NBC News releases its polling information semi-frequently, but a tweet this morning with poll data regarding Americans’ interest in the World Cup could be perceived as ill-timed, but also highly competitive. Think of it as opposition research, via Twitter. NBC competitors ABC, ESPN, and Univision, have the U.S. rights to World Cup games.
61% of Americans say they have “very little” or “no interest” in the #WorldCup New NBC/WSJ/Annenberg Poll: http://t.co/1TdNnfyeAM
— NBC News PR (@NBCNewsPR) July 1, 2014
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