English Premier League Soccer on NBC Sports
jfreer1
Enthusiast - Level 1

Beginning in August 2013, NBC Sports will have exclusive rights to English (Barclay's) Premier League soccer.  All games not aired on a designated NBCUniversal channel will be made available to distributors on 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. (see: http://epltalk.com/2013/04/23/everything-you-need-to-know-about-nbcs-coverage-of-the-premier-league-...).  

 

Will Verizon/FiOS be making that service available to subscribers?

 

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Re: English Premier League Soccer on NBC Sports
uglyrose1
Enthusiast - Level 3

Hi

Thanks for raising this issue, we need to make Verizon agree to get this Premier League Extra Time  for customers. Lets keep on making request via all social media.

Thanks

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lolhoss
Enthusiast - Level 2

Glad to see this has been brought up. We are less than a month away form the start of the season. Hopefully we get the overflow games/channels. Anyone home, Verizon?

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buggzy1
Enthusiast - Level 2

NBC just released this (http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2013/07/29/nbc-sports-group-announces-u-s-tv-schedule-for-first-th...), which excludes FiOS as a provider for Premier League Extra Time.  FiOS, first it was FSCHD, then it was BeIN, if you drag your feet on this one like you have in the past, i may finally have to pull the plug!  Get your act together and provide the content your subscribers want!

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pauld59
Enthusiast - Level 1

Fios - please don't disappoint us again! pls provide the Premier League Extra time  as offered to you by NBC

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Munsterman1
Enthusiast - Level 1

My 4 years with Fios will end in a few weeks.  It will be Bye Bye Verizon, welcome back Comcast.

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bubbaamy1
Enthusiast - Level 2

I heard they were dumping GolTV as well or at least the English speaking channel (313).  It may be time to revisit Comcast Xfinity.  It would be a shame as I have been with FIOS for 8 years but they are consistently behind the other major providers with respect to the sports programming.  Not really sure what they are thinking.

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oviano
Enthusiast - Level 2

If FiOS don't host these channels then it's goodbye from me too, and hello DirecTV.

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bubbaamy1
Enthusiast - Level 2

I just spoke with Verizon.  Shockingly, they have no comment at this time and don't have the package in their system.  Please make your voice heard if you want this.

Re: English Premier League Soccer on NBC Sports
dukeofhotspur
Enthusiast - Level 1

Need to sort this or I'll be jumping ship too, speaking to others they will lose plenty of customers should they not add Premier League Extra TIme.