Fox averaged 4.5 million viewers for U.S.-Sweden on Friday night, marking the most-viewed FIFA Women's World Cup group stage match on record. It also is the most-viewed soccer match ever on Fox, passing the 2.6 million viewers for the '11 UEFA Champions League final featuring FC Barcelona-Manchester United. U.S.-Sweden is the fourth-best women's soccer audience all-time in the U.S. (Fox Sports).
STREAM OF THOUGHT: In N.Y., Emily Steel wrote “one area of innovation” where James Murdoch, who is expected to be named 21st Century Fox Chair & CEO, has “focused is online streaming and advertising technologies.” When asked whether he would “consider creating a streaming service for some Fox networks that would not require a traditional cable subscription,” Murdoch “mentioned the possibility of a service that included Fox, FX, Fox Sports, Fox News and National Geographic.” He said such a service would be a “very simple, very compelling offering” (N.Y. TIMES, 6/13).
BILL OF SALE: In N.Y. Gary Myers wrote despite NFL teams being required to open mini-camp practices to local media, until now, he had “never heard of a coach banning national media from such a low-key event.” Myers: “Guess which coach won’t let out-of-town reporters at his mini-camp this week? How did you guess it was [Patriots coach Bill] Belichick?” The NFL said that Belichick is “playing by the rules.” Of course, the Patriots are “making an exception for the NFL Network” (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 6/14).
NOTES: In N.Y., Bob Raissman noted CBS in April debuted its portion of “Premier Boxing Champions” with Kevin Harlan “handling the blow-by-blow.” But sources said that the net is “looking to bring in Brian Custer, currently the host of ‘Showtime Championship Boxing.’” Sources said that Custer "is likely to do the blow-by-blow" for "PBC" cards on June 21, July 8 and Sept. 6 (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 6/14)....Writer and media critic Michael Wolff is featured in a N.Y. TIMES MAGAZINE Q&A in which he says that he believes SI is one of five publications that “will be gone within five years” (N.Y. TIMES MAGAZINE, 6/14).
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FIVE PUBLICATIONS MICHAEL WOLFF
THINKS WILL BE GONE WITHIN FIVE YEARS
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| 1) The Guardian |
4) Daily News |
| 2) Time |
5) SI |
| 3) N.Y. Post |
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