Showing 16 - 29 of 29 articles tagged "World Cup"

• Posted Wednesday 7/11/18 at 9:21PM EDT

  Fox Sports is expected to lose money for this year's World Cup

  Viewership was down by one-third from 2014, as this year's ratings were essentially decided when the U.

• Posted Tuesday 7/10/18 at 5:52PM EDT

  Fox Sports sent one of its Los Angeles-based World Cup announcing teams to Russia

  Fox took some heat for only sending two of its top broadcasting teams to announce the games from Russia, while...

• Posted Saturday 7/07/18 at 10:36AM EDT

  Fox and Telemundo are making the best of a World Cup that has seen ratings decline without the U.S. men's team

  This year's World Cup especially hurts U.

• Posted Thursday 6/28/18 at 6:48PM EDT

  Telemundo suspends hosts for their racist gestures in reference to South Korea's World Cup team

  Un Nuevo Dia (A New Day) hosts James Tahhan and Janice Bencosme made slant-eyed gestures in reference to yesterday's match...

• Posted Wednesday 6/27/18 at 1:16PM EDT

  Did The Simpsons predict the upcoming World Cup final?

  A 1997 episode shows the Simpsons family watching a final between Mexico and Portugal.

• Posted Tuesday 6/26/18 at 4:47PM EDT

  Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona provides Fox with its second and third middle fingers of the World Cup

  Maradona's double middle-finger salute in celebration of Argentina's victory was caught by the global TV feed and broadcast on Fox...

• Posted Monday 6/25/18 at 6:54PM EDT

  FS1 accused of showing pro-Joseph Stalin propaganda as part of its World Cup coverage

  A National Geographic-produced FS1 segment this morning seemed to humanize the brutal Russian dictator with a tour of his vacation...

• Posted Friday 6/15/18 at 12:35PM EDT

  ESPN resorts to crude drawings to sidestep Fox's World Cup highlights exclusivity

  "With limited/no World Cup video for our show, we will improvise," tweeted SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt.

• Posted Thursday 6/14/18 at 10:21PM EDT

  Fox apologizes for showing Robbie Williams' middle finger at World Cup opening ceremony

  The British pop star gave the middle-finger salute directly to the camera while performing his song "Rock DJ.

• Posted Thursday 6/14/18 at 1:46PM EDT

  19 Fox affiliates chose not to show the live World Cup opening ceremony

  Those affiliates opted instead to show Wendy Williams, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Rachel Ray, Judge Mathis and other...

• Posted Tuesday 5/22/18 at 6:12AM EDT

  Fox Sports defends its decision to have eight of 12 World Cup commentators call the games from TV sets in Los Angeles

  While four Fox Sports commentators head to Russia, eight will stay behind in Los Angeles and call the World Cup...

• Posted Wednesday 4/25/18 at 10:49PM EDT

  Most of Fox Sports' World Cup commentators will call the games from Los Angeles, rather than Russia

  Only four of Fox Sports' 12 commentators will make the trip to Russia.

• Posted Wednesday 10/11/17 at 2:10PM EDT

  Fox Sports puts on a brave face in response to U.S. men’s soccer team’s elimination

  “Last night’s World Cup qualifying results do not change Fox Sports’ passion for the world’s biggest sporting event,” Fox Sports...

• Posted Wednesday 10/11/17 at 4:44AM EDT

  Fox is expected to take a ratings and revenue hit after the U.S. men’s soccer team failed to qualify for the World Cup

  Fox won a bidding war with ESPN, paying between $450 million and $500 million to take over the rights the...