 |
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According to this, a FIFA source is saying that Fox have won the US English language rights and Telemundo the Spanish rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ap-wcup-ustvrights Nothing official yet but there looks as if there will be a change in World Cup coverage. Frankly I liked the current set up with ESPN and Univision. |
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| Rufus T. Firefly | Oct 21 2011, 11:45 AM Post #5 |
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I too prefer the current set up and especially enjoyed ESPN's coverage in 2010. Do you think they will go as all out in 2014 knowing they won't be able to televise the following two World Cups? |
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| rosarino | Oct 21 2011, 12:01 PM Post #6 |
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Yuck, I like the current set up too. Then again maybe it is just fear of the unknown. These networks had to have spent plenty of money getting the TV rights, so I am sure they will put forth a good effort. |
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| valenciano | Oct 21 2011, 02:36 PM Post #7 |
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Guys, don't be fearful of change! |
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| xeneize | Oct 21 2011, 10:51 PM Post #8 |
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I would rather have Telemundo's Andres Cantor as the lead announcer during the World Cup than Univision's Pablo Ramirez. So I am with valenciano, change can be good. |
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| raconteur | Oct 22 2011, 06:44 AM Post #9 |
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The issue with Fox having the rghts is where wil they show all the games? Surely they will not be on their main Fox network but most will be on one of their subsidiary channels like Fox Soccer. The problem is Fox Soccer has much less availability than ESPN. And the same applies to Telemundo which I believe is not available in as many areas of the US as Univision. |
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| vince stravino | Oct 22 2011, 09:01 PM Post #10 |
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We are talking years away. Fox will pay a ton for the rights and will market and use the available programming accordingly. They are not foolish. If they pay through the nose, it will be a marketing dream and they will maximize it and show all the games, I predict. |
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| Yogi | Oct 22 2011, 09:16 PM Post #11 |
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As Vince writes Fox is not paying millions for the TV rights in order to put the games on channels without much availability. All games will be available in both English and Spanish throughout the country. I think Fox have done a good job with the Champions League and improved upon ESPN's coverage, so let's not rule out them improving upon the current World Cup coverage either. |
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| Winslow | Oct 24 2011, 11:56 AM Post #12 |
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Any network not employing Tommy Smyth is automatically a step up. |
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| Martin | Oct 24 2011, 03:15 PM Post #13 |
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I miss Tommy's pronounciation of Claude Makelele's name and his saying, "Well, I tink JP" ![]() Actually notice how Tommy is pretty scarce on ESPN's coverage now? I think Yogi is right, Fox is spending all of this money so they will ensure the games are widely available. I expect they will use their acquisition of the broadcast rights to expand the availability of Fox Soccer Channel between now and 2018. As for Telemundo acquiring the Spanish rights, I am torn, on one hand I am not thrilled by Univision's coverage and announcers but I am equally non plussed by Telemundo's futbol coverage and announcers too. That is why 2010 was the first World Cup where I watched a majority of the games in English as ESPN's coverage was I thought top notch. Rufus asks a good question though, wondering whether ESPN will have comparable coverage in 2014 knowing that will be the end of the road for their World Cup coverage until possibly 2026. |
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| vince stravino | Oct 24 2011, 11:48 PM Post #14 |
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Every so often, we discuss the announcers. I guess this is as good a place as any to state plainly that Ian Darke is as good as it gets in any sport. Just the standard bearer. It has upped ESPN's overall futbol broadcasting and I like his pairing, to a degree, with Steve McManaman. |
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| Yogi | Oct 25 2011, 11:14 AM Post #15 |
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I am with you Vince. I really like Ian Darke as well. In fact I enjoy him more than the other Brit, Martin Tyler who ESPN contracted for the World Cup. Tyler is perfectly fine, but Darke IMO is better. |
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