American TV network, NBC, today announced their Premier League broadcast plans for three years starting from next season. NBC bought the rights for all Premier League games in the US back in October.
All 380 Premier League games will be shown live across various NBC platforms.
How about an NFL Redzone-esque programme for the Saturday 3pm kick-offs? Now that would be intriguing if they were to introduce it at some stage. Dare I say, it might be the most streamed broadcast ever.
All 380 games will be live on TV with pregame and postgame studio coverage and streamed through the NBC Sports Extra app.
— Jonathan Tannenwald (@thegoalkeeper) April 16, 2013
Though they really could have spent a little bit more time coming up with a name for their highlights show. I think I've heard that one somewhere before. Is it possible that they'll also, somehow, find someone as inane as Alan Shearer?
"A two-hour show featuring extended highlights with the natural calls of every game on Saturday." The show's name? Match Of The Day.
— Jonathan Tannenwald (@thegoalkeeper) April 16, 2013
The Sunday night highlights show also sounds familiar.
"Modeled after the BBC show of the same name." Re-aired Sunday mornings, then a 90-minute MOTD2 (yes, with that name) Sunday night.
— Jonathan Tannenwald (@thegoalkeeper) April 16, 2013
Arlo White is moving back to England. Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux will be NBC's lead color analysts.
— Jonathan Tannenwald (@thegoalkeeper) April 16, 2013
Gary Lineker will be a "special contributor" and occasionally host on-site studio coverage.
— Jonathan Tannenwald (@thegoalkeeper) April 16, 2013
Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe will be studio analysts in Stamford, Conn., alongside host Rebecca Lowe.
— Jonathan Tannenwald (@thegoalkeeper) April 16, 2013
The below image is what the NBC Premier League schedule will look like for the final day of the 2013/14 season.
Who's looking forward to Stoke vs Wigan on the Syfy channel or Norwich vs West Ham on E!? Big Sam was made for E!
Picture: Jonathan Tannenwald
