Tag: MLS

The report says the announcers were also told they could “agree or disagree” with a controversial call, but not imply that the replacement referees were “the reason for the controversial call.”

Apple TV does not subscribe to Nielsen ratings, so there is no way to publicly confirm any figures about the streaming platform's TV ratings.

"There's an Instagram ass model who takes a shot of her butt crack and gets 3.4 billion views. Is it just the views? Don't you want to watch the game?"

"Even the low end of interest has to justify the price, because no matter what, if this is the path forward for Apple, it will always be paying based on the value of the sport to the market most passionate about it."

"This isn’t 'Hey, I’ve got an opening from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight, and I’m going to put this game on.'"

"I think they're smart. I think they're boutique stadiums, their fanbases feel European. The in-game environment's excellent."

"Those NFL owners in that MLS room, they're watching what's going on with all this digital stuff."

“I’m not going to call you a mouth breather, but I'm saying that you're displaying the behavior of one if you don't realize the impact this is about to have on Apple's bottom line to acquire the biggest international star in sport.”

"Don’t get me wrong. I am not rooting for any of this."

"The game almost could not exist without the announcers, and yet they're, at times, hardly saying any words."