US Sports on TV????

Hi, all. We are moving to the London area this summer and I'm wondering about sports on tv. My husband is a HUGE NFL fan. Anyone else have this problem? Is it possible to get games on TV? Thanks.

Channel 5 shows some but you can get NASN as an add on to a Sky package.

my suggestion would be to try getting into British football!

Thanks for the responses. He's into both. He loves British football also. He's just going to really miss his Cowboys!

Sorry 
I just have this 'thing' about integrating/assimilating into the culture you're going to be living in!

All the best! 

Oh and I forgot to say the Superbowl is always shown live here, it used to be on channel5 but last year ITV2 had it.

They do show Monday night football here, only it is on very early Tuesday morning.

I would recommend the North American Sports Network (NASN). It isn't perfect, but all they show is North American (mostly US) sports. . . .I noticed you mentioned the Cowboys, though. The one major drawback to NASN is that they do not have rights to the NFL. (But, they do have college, including Gameday live, every week.) The good news is that Sky Sports carries quite a few NFL games on Sundays. And, with Sky Interactive, you can actually pick which games you watch, which is really nice! I think you have to get Sky cable for this, though.

And, by the way, Quarter-Gill, one of my friends in the US is an Englishman, and during the Champion's League he gets up at 4:00 or 5:00 AM to watch matches with other English folks in Houston. He also still drinks tea, smokes "fags," and asked me to bring him back some Heinz Baked Beans the next time I come back to the States. . . .But, although he's been in the States for ten years now and is a totally upstanding member of an American community, I guess I should just call Immigration and have them deport him. He clearly isn't "assimilating into the culture [he's] living in.". . .Or, maybe its just natural for some people to have this "thing" where they miss things from home, whether that's the US, the UK, or anywhere else. . . .

And, by the way, Quarter-Gill, one of my friends in the US is an Englishman, and during the Champion's League he gets up at 4:00 or 5:00 AM to watch matches with other English folks in Houston. He also still drinks tea, smokes "fags," and asked me to bring him back some Heinz Baked Beans the next time I come back to the States. . . .But, although he's been in the States for ten years now and is a totally upstanding member of an American community, I guess I should just call Immigration and have them deport him. He clearly isn't "assimilating into the culture [he's] living in.". . .Or, maybe its just natural for some people to have this "thing" where they miss things from home, whether that's the US, the UK, or anywhere else. . . .

What's your point, caller?

Hey, we all have a 'thing', and that's mine.   Pretty tame stuff, compared to other folks' 'things'.
Threestrands has already explained that her husband likes British football as well, and that's good enough to satisfy my 'thing'.   

Sorry for this interruption, Threestrands.

Does the NASN show baseball games?  I love my Cardinals and will miss them terribly!

I have to say though, I am very excited to go see my 1st football game in person. 

Yes nsan shows baseball. Might not always be the ganes you want though. You can also watch them on mlb.com, it's only about 10 quid for the season I think and you can watch all your team's games.

Thanks Britwife!  You're a star! 

What's your point, caller?

Hey, we all have a 'thing', and that's mine.   Pretty tame stuff, compared to other folks' 'things'.
Threestrands has already explained that her husband likes British football as well, and that's good enough to satisfy my 'thing'.   

Sorry for this interruption, Threestrands.

My point is that just because you want to watch your native country's sports that doesn't mean you're not trying to assimilate or integrate into a new culture, despite what you tried to imply. And, even if it is a lack of assimilation, who cares? In fact, why even turn this into cultural assimilation "thing" at all? It was just a simple, honest question that you clearly didn't have any valuable insight into. 

Britwife, I think the mlb.com thing is $10 for streaming audio from your team's home radio network. If I remember correctly, the vast majority of games "available" via video are actually blacked out for whatever reason. But, no matter what, you're guaranteed audio. Its kind of cool listening to your hometown announcers calling the games, though.

NASN does show a LOT of baseball. Most of it is "As-Live" but, if you're an insomniac like me, there are games to be seen live as well. I think in total they show between five and ten games a week, starting from the preseason and going all the way to the playoffs.

Oh yeah I forgot about the blackout Brimarie, you're right.  It's my husband who watches, I don't take that much notice, especially when it's late at night! 

My point is that just because you want to watch your native country's sports that doesn't mean you're not trying to assimilate or integrate into a new culture, despite what you tried to imply. And, even if it is a lack of assimilation, who cares? In fact, why even turn this into cultural assimilation "thing" at all? It was just a simple, honest question that you clearly didn't have any valuable insight into. 

Look... I apologised to her already.
Why do you and your 'valuable insight' keep casting this up?