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U.S. broadcasters will submit their initial bids to FIFA for rights to the 2030 World Cup by the end of November, with soccer’s global governing body prepared to select a winner by the end of 2026. And it appears that incumbent English-language broadcaster Fox is setting expectations for investors. During the company’s quarterly investor call…
With Fox and NBCUniversal, it was the tale of two Upfronts on Monday, at least as it came to sports. The annual carnival of media companies pitching their content to ad buyers has long been a major event on the Madison Avenue calendar, and increasingly on the sports one too (NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is…
After Disney told investors last week that ESPN and the NFL had not entered any discussions regarding an early media rights renewal, it appears Fox is on the same page. During an earnings call on Monday morning, Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch told investors the network has not yet engaged the NFL in media rights negotiations,…
Fox is in line to acquire two additional NFL games this season, the company’s CEO Lachlan Murdoch said during an investor call on Monday morning, per Brian Steinberg of Variety. Fox CEO: Co. acquired rights to two more NFL games for this coming season….🚨🚨 — Brian Steinberg (@bristei) May 11, 2026 The announcement from Murdoch…
