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Skydance dethrones NBC, Versant as largest holder of premium sports rights
With CBS and TNT Sports under one roof, Skydance now owns March Madness — and offers games from three dozen other premium sports organizations.
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Ratings: 60 Minutes loses half of CBS NFL audience
CBS scored the highest sports, news and scripted series ratings of any broadcast network during Nielsen's most-recent measurement week, but it struggled to retain viewers for "60 Minutes."
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Fox Deportes marks 30 years with new sports rights, studio shows
The new programming lineup launched September 1 and expands the network’s soccer analysis, sports news, debate and youth-oriented programming.
Ex-Fox Sports broadcaster Mark Sanchez to plead guilty in assault case
Sanchez faces charges including battery causing serious injury; it was not clear from court records what charges are involved in the guilty plea.
Fox fiscal Q4 revenue juiced by World Cup interest, Tubi viewership
Separately, Fox executives said they will not be renegotiating their existing broadcast rights deal with the National Football League anytime soon.
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Fox is most-watched network during FIFA World Cup tournament
The company has pulled in an average weekly audience of 7.48 million to 8.16 million viewers during the tournament, according to ratings data.
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Fox, Telemundo see ratings gold during opening matches of FIFA World Cup tournament
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is off to a record-setting start in the United States, with Fox Sports and Telemundo noting historic audiences during opening matches.
Here are the cheapest ways to stream all 2026 FIFA World Cup games without cable
Many World Cup matches will air for free on Fox this year, but others will require some kind of pay TV subscription.
Fox One hires TikTok influencers to serve as World Cup “watchers”
The pair will be paid $50,000 each to live in a "cube" for a month in Times Square while watching all 104 matches from the FIFA World Cup and posting their reactions to the games online.
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Nielsen: TV is biggest gateway to soccer fandom in U.S., Canada
Broadcasters are leaning into the trend of soccer fandom in the U.S. by snatching up rights for their networks and streaming services — and those bets are producing results.
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American Airlines rolls out free Fox One access on domestic flights
Passengers connected to in-flight Wi-Fi on American Airlines domestic trips will be able to activate 24 hours of free access to Fox One.
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Nexxen: Tubi could be key to drawing interest in FIFA World Cup in U.S.
Millions of Americans have expressed renewed interest in the FIFA World Cup tournament in part because Fox-owned Tubi will offer some games for free, Nexxen said in a report.
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