Comcast and NBCUniversal Take Premier League to New Heights

Unprecedented, multi-platform coverage of every Premier League match, powered by Comcast and NBCUniversal's unique pairing of live sports coverage and innovation, debuts Saturday, Aug. 17 with a slate of live matches beginning at 7 a.m.

All 380 games of the 2013-14 Barclays Premier League season will be presented live on NBC Sports Group’s television and digital properties as well as other NBCUniversal channels. NBC Sports Group’s schedule, which begins on Saturday, Aug 17, includes live matches on NBC, NBC Sports Network, Telemundo, Mun2, the Premier League Extra Time package of overflow television channels, the NBC Sports Live Extra website and app, and other NBCUniversal channels including CNBC and USA.

As previously announced in October 2012, NBCUniversal, via the NBC Sports Group, acquired the exclusive U.S. media rights to the Premier League through a multi-year agreement that begins with the 2013-14 season. Per the agreement, NBCUniversal becomes the exclusive English- and Spanish-language media rights holder to all 380 Barclays Premier League matches across all media platforms and devices in the United States.

Details of the 2013-2014 NBC Sports Group Premier League programming include:

• All 380 matches presented live on television with studio pre- and post-game coverage;

• All 380 matches streamed live via NBC Sports Live Extra;

• Games not aired on a designated NBCUniversal channel will be made available to distributors via 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;

• Championship Sunday – May 11, 2014, when all 10 Premier League matches will be available live on a different NBCUniversal channel;

• 76 Spanish-language telecasts, 10 on Telemundo, 66 on Mun2;

• More than 600 hours of Premier League original programming.

NBC Sports Live Extra: Every Barclays Premier League match will be streamed live via NBC Sports Live Extra, the NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktop, mobile and tablets and, in most cases, on the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, telco and other video subscription services. The vast majority of Barclays Premier League matches will be streamed via "TV Everywhere," available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of these services.

NBC Sports Live Extra provides a primary and second screen experience across mobile, tablet and desktop, delivering high quality video, match/player stats and video highlights while aggregating Premier League content from social media.

Premier League Extra Time: 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.

As of late July, AT&T U-verse®, Cablevision’s Optimum, Comcast’s Xfinity TV, DIRECTV, DISH, and Suddenlink have opted to carry the additional Premier League matches via the Premier League Extra Time package, and AT&T U-verse, Cablevision’s Optimum, Comcast’s Xfinity TV, 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 Cable TV, Buckeye CableSystem, CenturyLink Prism, and RCN.

Championship Sunday: The biggest day on the Premier League schedule is the last day of the season when all 20 teams play at the same time. NBCUniversal will present each match ofChampionship Sunday live across a host of NBCU channels, including NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, USA, MSNBC, E! and more.

Studio and Original Programming: NBC Sports Network will present more than 600 hours each year of studio and original programming surrounding Premier League.

Additional Links:

• For photos of host Rebecca Lowe and analysts Robbie Mustoe, Kyle Martino and Robbie Earle in the studio, click here.

• For information about NBC Sports Group’s Premier League announcers, click here.

• To "Keep Calm and Pick A Side" on the Premier League team picker, click here.

• For more information on NBC Sports Group’s Premier League television schedule, click here.

• For more NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage facts and numbers, click here.

• For NBC Sports Group’s programming plans, click here.