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At a press conference on Tuesday NBC Sports Group announced its line-up, which will feature former BBC Radio 5 Live reporter Arlo White as lead commentator, Dixon and Le Saux offering co-commentatary and Gary Lineker acting as special contributor.
While White, who has spent the last two seasons as the lead commentator for NBC's coverage of MLS and the 2012 London Olympics, will commentate live from the grounds alongside former England internationals Dixon and Le Saux, presenter Rebecca Lowe will be joined in the NBC studios in Stamford, Connecticut, by pundits Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe, who played respectively for Wimbledon and Middlesbrough.
Lineker, meanwhile, will support the shows as a special contributor and will also present some of the live coverage throughout the season. He will continue to host Match of the Day, the BBC's highlights show of the Barclays Premier League.
All 380 games of the 2013/14 Barclays Premier League season will be presented live on NBC Sports Group's television and digital channels, with live matches appearing 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.
In total, more than 600 hours of Premier League original programming will be broadcast over the course of the season.
While White, who has spent the last two seasons as the lead commentator for NBC's coverage of MLS and the 2012 London Olympics, will commentate live from the grounds alongside former England internationals Dixon and Le Saux, presenter Rebecca Lowe will be joined in the NBC studios in Stamford, Connecticut, by pundits Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe, who played respectively for Wimbledon and Middlesbrough.
Lineker, meanwhile, will support the shows as a special contributor and will also present some of the live coverage throughout the season. He will continue to host Match of the Day, the BBC's highlights show of the Barclays Premier League.
All 380 games of the 2013/14 Barclays Premier League season will be presented live on NBC Sports Group's television and digital channels, with live matches appearing 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.
In total, more than 600 hours of Premier League original programming will be broadcast over the course of the season.
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