Wednesday, September 11, 2013

English Premier League to feature 5 games on NBC & NBCSN this weekend

After the week of International Play, English Premier League action returns this Saturday with 2 games on NBCSN, 1 on NBC, and 5 on Extra Time. NBCSN also carries the live games on Sunday & Monday. All 10 matches will be available on NBC Sports Live Extra (online) with the proper verification. Here's the details from NBC Sports Press Box.

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PREMIER LEAGUE RETURNS AFTER WEEK OF INTERNATIONAL PLAY WITH FIVE GAMES ON NBC & NBCSN

Tim Howard & Everton Face Unbeaten Chelsea Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC
First-Place Liverpool Meet Swansea City Monday at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN
Premier League Download Debuts Friday at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN
All Matches Available on NBC Sports Live Extra
STAMFORD, Conn. – September 10, 2013 – NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage returns this week with four games on NBCSN and one on NBC. U.S. Men’s National Team goalkeeper Tim Howard leads Everton against undefeated Chelsea on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Plus, Daniel Sturridge (three goals) and league leaders Liverpool look to remain perfect as they travel to Swansea City Monday at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN.  The Saturday 10 a.m. ET window on NBCSN features Sunderland against Arsenal and their recent club-record signing, German international Mesut Ozil.
The five additional games in the Saturday 10 a.m. time slot will be available on Premier League Extra Time, a bonus television package available to MVPDs at no extra cost for customers who receive NBC Sports Network. The interactive Premier League Game Finder can be accessed at http://www.nbcsports.com/ExtraTime.
mun2 will telecast two matches in Spanish this week (listed in table below).
Lead play-by-play voice Arlo White joins Graeme Le Saux, the former Premier League star who played in 36 international matches for England, to call Everton v. Chelsea on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Swansea v. Liverpool on Monday at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
All matches will be preceded and followed by Premier League Live pre- and post-match shows from the NBC Sports Group International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn. Rebecca Lowe  hosts Premier League Live alongside former English footballer Robbie Mustoe and former Jamaican National Team Player Robbie Earle.
Premier League Download debuts Friday at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN and looks at the heroes, rivalries and traditions of England’s top league and features NBC Sports Group’s Premier League announcers Arlo White,  Rebecca Lowe, and Robbie Mustoe, as well as famous Premier League fans such as comedian and actor Judah Friedlander of 30 Rock.
All Premier League games will be streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets. Games airing on NBC Sports Network will be live streamed via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.
To date, AT&T U-verse®, Bright House Networks, Cablevision’s Optimum, Comcast’s Xfinity TV, Cox, DIRECTV, Mediacom, Suddenlink, and Time Warner Cable have opted to carry the additional Premier League matches via the Premier League Extra Time package, and AT&T U-verse, Cablevision’s Optimum, Charter, Comcast’s Xfinity TV, Cox, DIRECTV, DISH, Suddenlink and Verizon FiOS will make all Premier League games available through TV Everywhere. Additionally, over 100 NCTC partners have either signed-on to the Premier League Extra Time package or have opted-in via TV Everywhere, including Blue Ridge Communications, Buckeye CableSystem, CenturyLink Prism, and RCN. In some cases, the Premier League Extra Time package will be available in select markets.
Following is the NBCUniversal schedule for the fourth week of the Premier League season:
DateTimeHome-AwayNetwork
Thurs., Sept. 127 p.m.Barclays Premier League WorldNBCSN
7:30 p.m.Barclays Premier League Match PackNBCSN
Fri., Sept. 137 a.m.Barclays Premier League NewsNBCSN
7 p.m.Barclays Premier League PreviewNBCSN
9 p.m.Premier League DownloadNBCSN
Sat., Sept. 1412:30 a.m.Premier League Download IINBCSN
7 a.m.Premier League LiveNBCSN
7:30 a.m.Manchester United v. Crystal PalaceNBCSN, mun2
10 a.m.Sunderland v. ArsenalNBCSN
10 a.m.Stoke City v. Manchester CityExtra Time
10 a.m.Tottenham Hotspur v. Norwich CityExtra Time
10 a.m.Aston Villa v. Newcastle UnitedExtra Time
10 a.m.Fulham v. West Bromwich AlbionExtra Time
10 a.m.Hull City v. Cardiff CityExtra Time
NoonPremier League LiveNBCSN
12:30 p.m.Everton v. ChelseaNBC, mun2
11:30 p.m.NBCSN’s Match of the DayNBCSN
Sun., Sept. 1510:30 a.m.Premier League LiveNBCSN
11 a.m.Southampton v. West Ham UnitedNBCSN
1 p.m.Premier League Goal ZoneNBCSN
11 p.m.NBCSN’s Match of the Day IINBCSN
Mon., Sept. 162:30 p.m.Premier League LiveNBCSN
3 p.m.Swansea City v. LiverpoolNBCSN
Tues., Sept. 1712 a.m.Barclays Premier League Review ShowNBCSN
1 a.m.Premier League Encore: Manchester MondayNBCSN
Wed., Sept. 1812 a.m.Premier League EncoreNBCSN

NBC Sports Group presents the most ambitious, extensive and comprehensive coverage of the Premier League available anywhere in the world with all 380 Premier League matches available live in the United States on the networks of NBCUniversal, on the Premier League Extra Time bonus TV package, and streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra. In total, NBC Sports Group will present more than 1,600 hours of Premier League programming.
–NBC Sports Group—

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