There is an article in The Australian today regarding its parent company’s coverage.
Johns, one of Fox Sports’ star presenters who fronts the network’s flagship rugby league show and hosts his own podcast, will spearhead News Corp’s most ambitious Olympics coverage to date when the Paris Games kick off this month.
Johns will be part of the company’s 45-strong team travelling to France, and will co-host a daily podcast with former swimmer James Magnussen to wrap up the key Olympic stories and talking points arising from the various competitions.
Fox Sports managing director Steve Crawley, who will act as News Corp’s Olympic director in Paris, says the company is taking a “holistic approach” to the Games. “We’re taking 45 people from across News Corp’s newspaper mastheads, as well as from Sky News, Fox Sports, news.com.au and Vogue,” Crawley says. “Not all of the people who are going have worked on sport so it’s a serious look at the future of media.”
Across the two-week span of the Games, News Corp will produce a daily, 24-page digital magazine which will go live at 8am (AEST) to coincide with the conclusion of the finals of the swimming and athletics events. Print titles will also run a 8-12 page daily wrap of the Games.
The first episode of Matty Johns and James Magnussen podcast is available now: