Movie theatres around US to show live English soccer games on big screens on Saturday mornings
Posted July 23, 2014 12:37 pm.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Movie theatres around the U.S. will show live English soccer games on their big screens on Saturday mornings.
The simulcasts will start with the opening of the Premier League season Aug. 16. Thirty-three theatres in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington are currently scheduled to take part.
The deal was announced Wednesday by Fathom Events and NBC Sports Group, which broadcasts the Premier League in the U.S.