ESPN has entered an agreement with Fox Sports International to acquire multimedia rights to broadcast select England’s Barclays Premier League matches in United States for three years.
This agreement will allow ESPN to broadcast up to 74 live matches each season on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com, and ESPN Mobile TV for 2010-11 through 2012-13 seasons. Most of these matches will be presented in high-definition.
ESPN kicks off its England’s Barclays Premier League coverage on Saturday, Aug. 14, at 7:30 a.m. ET with the opening match of the 2010-11 season: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester City.
The highlights of ESPN’s England’s Barclays Premier League Broadcast agreement include:
- More than 220 live matches in three seasons across ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com, and ESPN Mobile TV;
- Match windows: Saturday mornings at 7:30 a.m. (or 10 a.m. when there are no matches at 7:30 a.m.), and weekday afternoon (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) at 2:45 p.m.;
- For the first time, Premier League matches will be featured regularly on ESPN Deportes, ESPN’s Spanish-language U.S. sports network; ESPN3.com, ESPN’s broadband network, currently available in more than 53 million homes; and ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN’s 24-7 mobile sports television network;
- Select midweek matches will be available exclusively on ESPN3.com, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN Mobile TV.
The addition of digital and Spanish-language rights and a regular schedule of weekday matches in the U.S. reflect ESPN’s increasing commitment to the Premier League and other top-tier professional soccer leagues. Last season, ESPN2 televised some 46 league matches, the network’s return to Premier League football since the 1996–97 and 1997-98 season when the then nascent network was the English-language television home for the league’s Monday night matches in the U.S.
| Barclays Premier League matches on ESPN Network | ||||||
| Day.,Date and Time (ET) | Fixture | Network | ||||
| Sat., Aug. 14, 7:30 a.m. | Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester City | ESPN2/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Deportes/ESPN Mobile TV | ||||
| Mon., Aug. 16, 3 p.m. | Manchester United vs. Newcastle United | ESPN2/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Deportes/ESPN Mobile TV | ||||
| Sat., Aug. 21, 10 a.m. | Arsenal vs. Blackpool | ESPN2/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Deportes/ESPN Mobile TV | ||||
| Mon., Aug. 23, 3 p.m. | Manchester City vs. Liverpool | ESPN2/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Deportes/ESPN Mobile TV | ||||
| Sat., Aug. 28, 7:30 a.m. | Blackburn vs. Arsenal | ESPN2/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Deportes/ESPN Mobile TV | ||||
Scott Guglielmino, senior vice president of programming, ESPN said “We remain committed to serving soccer fans in the United States by offering coverage of the best leagues in the world, and we are pleased to work with Fox Sports International to expand our rights of the Barclays Premier League in this country.”
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