"The game averaged 18.5 million U.S. viewers, peaking at 21.3 million between 9:30-9:45 p.m. ET. Among adults 18-34, it averaged 4.0 million viewers — the highest non-Christmas streaming number ever for a regular season game."
"Americans want to come together and celebrate this country, even if it’s just for a few hours. Currently, there’s very few things unfortunately that enable us to do that. This World Cup could do that and celebrate the country through the lens of soccer."
"Inventory has expanded significantly. FIFA’s move from 32 to 48 teams adds 40 matches. More matches mean more commercial opportunities for both FOX Sports and Telemundo."
"Technology should push broadcasting forward. It should make great storytellers better, not make storytellers optional. That’s the feeling I carried with me from my time in Vegas two years ago, and still have today."
"We are in discussions right now, because we think there’s an opportunity to expand the relationship. We’ve learned a lot about what works, and how to value the NFL and live [content] generally over the last couple of years."
"I don’t have a fear that this doesn’t work. My fear is that I will hold on to pieces of that last experience — both good and bad — and that this works in an amazing way, and I’m still not content."