NBC Sports Network Lays Out Its Plans for the English Premier League

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The NBC Sports group today announced its plans for coverage later this season of the English Premier League.

Beginning Saturday, August 17th through the finale on May 11, 2014, all 380 games of the 2013-14 Premier League season will be presented live on NBC Sports Group’s television and digital properties as well as other NBCUniversal channels.  Liva matches will be available on NBC, NBC Sports Network, Telemundo, Mun2, the Premier League Extra Time package of overflow television channels, the NBC Sports Live Extra website and app, and other NBCUniversal channels including CNBC and USA.

Via NBC PR, here are other details of the network’s coverage next season:

• All 380 matches presented live on television with studio pre- and post-game coverage;

• All 380 matches streamed live via NBC Sports Live Extra;

• Games not aired on a designated NBCUniversal channel will be made available to distributors via Premier League Extra Time, a package of overflow television channels available at no extra cost for each of their customers who receives NBC Sports Network;

• Championship Sunday – May 11, 2014, when all 10 Premier League matches will be available live on a different NBCUniversal channel;

• 76 Spanish-language telecasts, 10 on Telemundo, 66 on Mun2;

• More than 600 hours of Premier League original programming

Here is a breakdown of some of the special Premiere League Programming:

• Premier League Countdown – A preview of the 2013-14 Barclays Premier League season;

• Premier League Download – With the help of a number of high-profile celebrity supporters, comedians and journalists, Premier League Download will explore what it is that’s so intensely loved – and loathed – about England’s topflight league. Long-time supporters will enjoy the lively commentary, while new fans will learn the language of the only league that matters;

• Premier League 36 – NBC Sports Network’s acclaimed36 series that follows athletes for the 36 hours leading up to a game/match/race comes to the Premier League;

• Premier League Goal Zone – A 30-minute program airing after the matches on Sunday with highlights of all the goals scored on Saturday and Sunday;

• Game Cut-Downs – On Monday nights, NBCSN will present a two-hour show featuring cut-down versions of the Manchester United and Manchester City matches. On Tuesdays, a two-hour program will feature the Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Tottenham matches;

• Match of the Day – A two-hour show featuring extended highlights with the natural calls of every game on Saturday. This show is modeled after the highly-regarded BBC show of the same name. Match of the Day will re-air on Sunday mornings;

• Match of the Day 2 – A 90-minute show featuring extended highlights with the natural calls of every game on Sunday. This show is modeled after the BBC show of the same name;

• Match of the Week – On Sunday nights, NBCSN will re-air the best match of the weekend in its entirety;

• Barclays Premier League World – A weekly magazine show produced by Premier League;

• Barclays Premier League Preview – A weekly show produced by Premier League that previews the upcoming week’s matches;

• Barclays Premier League Review – A weekly show produced by Premier League that recaps all the matches from the past week.

Here is a breakdown of how many matches will be carried by each of the NBC Sports Group Networks:

NBC	20
NBCSN	154
Premier League Extra Time	184
Telemundo/Mun2	76
Other NBCU Channels	22
NBC Sports Live Extra	380

NBC also announced its roster of announcers for the coming season.

• Arlo White will serve as the lead play-by-play voice for NBC Sports Group’s Barclays Premier League coverage beginning in August, calling games on-site from the U.K.;

• Former Premier League stars Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux will join White, on-site in the U.K. as analysts on NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage;

• Legendary U.K. footballer and presenter Gary Linekerwill serve as a special contributor to NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage, and occasionally host on-site studio coverage in the U.K.;

• Former Jamaican National Team player Robbie Earle and former English footballer Robbie Mustoe will serve as studio analysts, alongside studio host Rebecca Lowefrom NBC Sports Group’s Premier League studio in Stamford, Conn.