Football: The Comcast-NBCU network acquired rights to US football’s Major League Soccer in a three-season deal, from 2012 until the end of 2014, worth $10 (€7m) to $12m per season, with Soccer United Marketing, which represents the commercial rights for MLS. Its rebranded 24-hour sports channel NBC Sports Network will broadcast live 38 regular-season games, three play-off games and two national team matches per season. The main NBC network will broadcast two regular-season games, two play-off games and two national team matches. The deal also includes the internet rights. Under the league’s previous agreement, pay-television channel Fox Soccer Channel paid about $8m per season.
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