mun 2 To Kick Off Premier League Soccer Schedule Saturday

By R. Thomas Umstead
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mun2 will kick off its 100-game coverage of the 2014/2015 Barclays Premier League soccer season this Saturday, the network said Wednesday.

The Latino-targeted network on Aug. 16 will air the Manchester United- Swansea City game as well as the Arsenal-Crystal Palace contest, said network officials. On Aug. 18 the network will air the Burnley-Chelsea game.

Overall the network will feature 100 games with unprecedented coverage across multiple platforms, with replays of the games available for streaming through selected pay TV providers and on VOD, said the network. Soccer analyst Sammy Sadovnik and former Mexican National Team player Manuel Sol will call all the matches, according to mun2.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.