Tag: FIFA World Cup

"Netflix hosting the action of the Women's World Cup will be a massive opportunity for the platform to showcase its drawing power to the world's biggest sporting events."

"We used to be a toddler, but the last couple of years we’ve outgrown our clothes a bit. That’s a compliment to what we’ve done. We’ve grown and matured quite a bit."

"June alone drew 643.5 million unique global users — the largest monthly audience any sports media brand has ever recorded."

"That is what everybody hopes for when you produce television. The worst thing in the world is showing something and finding out that people didn't care."

"FOX Sports says the final averaged 38.937 million viewers, peaking at 51.685 million. That's now the most-watched English-language soccer broadcast in U.S. history."

"The World Cup also reminded us that presentation matters. Every knockout match felt enormous because television treated it that way. The music. The entrances. The crowd. The anticipation. Nobody needs to convince viewers Spain versus Argentina matters. The broadcast simply gets out of the way and lets the occasion breathe."

The FIFA World Cup has been nothing short of the greatest story in sports this calendar year. My apologies to the New York Knicks,...

"FOX Sports currently holds the English-language U.S. World Cup rights, and like Telemundo, is entering the final year of its deal."

"He’s the straw that stirs the drink, and he’ll be the cornerstone for many years to come."

"The top studio team — Rebecca Lowe, Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimović, and Alexi Lalas — has operated primarily from L.A. through the group stage."