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NBC secures two-year deal to screen Premier League matches in US NBC secures two-year deal to screen Premier League matches in US
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Coverage of the Premier League in the United States will move from Fox to NBC from next season after a two-year deal was signed with the NBC Sports Group.Coverage of the Premier League in the United States will move from Fox to NBC from next season after a two-year deal was signed with the NBC Sports Group.
The financial details of the deal were not announced in a Premier League statement which confirmed that NBC would take over the rights to televise all matches.The financial details of the deal were not announced in a Premier League statement which confirmed that NBC would take over the rights to televise all matches.
"The Premier League is pleased to announce that NBCUniversal via the NBC Sports Group has been awarded the live audio visual broadcast rights for all 380 Barclays Premier League matches per season for seasons 2013-14 to 2015-16 in the USA," the statement read."The Premier League is pleased to announce that NBCUniversal via the NBC Sports Group has been awarded the live audio visual broadcast rights for all 380 Barclays Premier League matches per season for seasons 2013-14 to 2015-16 in the USA," the statement read.
"The deal brings the Premier League to one of the largest broadcasters in the world; the NBC Sports Group already televises such major sporting events as the NFL, NHL, the Summer and Winter Olympics, MLS, the US Open [golf] and the Ryder Cup.""The deal brings the Premier League to one of the largest broadcasters in the world; the NBC Sports Group already televises such major sporting events as the NFL, NHL, the Summer and Winter Olympics, MLS, the US Open [golf] and the Ryder Cup."
The Premier League's chief executive Richard Scudamore said: "We are extremely pleased that NBC has chosen to invest in the Premier League and look forward to working with them for many years to come." The Premier League's chief executive, Richard Scudamore, said: "We are extremely pleased that NBC has chosen to invest in the Premier League and look forward to working with them for many years to come."
NBC's chairman Mark Lazarus said the league was "on the cusp of exponential popularity growth here in the US".NBC's chairman Mark Lazarus said the league was "on the cusp of exponential popularity growth here in the US".