Jamaica vs USA likely to be shown on PPV in U.S.

[Zeppo]

From the Washington Post:

*No official word yet, but it’s looking increasingly likely the U.S. World Cup qualifier Sept. 7 at Jamaica will be another pay-per-view production from the same rights holders, Traffic, as the Guatemala away match in June. Reminder: Host federations control TV rights and sell them as they see fit.

On top of substantial on-site production costs, ESPN is not planning to pay Traffic for the rights (beyond what it’s already paying as part of its contract with the USSF for home qualifiers and friendlies). Not for a semifinal-round away match at 9:30 p.m. ET on a Friday night during a busy time in the sport world. Other outlets could step up, but that seems unlikely.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...kRfW_blog.html

[Bricktop]

In this day and age you are worried that something will only be shown on PPV? Yuh don't have a computer?

[Zeppo]

U.S. World Cup road qualifiers will air on beIN Sport USA

[Hortical]

Comcast agrees to carry new sports network

August 24, 2012 8:55 AM

Comcast agrees to carry new beIN Sport network



NEW YORK — The new beIN Sport network has reached an agreement with Comcast Corp. to be carried on its Xfinity TV.

Owned by the Al-Jazeera Sport Media Network, beIN Sport will be carried in English on the Xfinity TV Sports Entertainment Package and in Spanish on the Xfinity TV MultiLatino Package. It also will be available to Comcast customers online and some content will be shown on Comcast's Xfinity On Demand.

Launched last week, beIN Sport initially was carried only by DirecTV and the DISH Network, which combine with Comcast to create a total potential universe of 54 million homes. However, the number of households receiving the tier beIN is on is only a fraction of that.

Of the 34 million homes that receive DirecTV and DISH, about 8 million get the tier showing beIN. Network spokesman Mike Kilroy said the figure for Comcast was not available.

The new network has rights to Spain's La Liga, Italy's Serie A, France's Ligue 1 and England's second-tier League Championship. It also has rights to U.S. road qualifiers in World Cup qualifying, except for the potential game at Mexico in next year's regional finals.


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_1...sport-network/

[Mark]

From the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...kRfW_blog.html

I thought it is suppose to be on ESPN2