0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/17/2014
While ESPN drew the biggest audience for the USA-Ghana game on Monday, Univision drew a very decent audience of 4.8 million viewers. Combining ESPN’s total audience for the game (11.093 million) and Univision’s audience, you get a total of just under 16 million viewers and that beats every single NHL Stanley Cup Playoff game this […]
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ESPN has to feel really good going into Sunday’s USA-Portugal game based on the ratings and viewership for Monday afternoon’s USA-Ghana match. For the game that began at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. ET, it drew a very impressive 6.3 US HH rating and an average of 11.093 million viewers. And when you combine the Univision […]
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Another tripleheader of games today. Brazil vs. Mexico in Group A will be the marquee game on both ESPN and Univision. Here are the men who will call the games today on the networks of ESPN and Univision. 11:30 a.m. Belgium vs. Algeria — Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil ESPN: Adrian Healey/Efan Ekoku ESPN Radio: […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/16/2014
By 2%, the networks of ESPN are seeing a higher audience for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil than the 2010 edition in South Africa. Through the first eleven games, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 have combined for an average of a 2.3 rating and 3.74 million viewers. ESPN says its WatchESPN app is also setting digital records […]
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With three games today including the USA vs. Ghana, ESPN/ESPN Radio and Univision/Univision Deportes will have a tripleheader beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET. Here are the announcers for each of the games. 11:30 a.m. Germany vs. Portugal — Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil ESPN: Jon Champion/Stewart Robson ESPN Radio: Ross Dyer/Shep Messing Univision/Univision Deportes: José […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/14/2014
Once again, Univision and Univision Deportes teamed up to deliver a bigger audience than ESPN’s Family of Networks for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. For Mexico-Cameroon on Friday, Univision saw an average audience of 5 million viewers for the game that aired midday on the East Coast and 9 a.m. out West. ESPN2 had an […]
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Here are the assignments for ABC, ESPN, ESPN Radio and Univision/Univision Deportes for the World Cup games for Sunday. Unlike Saturday when we had a chock full of games, there are three on Sunday. ABC has a doubleheader at 11:30 a.m. ET and 2:30 p.m. ET. ESPN has the nightcap. Univision/Univision Deportes will air all […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/13/2014
ESPN notes that the network received its highest ratings ever for a World Cup opener. Averaging a 2.8 rating and 4.4 million viewers, both numbers are the highest for the first game of a World Cup on ESPN dating back to 1994. The rating is an astounding 49% higher than the 2010 opener in South […]
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup is a hit. The first game averaged 9.5 million viewers on the combined platforms of ESPN and Univision. And for Univision, it beat ESPN in ratings and total viewership plus in key demographics. Univision/Univision Deportes garnered a total viewership of 5.1 million viewers beating ESPN’s 4.4 million for the match. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/12/2014
As I get back into sports media mode after spending five days in California for my cousin’s wedding, let’s provide some news that you may have missed over the last couple of days. I’m still a bit on West Coast time and I totally understand what Tony Bennett meant when he sang “I Left My […]
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If you’re a busy traveler and spend a lot of your time in airports, then this post is for you. You may be familiar with watching the CNN Airport Network, an offshoot of CNN. It provides news specifically catered to the traveler and is available in 50 major airports worldwide. In addition to programming from […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/11/2014
This just in from ESPN. Former US Men’s National Team star Landon Donovan will join the Alleged Worldwide Leader’s coverage for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Donovan will make appearances from the ESPN/ABC Los Angeles studios to provide his analysis. Donovan was one of the final cuts from the World Cup roster preventing him from […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/10/2014
As the World Cup prepares to kickoff in São Paulo on Thursday as host country Brazil takes on Croatia, ESPN will be ready to start its last Copa do Mundial until at least 2022. Ian Darke will call five matches in the first eight days, most of them will be with his old English Premier […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/14/2014
ESPN has named its hosts for the World Cup in Brazil which begins in June. Two of the hosts are well-known to ESPN viewers and are familiar from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The other is known to UK viewers on BT Sport, the all-sports network that began last year as a competitor […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/9/2014
If you don’t watch international soccer, then you may not be familiar with the American Outlaws. They’re a group of fans who follow the US Men’s National Team to games all over the country and to the World Cup. The Outlaws are some of the most enthusiastic fans you’ll ever come across no matter what […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/20/2014
We know that Ian Darke will be ESPN’s lead announcer for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The network has now unveiled its play-by-play lineup for the month-long tournament that begins in June. Among the announcers, Derek Rae who is familiar to ESPN soccer viewers and has called MLS, World Cup, Euro 2008 and 2012, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/11/2014
The critically-acclaimed and multiple award-winning 30 for 30 series will introduce a new set of films in April which will contain various soccer stories in advance of the World Cup. The films will include on on the Hillsborough Disaster which occurred in England 25 years ago and killed 96 people and injured hundreds. While the […]
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This comes from ESPN, the outgoing network of the FIFA World Cup. The network has added two studio analysts for the games which will be played in Brazil starting on June 12. Gilberto Silva from the 2002 Brazilian World Cup-winning team and Dutch legend Ruud von Nistelrooy will appear on pregame, halftime and postgame shows […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/8/2014
Simultaneous announcements from ESPN. The network says the popular Ian Darke who became a breakout star in the United States during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, will be the lead announcer for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. As a result, Martin Tyler who was ESPN’s lead announcer in 2010, has been let […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/11/2013
Let’s combine a couple of soccer notes here. First, the MLS Cup on Saturday was a hit on UniMás. It drew an average of 514,000 viewers on Univision’s secondary network. And it did better than ESPN’s airing of the same event at the same time by 14%. In addition, UniMás’ telecast did better in adults […]
