Beginning in August 2013, NBC Sports will have exclusive rights to English (Barclay's) Premier League soccer. 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. (see: http://epltalk.com/2013/04/23/everything-you-need-to-know-about-nbcs-coverage-of-the-premier-league-...).
Will Verizon/FiOS be making that service available to subscribers?
Argh! I can't believe Verizon hasn't gotten their act together yet on Premier League Extra Time. What the hell is the hold up?! Obviously, a lot of their subscribers want this package and it's completely free. It just doesn't make any sense. I only recently switched from DirecTV to FIOS, so I'm still in my 30 day probationary period. I like what I've seen so far from FIOS, but if the Premier League Extra Time package isn't offered, I will be returning to DirecTV. They've already offered me all kinds of deals to come back. I don't want to leave, but I will if they make me miss my Everton games. Get off your rears and do something about this, Verizon!
I am shocked that is seems Fios hasn't step forward as a provider of this programming. I'm with many of the other posters here...if something doesn't change with Fios' plan to provide this, I also will be looking elsewhere for my service.
Get with the program, Fios. Your customers deserve this.
I cant believe Im sitting here jealous of all the people with Time Warner....
Seriously, how can they not offer Premier League Extra Time? Good god.
I see people posting this:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BR3-GeiCcAQFEQ8.jpg
And how can I not get jealous? Wake the hell up Verizon. Other companies are catching up...really, really fast.
Can anyone figure out how to access the NBCSports app - and get the matches? I keep trying to log on, but it says that I cannot watch the EPL matches w/o Golf Channel access(?). I'm glad that NBC Sports Network is carrying all the matches online, but it does me no good if I cannot watch them!
Not sure if it still applies but when NBC covered the olympics the signon required you to allow third party cookies for logons and not to have your cache clear on leaving your browser. Flash, which was used for that coverage, would honor the clear cache and toss the successful logon as it switched from the Verizon signon to the NBC site.
WHERE ARE THEY? I thought Verizon Fios was meant to be the cutting edge of Sports providers. EVERY other major provider offers them. PLEASE ADVICE?
Very dissapointing Verizon is nor carrying thids channel. VERY dissapointing...
All games not aired on NBC Sports Network will be made available to cable, satellite or telco TV providers through a package called 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. Check with your provider for specific channel and Premier League offering available.
NO EXTRA COST... any news on this from verizon??
@jfreer wrote:Beginning in August 2013, NBC Sports will have exclusive rights to English (Barclay's) Premier League soccer. 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. (see: http://epltalk.com/2013/04/23/everything-you-need-to-know-about-nbcs-coverage-of-the-premier-league-...).
Will Verizon/FiOS be making that service available to subscribers?
plz include NBC Premier League "Extra Time" games .... I just switched from Time Warner because of the CBS and Showtime fiasco ... Time Warner Cable had the EPL total TV games on additional/overflow stations and it was very nice. I hope and plead that Verizon Fios will add soon.
Time Warner can have this but we can't? Comon, please....not an unreasonable request.
it's not unreasonable...not at all, and this is finally the straw that broke the camel's back for me. i am sick and tired of FiOS not adding sports programming to it's lineup (or only offering it in SD). i will finally make the switch to DirecTV in the Winter when my FiOS contract is up.
first thing that has always bothered me is the number of channels only offered in SD (how many FiOS customers don't have HD, seriously?). then, there was the FSCHD fiasco along with the fact they charge seperately for FSC+ while only offering it in SD. then they took forever to add BeIN, and when they finally did, GOLTV became a spanish only SD channel (that i hwould ave to subscribe to via the spanish package even though i don't speak a lick of spanish). now there is no Premier League Extra Time (anyone want to bet it will be SD only when it is finally offered?), no FoxSports2 HD, no BeINSports2, etc. it's a never ending cycle with FiOS. they give me JUST enough to keep me around while DirecTV has been offering the best sports package IN HD for years...i'm done.
come Winter, it's good bye FiOS, and hellow occasional weather outage for the sake of having the sports i crave in HD the rest of the time.
it's a **bleep** shame.
just an update. FiOS' complete lack of a meaningful reponse and seemingly complete diregard for soccer fans has pushed me over the edge. i'm not even waiting for my contract to expire in April. i just set up a DirecTV installation and will have Premier League Extra Time on 9/14. Sorry FiOS. i will be keeping your internet service, but the constant delays in launching new HD sports programming when it's available elsewhere has pushed me over the edge with your TV offering...it's been real.
Come on Verizon. It won't kill you to do something quickly. Please add the channels, or at least provide an update.
i'm back, tail between my legs. you win this time, FiOS! DirecTV couldn't find a signal due to an abundance of tree cover (primarily due to one tree). because of this, i am stuck with FiOS (for now). if, for some reason, there is still no Premier League Extra Time by Winter, the tree will come down, and DirecTV will be installed. nature has bought you some time FiOS, but don't delay!
I absolutely agree with what you are saying. It is so ridiculous how slow they are responding to these demands. I still have my
Satellite up in the roof that is left from when I switched 4 years ago. I am going back to DirecTv, there is no rhyme or reason to stick around with these people...
I'll just leave this here...
http://instagram.com/p/eLsXYlKT6Y/
(We kicked FiOS TV to the curb for Time Warner Cable)
Bright House Networks and Directv have both picked up the new NBC Channel called Premier league extra time channel. Verizon are listed as being able to. Before I switch to either of those providers I'd like to find out if/when Verizon will offer that channel.
You currently only offer NBC Sports Live Extra which is an online stream of all the games. This is good, but the problem is online there is no option to record the games and so if I'm not available to watch the game live, it means I miss it. If you had the channel available on TV like the other providers listed I would be able to set my DVR.
Here is more info on it:
Premier League Extra Time is a bonus package of overflow television channels available at no extra cost to customers who receive NBC Sports Network. All English Premier League matches not aired on any NBCUniversal channel will be made available to distributors on Premier League Extra Time.
Providers to offer the Premier League Extra Time package:
AT&T U-verse®, Bright House Networks, Cablevision’s Optimum, Comcast’s Xfinity TV, Cox, DIRECTV, Mediacom, Suddenlink, and Time Warner Cable.
Providers to offer the additional matches via the TV Everywhere package: AT&T U-verse, Cablevision’s Optimum, Charter, Comcast’s Xfinity TV, Cox, DIRECTV, DISH, Suddenlink and Verizon FiOS
Thanks
Jim
ADD THIS NOW! It is beyond absurd that you are the only major cable provider who does not offer this service. Get it done!!!
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