Sports Media Roundtable: The U.S. is out — will you still watch the World Cup?. Plus, more Caitlin Clark insanity.
About this episode
The episode discusses World Cup viewership, potential broadcasting rights challenges, and highlights Caitlin Clark's impact on sports media.
Episode 639 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jon Lewis, founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast, we discuss the final combined viewing on FOX + Telemundo for USA-Belgium (50.1 million viewers) and Mexico-England (46.7 million); what those numbers mean; CNBC's Alex Sherman reporting that Netflix, Disney and YouTube are interested in challenging Fox for the U.S. broadcast rights to the 2030 and 2034 World Cup; FIFA alerting media companies during preliminary talks that English- and Spanish-language U.S. rights will likely be sold together; the performative people return with Caitlin Clark; WNBA viewership; Wichita being selected as one of two host cities for the newly expanded opening round of the 2027 and 2028 NCAA men’s basketball tournaments; what could replace MLB inventory in 2027 in the event there is a lockout, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.
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- Fox Sports soccer broadcaster (and the voice of EA FC) Derek Rae
- UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma
- Examining the toxic Caitlin Clark discourse, robust World Cup viewership and the latest on Dianna Russini and sports media access
- What it's like to cover the United States and Canada at this year's World Cup.
- Sports Media Roundtable: Linda Cohn leaves ESPN after 34 years; the World Cup heads to the knockout round, and the NYT's story on Dianna Russini
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